STINGplus Nettle Fabric Wins Sustainability Award

Published Jan. 25, 2009 at 12:40 p.m.
22435-stingplus-nettle-fabric-wins-sustainability-award Would you buy an office chair upholstered with stinging nettles? What if you knew nettle fibers are stronger than cotton and finer than hemp, and that nettles grow like weeds without the benefits of the tons of pesticides and mass quantities of water required for cotton? What if the natural fire retardant properties of the nettle fabric means your seat covering is free from dangerous brominated fire retardants? What if nettles make the most sustainable fabric ever?


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