Nettle fiber

Spinning straw into gold? Not quite, but spinning the fibers of stinging nettles into textiles or fabrics to make clothing is indeed something special.

How to strip and prepare nettles for cordage making - A Bushcraft how-to article

Now Stinging nettles are one of my favourite plants that are utilized in many ways here. Most importantly its one of the biodynamic compost plants along with its use in the chooks mash. I also use it like spinach, herb tea, green pasta to mention a few. Stinging nettles (Urtica dioica)is a herbaceous perennial growing to 1.5mt, with coarsely toothed leaves. They can be cut several times in a growing season. They can become invasive and should not be planted near paths. So back to its use as…

Finally! Five whole days of beautiful summer weather so I got out my floaty chair yesterday and, despite the barely above freezing water temperatures, drifted around on my lake peeling plant fibre for paper. Not everyone gets excited about a proliferation of stinging nettle growing on their property, but I was thrilled to find a lush patch behind my shed. Wearing garden gloves, I first strip the leaves and seeds from the stalks. This removes all the stinging bits. Then with bare hands I…

It's the right time of year to harvest stinging nettles for yarn purposes. Anyone up for a Nettle-A-Long?.

Hand made Nettle Fabric from india made by using natural Himalayan natural nettle fiber. Nettle fabric is made by using all natural resources.

Recently the interest in nettle fibre production has grown a lot. Fashion designers tend to use more sustainable resources and nettle is on ...

Enjoy a day of foraging and working with this magical ancient fibre. Learn about nettle’s history and nettle tales. Create nettle cordage, your own nettle fibre and even spin it into yarn!

I have harvested nettles and processed for spinning. Come along on my exploration in nettle processing with dew and root retted nettles.