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Record 1 2022-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bast Fibres (Textiles)
CONT

The use of nettle fibre to produce fabrics can be traced back to Bronze Age sites in Denmark where nettle fabric burial shrouds have been discovered ...

CONT

Though finer than flax linen, nettle fiber is a bit stiffer, which makes it useful for clothing and other textiles that need more structure, such as a jacket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fibres textiles libériennes
CONT

L'utilisation textile de l'ortie fait surtout référence à la ramie ou «ortie de Chine» [...] Mais la [grande ortie] a longtemps été et continue toujours à être utilisée de nos jours pour l'usage textile [...] La grande ortie produit 6 à 8 % de fibres, ce qui est moins que le chanvre ou la ramie. Il lui est attribué le surnom de «soie végétale». La fibre d'ortie obtenue mesure entre 10 et 20 mm, et parfois jusqu'à 25 ou 26 mm [...]

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