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    STRINGING NETTLES

    Jun 01, 2022 3 minutes
    Photography Fiona Walsh

    Making natural cordage (essentially cord or string) is a simple and soothing process, yielding something that’s not only useful, but beautiful too. You can make cordage from many fibrous plants, including bindweed, rosebay willowherb and brambles, but nettles (Urtica dioica) are easy to find and easy to work with – and strong!

    Despite their prickly temperament, nettles are a most generous wild plant. They have long been valued by foragers for their nutritional value and for use in teas, medicines

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