Nettles are not only an edible wild plant but can also be used as fiber for textiles and cordage. Salish women in British Columbia spun the nettle fiber to make fishing nets.
Featured here is stripped ‘green’ nettle bast rehydrating in a bowl of water.
Photo by Allan Brown
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