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: 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
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
In the Loop 3.5
Last week I had a really enjoyable couple of days at the In the Loop 3.5 Conference here in Shetland. I didn’t manage the whole thing, and I am not going to abstract the whole thing (I believe there will be a special edition on Textiles next year, which will do that for you), but I really wanted to share with you one or two of the stand out speakers.
Hwaarl
When I received my first delivery from Foula Wool – neat little, springy, soft 25g cakes – they were just begging to be played with in a fun way