Shetland Textile Museum
If you are visiting Shetland this summer, or coming up for Wool Week in October, a trip to the Shetland Textile Museum is a must.
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Early colourwork from Shetland
an example of the first example of stranded knitting found in Shetland. Some call it Fair Isle, some call it colourwork, but let’s not muse too deeply upon that this time, shall we?
A sunny Sunday stroll in Scalloway
the first sunny Sunday, Out walking with no coats on!
origin & ownership: thoughts on Fair Isle knitting
some thoughts on how you just cannot lay claim to some traditions.
Giveaway: Christmas is almost here!
There may only be 2 more sleeps til Christmas but there are 8 sleeps until the last day of the giveaway! Have you entered? Have you pinned, subscribed and retweeted for more entries?
There are over 100 entries so far! That is amazing! your love for British wool is boundless!
Giveaway: Another little tease
you have until the 31st December to enter to win 1kg of British wool to kick off your new year with a new stash!
As you know, I am drip feeding you with little tidbits here and there, but SO FAR (and there will be more) we have
Wool Week giveaway!
Shetland Wool Week is drawing to a close. For most people it’s been a week of masterclasses and workshops, schmoozing with knitting heroes, learning from the masters and catching up with friends (old and new). That is if, unlike me, you booked tickets in time.
The Work They Say Is Mine
Recently me and the lovelyfella went to the Shetland Museum to watch a film called, The Work They Say is Mine. It was made for channel 4 in the mid 80s and looked at women in industry in Shetland and particularly how knitters were affected by the truck system.
Although truck was banned in the early 1800s, women in Shetland were expected to exchange their knitting for goods from the merchant for many years after