Over-retting nettles led to a new discovery

There are several methods for making nettle yarn.

Reuse the plants

Restaurering av gammelt trehus med brennesle og linoljekitt.

This dress is supposed to be made of nettle. But could it be made of an Asian nettle?

Producing fiber in the old days resulted in many ugly words and expressions

The oldest nettle textile we have in the Nordic region is the Lusehøj textile from Voldtoft in Denmark, around 2800 years old. The...

The world's oldest thread is not man-made!

The nettle plants will add more micro-life to the soil, - and more insects, which will eventually leave their mark on the soil.