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The Frequency of Fabrics

Like the rhythms of nature, fabrics carry frequencies too. At Saudade we are all about weaving in the highest frequency!

March 15, 2026 - By Mayka

What is Frequency?

When I say high frequency clothing, I think it explains itself. But do we understand frequency? Everything vibrates at a frequency. You, me, the ocean, and textiles too.

We like to say that frequency is music. Because life is music, and music, just like frequencies, are numbers you can measure and change.

Frequency is how many times a wave repeats in one second: sound, light or electromagnetic energy. It is measured in Hertz (Hz).

A healthy human vibrates at around 100 mHz. Someone with a compromised immune system, about 60 mHz.

Super Fabrics

Linen: Made from flax, 5000 mHz

  • - Sleeping in linen helps a person fall asleep faster and deeper
  • - Improves mood
  • - Rapid healing from surgeries, which is why hospitals have used linen sheets
  • - Resistant to fungus and bacteria
  • - Barrier to some diseases
  • - Regulates body temperature: warm when cold, cools when warm

Cotton: healthier but not a super fabric

Organic cotton: 70 to 110 mHz

Non-organic cotton, bleached and/or dyed: 40 to 70 mHz

Wool: 5000 mHz

Something very interesting: Wool's energy flows from left to right, whereas the frequency of linen flows right to left. Mixing these two together will cancel out the healing effects to zero.

Hemp

"Plant a lot of hemp in the land of Fukushima. Hemp's vibration has the potentiality to purify the contaminated environment made by radiation. It grows fast and uses very little water. The soil it grows in doesn't require rotating for many years." - Dr. Masaru Emoto

  • - Has an extremely high vibration
  • - Is at least 4x stronger than cotton
  • - Breathes better than any synthetic
  • - Naturally resistant to mold, mildew, and UV light
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