The CETRAT Museum is home to some of Europe’s most passionate experts in fiber and traditional crafts. This summer, you have a rare...

I come across a lot of strange things when I dig into old and new sources. What amazes me most is how people find out such strange...

"This might look a little strange," I said to the elderly couple. The man didn't try to hide the disgust he probably felt when he...

Here I share some nice moments with nettles.

Neslen er ikke bare plantenes drage, den er også en kameleon som endrer utseende, egenskaper og nyttebruk avhengig av vokseforhold.

Temperature, degrees, days, drying, the plant's growing conditions, wind and weather...There are so many parameters to deal with, and...

Words and expressions from the historical production of plant fiber

Soft and beautiful nettle fiber hacled on a card (CETRAT method)

OCTOBER 2023 I WILL BECOME A CLIMATE REFUGEE AND SEEK SHELTER IN A STABLE Photo Fride Kramer Riseng. Nettle fiber ready to be heckled The...

July 2023 Breake nettle fibre The nettles were harvested, dried, retted, prepared for testing, retted and dried again. It's crazy to...

April - May 2023 WHY WE ARE RETTING AGAIN The test preparation in November showed that the nettles were not sufficiently retted and that...

Test preparing with copies og old tools

EXTRA: We harvest after the first frost night, get nail bed pain from the cold and do exciting discovery! and make an exciting discovery!...

We have made copies of old fiber tools that we test on the nettles.

After retting, the nettles are dried first outside and then inside the outhouse. They will be prepared in the spring.

August - October 2022 A great many plants had been lost during the process so far. Every time the plants were moved, a number of stems...

JULY - AUGUST 2022 The nettles had been hanging on Ryghsetra's barn all autumn and winter, drying to 1/3 of their original volume. On...

Before the nettles are retted, they must be dried thoroughly.

The harvest was supposed to happen in late August, early September. But Kristine had also said I could harvest until all the leaves had...

August - October 2021 300 nettle bundles, or 12,000 nettles, had been harvested, and the garden was to be transformed into a ballroom...