Stinging nettle plant has been used in many different areas such as food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agriculture, and fodder industries. It is also known that nettle fiber has been used in textile industry for many years. Nettle plant again has drawn attention in the recent years in the textile industry which is in a permanent search for new alternatives for sustainable and renewable sourced textile fibers. Many researches has been carried out in many different European countries such as England, Germany, Austria, Finland, France and Italy about stinging nettle fiber. Although there has been some stinging nettle cultivation in Black Sea Region of Turkey, this is not in a sufficient level. This review gives information about the production of nettle fiber, which is a bast fiber, and its properties and end-use applications.