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The question is why are Hemp Friendship Bracelets so valuable?

The meaning behind the hemp friendship bracelet or jewelry item, is something I have been meaning to discuss this for awhile. Hemp jewellery is a very environmentally favorable, since they are derived from hemp they uniquely wear-in (tailored to the user’s body) and survive a very long-time. However, aside from its durability, hemp is a very renewable resource, with short cultivation periods of up to 3 months as opposed to some tree-based forests which can require up to 50 years.

So let us take a look at how this concept fuses congruently with the concept of a friendship bracelet. Most of you may be aware of what friendship bracelets are the embroidered wrist-wear that mates, peers, buddies and hippie hemp jewelry passionates share with each other. Hemp friendship bracelets symbolize a number of the following concepts:

1. The knots are said to be the sign of a friendship that cannot be shattered through its perpetual cycle of a circle. This is concept is further exemplified by the environmentally sustainable cycle that hemp crops exhibit.

2. The combination of an individual’s preferred colours that are entwined into the hemp friendship bracelet symbolizes the sophistication and honor that is exchanged between friends.

3. Since the friendship bracelet is typically handmade, it adds the element of a thoughtful personal touch to your mate.

Additionally, the art of knot-craft and hand weaving jewellery used to create traditional patterns stems from the Native Americans. According the indigenous Americans, the receiver of a friendship bracelet must wear the woven-chain till it falls off naturally non-deliberately.

The idea is that the hard-work and love put into making it is reciprocated by the friend honoring the art-work (this is analagous to planting the hemp seed and letting the species flourish). Therefore if one removes the bracelet before it naturally falls off, then the friendship is considered to have gone sour.

In today’s modern society of telecommunications technology, people are never limited to having just a few quality friends. You will find that amount of sharing going on is flourishing day by day. If that is the case, hemp friendship jewellery offers a sustainable way to facilitate large volumes in a marketplace (jewellery industry) that is historically known more for its take than give.

Jonathan is a Hemp enthusiast, looking to promote the most ethical and integrous aspects of the resource and its application in society today. Click to find out more about Hemp ‘Where’.