Hempen thread was thus manufactured and permitted for use in sewing woolen clothing. Cretonne was originally a strong, white fabric with a hempen warp and linen weft. The hempen frock called ""Simlah"" in Hebrew was worn as a mark of the lowly. In 1998 they made Blue Ridge, Hempen, Wild Goose and Brimstone. The Hempen Ale brand was popular for a short time. Previous coach, Bill Hempen, took a new job with the Colorado Buffaloes. Georg Hempen was tried and sentenced "in absentia" to death. By June 1997 Frederick Brewing Company had back-orders of 10,000 cases for their Hempen Ale. Hempen was assisted by Carla Overbeck, a previous player at UNC Chapel Hill. The oldest known Chinese piece of hempen paper dates to the 2nd century B.C.