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MAKE YOUR FIRST NETTLE THREAD
There are several methods for making nettle yarn.

Fride Kramer Riseng
Aug 1, 20213 min read
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REUSE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THREAD
Reuse the plants

Fride Kramer Riseng
Jul 1, 20211 min read
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CLOTHED IN SPIDERWEBS AND CLOUDS
This dress is supposed to be made of nettle. But could it be made of an Asian nettle?

Fride Kramer Riseng
Jun 15, 20214 min read
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LIFE ON THE FARM, WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
Producing fiber in the old days resulted in many ugly words and expressions

Fride Kramer Riseng
Jun 13, 20215 min read
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BACKGROUND: STORY FROM A GRAVE
The oldest nettle textile we have in the Nordic region is the Lusehøj textile from Voldtoft in Denmark, around 2800 years old. The...

Fride Kramer Riseng
May 21, 20213 min read
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6.2 MM WIRE CHANGING WORLD HISTORY
The world's oldest thread is not man-made!

Fride Kramer Riseng
Apr 21, 20212 min read
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