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What is nettle? Nettle fibres have a long tradition in the textile industry that reaches back into ancient times. 

Nettle has been used for millennia to make cords and ropes or weave them into cloth but was gradually forgotten when cotton and later acrylic fibres took over.

And now we are pleased to be able to offer you nettle as a knitting yarn! Pascuali Nepal, is a gorgeous blend of 60% cotton, 28% linen and 12% nettle. 

We now stock several types of Pascuali filati yarns with more to come! Pascuali is a luxury yarn maker with a strong social and environmental commitment. 

Pascuali filati values quality, fair trade and social justice. A proportion of the proceeds from Pascuali filati alpaca yarns is donated to build greenhouses for poor villages in Peru.

Try out some of the more unusual yarns blends, such as yak and bamboo or alpaca and cotton. 

Pascuali patterns using Pascuali filati yarns are available at Ravelry.