Shetland Wool Week 2018

22 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2018

www.shetlandwoolweek.com /shetlandwoolweek @ShetlandWoolWk /shetlandwoolweek WELCOME TO SHETLAND WOOL WEEK 2018

e are now welcoming nine years of These will include Fair Isle, lace knitting, W bringing Shetland Wool Week to you. crochet, weaving, felt, dye, spinning as well as Since it started Shetland Wool Week many practical problem solving and design has continued to flourish and has grown into led classes too. a large-scale, internationally acclaimed event There will also be a selection of tours and crofting which celebrates our wonderful textile heritage. visits to key textile locations throughout the We enjoy working with the wider textile isles, taking in all areas from north, south, east community throughout the year to put together to west. Many community halls will be hosting an extensive nine-day programme of events that exhibitions, demonstrations, and drop-in events captures the authenticity of Shetland, its cultural as well as offering their famous teas. heritage and its strong tradition in knitting, Shetland Wool Week presents the perfect textiles and wool. opportunity to slow down, soak up the island This year our programme includes a wide range culture, meet new friends, and learn new skills of exhibitions, classes and events, tours and along the way. talks, which will cover many different subjects. We look forward to welcoming you to Our highly-skilled tutors and experts will run Shetland Wool Week 2018. specialist classes and events that cover a variety of techniques and topics.

PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

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2 Shetland Wool Week is a Shetland Amenity Trust initiative. For Terms and Conditions visit www.shetlandwoolweek.com

A NOTE FROM THE SHETLAND WOOL WEEK 2018 PATRON

am honoured to be this year’s Shetland I Wool Week patron. I have been actively involved in the event for some time, running classes for the last five years with Niela Kalra at Hoswick. I love the buzz of Shetland Wool Week, so being this year’s patron will only add to my overall enjoyment.

I am a Shetlander, and like many others who grew up in the islands, have knitted from childhood. For us, knitting was something we did. Learning to knit Fair Isle and lace garments was a matter of course – and with no printed patterns. Without realising it, girls, and some boys, were learning Northern Lights by David Gifford professional knitting skills, knitwear design and colour theory, and as wool week participants you I have loved designing the SWW hat pattern, can learn some of those skills in the many classes the Merrie Dancers Toorie as well. The kep has a and events during the week. dark background with colours that remind me of the northern lights, or ‘merrie dancers’. You Buying a spinning wheel in 1978, changed my can blend or contrast any colours and I have focus from knitting to spinning... and spinning suggested a variety that use yarns from Jamieson becomes an addiction. Life slowly changed to & Smith; Jamieson’s of Shetland; Uradale Yarns include spinning as well as knitting, and also and Shetland Handspun. I’m looking forward to teaching these skills, and eventually I started seeing what everyone comes up with. my business, Shetland Handspun. It has taken me to many places, meeting many wonderful Elizabeth Johnston people along the way, but my home will always www.shetlandhandspun.com be Shetland.

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Gilly Bridle Exhibition Nottingham-Shetland Yet Another Happening Saturday 1st – Sunday 30th September, Knitted Lace Saturday 22nd September to Thursday 27th 1000 – 1900 Research Project September, 1400 – 2000 Event Provider: Shetland Museum & Archives Saturday 22nd – Sunday 30th September, Event Provider: Ollaberry SWI and friends 1000 – 1900 Location: Upper Foyer, Shetland Museum & Location: Ollaberry Hall, Ollaberry Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Event Provider: Shetland Museum & Archives Box Office Booking:N/A Box Office Booking:N/A Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Spaces: N/A Spaces: N/A Box Office Booking: N/A Cost: £6.00 Cost: FREE Spaces: N/A Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Cost: FREE Display of old and new knitwear, mainly haps Gilly Bridle trained as a textile designer and shawls. Meet the knitters and spinners, specialising in knitwear, but latterly she has Skill Level: N/A aged 8 years and up. Demonstrations of been designing through the mediums of paper spinning and shawl finishing. Entrance fee cut and colourful collage. The designs are View the results of phase 2 of a collaborative includes tea and homebakes. Tell us about then printed onto fabric which are made into project by Drs Carol Christiansen and Roslyn your own wool projects, while you enjoy our objects such as lampshades. Gilly is inspired Chapman to investigate design differences relaxing event. by people and creatures that live around her between Shetland hand-made lace and in Shetland. ‘Shetland’ lace patterns published in 19th century knitting pattern books.

Spinning a Yarn: Simone Burra Bears Open Studio Kaleidoscope Landwehr-Traxler Saturday 22nd September – Sunday 30th Saturday 22nd September – Sunday 30th Monday 10th September – Friday 12th September, 1000 – 1600 September, 1000 – 1900 October, 1000 – 1900 Event Provider: Burra Bears Event Provider: University of the Highlands and Islands, Shetland College Event Provider: Shetland Museum & Archives Location: Burra Bears Studio, Meadows Location: Foyer Corridor, Shetland Museum & Road, Houss, East Burra Location: Da Gadderie, Shetland Museum and Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Box Office Booking:N/A Box Office Booking: N/A Box Office Booking:N/A Spaces: N/A Spaces: N/A Spaces: N/A Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Head towards the east side of Burra Isle and Simone visited Shetland in 2016 to study Fair discover where the original Shetland Teddy An exhibition celebrating The Year of Young Isle patterns. This exhibition is the result of Bear is created. Meet Wendy in her workshop People 2018, embracing the talent of the up her reflections on the origin of these knitting and hear how the first Burra Bear was made and coming young designers of Shetland. An patterns. She previously exhibited this work in over 21 years ago using a recycled Fair Isle exhibition of all things textile with a general Glasgow at the House for an Art Lover. jumper. theme of Shetland pattern. Come and see what the designers of tomorrow have in store for us today.

