14. NETTLES - YOU WON’T BELIEVE THEIR USES! From food and medicine to cosmetics, paper, cordage, textiles, dyes, fertilizer and insecticide‪!‬ Craftsteading

The humble and underrated stinging-nettle (Urtica dioica) has some amazing secrets. From food and medicine to cosmetics, paper, cordage, textiles for clothing and household linen, dyes, fertilizer and insecticide, nettles have a wide range of uses.
I'll tell you how to make nettle tea, nettle cordage, nettle paper and more. 
More than just a weed, nettles are a wonder-plant for craftsteaders.
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