1.   Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren have included hemp fabric in their luxury home collections.

2.   Like the hemp fabric they make, Hmong people are extremely resilient.

3.   Shimek has a license to import hemp fabric from China, Hungary, Poland and Thailand to make clothes and other items for his store.

4.   This makes it even more difficult for the Hmong in Thailand to produce their batik and embroidered hemp fabrics.