HERB - Nettles.
Carol / Isrith
nordmarc at ix.netcom.com
Wed Jan 24 19:01:47 PST 2001
Spinning nettles was not just done in fairy tales!
RoseThstle at aol.com wrote:
> Now, if the fibers were spun and woven into cloth, I could be wrong,
> but I
> doubt they were..
With all due respect, they most definitely were my lady.
> When dried they can be quite brittle.
Ahem. They spin very well, and I have a couple of skeins that I've spun
to prove that. :-)
> The fibers are
> strong and the nettles are thought to fight rheumatism so some
> enterprising
> person could have thought of weaving the nettles into wool or linen.
Nettles were used for spinning and weaving in Northern Europe before
the importation of flax. Nettles were plentiful.
> I forwarded this to our "goddess of the spindle" Maybe she can shed
> more
> light.
Thanks, I'm very appreciative of that. :-)
~ Isrith.
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