Nettle yarn, natural dye and flax

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Nettlecraft = Fibrecraft using the fibres from the Common Stinging nettle - Urtica Dioica
Material 2: Made from the common weed known as stinging nettle, and as you probably know, as a weed, stinging nettle is very durable. After leaving the stems out in the sun to dry, and soaking them in water you get a very soft wool-like substance! FUN FACT: The uniforms for Napoleon’s armada were made from nettles! MAY13-24 is Be Nice to Nettles week... SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
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