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MAKING A FIRE FROM NETTLE
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...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Mar 51 min read
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INSECTS IN THE NETTLE WORLD
"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...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Mar 54 min read
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NICE MOMENTS WITH NETTLES
Here I share some nice moments with nettles.

Fride Kramer Riseng
Mar 51 min read
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THE GREATE NETTLE | URTICA DIOICA
Neslen er ikke bare plantenes drage, den er også en kameleon som endrer utseende, egenskaper og nyttebruk avhengig av vokseforhold.

Fride Kramer Riseng
Mar 55 min read
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CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD RETTING
Temperature, degrees, days, drying, the plant's growing conditions, wind and weather...There are so many parameters to deal with, and...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Jul 1, 20241 min read
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"FROM PLANT TO GARMENT" - WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
Words and expressions from the historical production of plant fiber

Fride Kramer Riseng
Jun 12, 20243 min read
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HACKLE SOFT NETTLE FIBER ON A CARD
Soft and beautiful nettle fiber hacled on a card (CETRAT method)

Fride Kramer Riseng
Feb 29, 20245 min read
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CLUB AND BREAKE, NOW THE FUN BEGINS!
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...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Oct 30, 20236 min read
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PREPARE AND BREAKE NETTLE FIBER; EVERYTHING TURNS INTO TOW!
July 2023 Breake nettle fibre The nettles were harvested, dried, retted, prepared for testing, retted and dried again. It's crazy to...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Jul 30, 20233 min read
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SECOND ROUND RETTING (WE NEVER LEARN!)
April - May 2023 WHY WE ARE RETTING AGAIN The test preparation in November showed that the nettles were not sufficiently retted and that...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Jun 17, 20237 min read
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WE TEST PREPARING WITH COPIES OF OLD EQUIPMENT
Test preparing with copies og old tools

Fride Kramer Riseng
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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FROST!
EXTRA: We harvest after the first frost night, get nail bed pain from the cold and do exciting discovery! and make an exciting discovery!...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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WE COPY OLD MUSEUM TOOLS
We have made copies of old fiber tools that we test on the nettles.

Fride Kramer Riseng
Oct 20, 20222 min read
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IN THE DEEP WINTER SLEEP BEFORE SPRING'S PREPARATION
After retting, the nettles are dried first outside and then inside the outhouse. They will be prepared in the spring.

Fride Kramer Riseng
Sep 15, 20221 min read
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NEW ROUND OF HARVESTING AND DRYING
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...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Sep 8, 20222 min read
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FIRST ROUND RETTING NETTLES IN WATER
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...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Jul 1, 202212 min read
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DRYING NETTLES IN THE RYGHSETRA BARN
Before the nettles are retted, they must be dried thoroughly.

Fride Kramer Riseng
Oct 25, 20212 min read
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MOLDY NETTLES AND COLLAPSE
The harvest was supposed to happen in late August, early September. But Kristine had also said I could harvest until all the leaves had...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Oct 22, 20213 min read
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DRYING NETTLES - WALLDECORATIONS IN THE GARDEN BALLROOM
August - October 2021 300 nettle bundles, or 12,000 nettles, had been harvested, and the garden was to be transformed into a ballroom...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Oct 1, 20214 min read
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HARVEST NETTLES - WITH ARMS FULL OF LOVE!
August - September 2021 When you read old sources, it usually says that nettles are harvested with a sickle or scythe and treated more or...

Fride Kramer Riseng
Sep 15, 20217 min read
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