Processing Nettles
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Scraping Method
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Breaking Method
Pro’s
The breaking method is fun while you are walking but I prefer the scraping method
Con’s
Spinning Nettle
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Boiling in wood ash
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Scraping on stems
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Name | Harvest | Process | Retting | Bast stripping | Scraping | Ash Boil | Drying | Rolling | Carding | DPI | Strength | Extra |
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08/07/2024 | 10/03/2025 | Water, 1 day | Wet Peeling | No | 20 min. | Clay | Yes | Yes | 17 | 4-5 kg | Fragile fibres after boiling, not clean, short fibre | |
08/07/2024 | 10/03/2025 | Water, 1 day | Wet Peeling | No | 10 min. | Clay | Yes | Yes | / | / | Fragile fibres after boiling, not clean, short fibre | |
08/07/2024 | 10/03/2025 | Water, 1 day | Wet Peeling | No | 10 min. | Clay | Yes | Yes | / | / | Fragile after boiling, fibre not seperating from bast | |
08/07/2024 | 10/03/2025 | Water, 1 day | Wet Peeling | No | 5 min. | Clay | Yes | Yes | / | / | fibre not seperating from bast | |
08/07/2024 | 10/03/2025 | Water, 1 day | Wet Peeling | No | No | Clay | Yes | Yes | / | / | fibre not seperating from bast, longer retting? | |
08/07/2024 | 10/03/2025 | Water, 1 day | Wet Peeling | Knive on wood | No | Clay | Yes | Yes | 16 | 6-7 kg | Long fibre, 60% clean, no consistent strenght | |
08/07/2024 | 10/03/2025 | Water, 1 day | Scraping | No seperate | No | Clay | Yes | Yes | 20 | 1-2 kg | Long fibre, 70% clean | |
08/07/2024 | 10/03/2025 | Water, 1 day | Scraping | Seperate | No | Clay | Yes | Yes | 18 | 1-2 kg | Medium fibre, 80% clean | |
08/07/2024 | 11/03/2025 | Water, 2 day | Scraping | Seperate, Node | No | Clay | ||||||
08/07/2024 | 11/03/2025 | Water, 2 day | Wet Peeling | No | No | Clay | ||||||
08/07/2024 | 11/03/2025 | Water, 2 day | Wet Peeling | No | No | Clean | 22 | 1-2 kg | Long fibre, 90% clean | |||
08/07/2024 | 11/03/2025 | Water 2 day | ScrapingNode | Seperate, Scrape gue | No | Clean | 21 | 1-2 kg | Long fibre, 95% clean |