[Regia-NA] Sumptuary Laws

[Wulfhere se Treowryhta]

Nettles sting until the plant has "degraded" which can be pretty late=20
in the fall. The suckers get me very often when I'm hunting wild=20
concord grapes, which I normally do after a frost.

On Friday, September 26, 2003, at 01:18 PM, J Hill wrote:

> Good morning, Gu=F0rum!  My morning, this time. <G>  It was just one =
of=20
> those
> nights..... <G>
> Speaking of nettle fiber... I would love to make some nettle cloth, =
but
> don't have access to nettle.  Isn't it true that they don't sting=20
> after a
> frost?  Or is that just a myth?
> Eventually, the hemp industry will return to the States, I hope.  I=20
> really
> can't see why hemp, of the non-hallucigenic kind, should have been
> demonized.  Ah, well.  Cotton was king.
> Anyway, if anyone has a suggestion for a source for nettle yarn or=20
> thread,
> I'm interested.
> Jennifer/=C6lfgifu
>
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