People who live in the isolated mountain communities of the Hindu Kush Himalayas depend heavily on the fiber-producing plant Girardinia diversifolia (Himalayan nettle)
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. According to the Pangaia brand, the Himalayan nettle was recently used as a fiber for the first time in beaded denim, continuing its mission to develop alternatives to "overproduced, resource-intensive materials like cotton". It also became social support for Himalayan women who together offer Pangaian nettles, it added. India News | India s Himalayan Nettle: A Species in Demand in Global Market.