by Susanna Luck
June 29, 2022
Wondering how much ribbon or twine you will need to tie your invitations? Here's a quick explanation.
by Susanna Luck
August 26, 2021
"It's the visual equivalent of a peach ripened by the tree, or a tomato baked in sunshine. Some lost part of you recognises that this is how it's...
by Susanna Luck
August 8, 2021
I started making my own spools when I began to market my ribbons and couldn't find spools that met my criteria: they needed to have a simple, moder...
by Susanna Luck
January 27, 2021
I'm pretty excited about this!
As you may know, I'm committed that Nettle + Silk be as eco-friendly as possible. All of my fabrics and dyes are tot...
by Susanna Luck
November 13, 2020
Adventures in collaborative natural dye and dressmaking!
by Valentina Ring
June 24, 2020
Guest Post by Valentina Ring, Owner, Head Planner, & Creative Producer at The Stars Inside
As this unprecedented situation ...
by Susanna Luck
May 2, 2020
At Portland's new Scandi-modern Hotel Kex, a warm colour palette, modern florals and a grey silk gown to die for.
As ever,...
by Susanna Luck
April 21, 2020
I often get asked for help with estimating ribbon length for invitation ties (and you can find a little tutorial on that here). I thought it m...
by Susanna Luck
March 23, 2020
Floral Designers in Portland create random acts of flower love all over the city, creating beautiful installations from flowers destined for the trash as the COVID19 crisis tightens its grip on the flower trade.
by Susanna Luck
March 17, 2020
Dear Friends,
I'd like to send some virtual love out into the digital ether for anyone who's worried or scared right now in light of the current he...
by Susanna Luck
November 18, 2019
.. But then the silk comes out of the dye-bath a beautiful leaf green and as the it reacts with the air it turns that magical, rich glowing blue and I catch my breath again.
by Susanna Luck
November 14, 2019
The set of images for this photoshoot, featured this week on the Green Wedding Shoes blog actually made me catch my breath a little bit. So rich, ...
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