6 For more detailed descriptions of events, including transport, materials or homework required please visit www.shetlandwoolweek.com EXHIBITIONS, OPEN STUDIOS & OPEN DAYS

Global Yell Open Studio Nielanell Design Studio Hoswick Wool Week Drop-In Saturday 22nd – Tuesday 25th; 29th & 30th Saturday 22nd September – Sunday 30th Saturday 22nd September – Saturday 29th September, 1100 – 1500 September, 0900 – 1730 (Sunday 30th September, 1000 – 1700 0900 – 1600) Event Provider: GlobalYell Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: Niela Nell Kalra Location: GlobalYell, 4 Sellafirth Business Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Park, Yell Location: Nielanell Studio, Hoswick, Sandwick Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:N/A Box Office Booking:No Spaces: 100 Spaces: N/A Spaces: N/A Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Open studios at GlobalYell, weaving centre. Enjoy teas, coffees, home bakes, and light Try your hand at a loom or look through the A place of pilgrimage for those in the know – lunches – all through Wool Week. Take your reference collection and library. visit the studio/shop to find an unexpected coffee to the Wool Week Drop-in area to range of knitwear, glorious handspun and enjoy the company of crafters and other wool scrumptious batts (and buried under all weekers, or peruse the textile library. A great that – Niela herself!) Inventive knit collections stop during a visit to the South Mainland. in striking colours and distinctive textures Free WiFi. that suit all shapes and sizes. The Alternative Shetland Knitwear... Distinctly Nielanell. Designed for Comment.

ShetlandOrganics Bound by the Land: Freed CIC – Exhibition by the Sea. An Exhibition Saturday 22nd September – Sunday 30th in Knit and Glass September, 1100 – 1700 Saturday 22nd September – Sunday 30th September, 0900 – 1730 (Sunday 30th Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC 0900 – 1600) Location: Vaila Fine Art, Commercial Street, Lerwick Event Provider: Niela Nell Kalra Box Office Booking:N/A Location: Nielanell Studio, Hoswick, Sandwick Spaces: N/A Box Office Booking:N/A Come along to the ofﬁ cial Cost: FREE Shetland Wool Week hub to meet Spaces: N/A fellow Wool Weekers. Skill Level: N/A Cost: FREE Located in the Gadderie at the Shetland Museum & Archives, it’s the perfect place to ShetlandOrganics Community Interest Skill Level: N/A relax and knit throughout the week, pick up Company present and offer for sale finest your membership pack and ﬁ nd out what’s organic yarns and garments. See listings for An exhibition in knit and glass located within happening each day. There is also a handy workshops, demonstrations and visit to an an original crofthouse. Artist Niela Kalra noticeboard where you can leave messages organic farm. interprets the landmark court case which to swap tickets and share lifts. arises from the Hoswick Whale Caa, 1888. Drop-in 10am–7pm for coffee. She explores themes of equity; and the Hay’s Dock Café is situated upstairs tenacity, resilience and bravery of Shetland and will be offering an earlybird Crofters through glass processes including menu from 5–6.00pm. casting and printing. Knitted panels reflect imagery inspired by the landscape.

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Ninian Open Studio Old Haa Demonstration Unst Heritage Centre Saturday 22nd & 24th – 29th September, Day: Spinning, Lace Open Day 0900 – 1730 and Fair Isle Knitting Wednesday 26th September, 1100 – 1500 Tuesday 25th September, 1200 – 1600 Event Provider: Ninian Event Provider: Unst Heritage Centre Location: Ninian, 80 Commercial Street, Event Provider: Old Haa Wool Week Location: Unst Heritage Centre, Haroldswick, Lerwick Location: Old Haa, Burravoe, Yell Unst Box Office Booking:N/A Box Office Booking:N/A Box Office Booking:N/A Spaces: N/A Spaces: N/A Spaces: N/A Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Joanna and her team are allowing you to have The Old Haa Museum and Gallery in Burravoe, A chance to chat with our local knitters and a sneaky peek behind the scenes, to see spinners, see knitting displays including where and how they design and make their Yell will host local people demonstrating the art of lace knitting, Fair Isle knitting and examples of our fine lace knitting. Local knitwear. Drop into the shop and let your mind knitwear for sale. Share your ideas – and your wander and your creative juices flow! spinning. On from 10 to 30 September (closed on Fridays), with a Demonstration Day projects! on Tuesday 25th September. Free admission, refreshments for sale and small craft shop. Everyone welcome.

BOOK NOW JOIN US Stitches from the Stacks Ulsta Craft Fair Tuesday 25th September, 1830 – 2030 Thursday 27th – Saturday 29th September, 1100 – 1800 Event Provider: Shetland Library Event Provider: Yell Crafts Location: Shetland Library, Lerwick Location: North Ness Public Hall, Ulsta, Yell Box Office Booking:N/A Box Office Booking:N/A Spaces: 80 Spaces: N/A Cost: FREE Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Come by the Library to browse through our extensive collection of knitting and craft Yell Craft Fair at North Ness Ulsta Public books. Bring your works in progress and stay Hall, come along for a cup of tea/coffee and for an evening of browsing, chatting and browse among a variety of local craft stalls. crafting with tea and home bakes. See sheepskin rugs, a variety of knitwear, local made jewellery, beaded crafts, wooden and driftwood crafts, local made pens, Shetland tweed and Fair Isle bags, Shetland scenes, BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS and also local books. CAN BE MADE AT WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ SHETLANDWOOLWEEK

8 For more detailed descriptions of events, including transport, materials or homework required please visit www.shetlandwoolweek.com EXHIBITIONS, OPEN STUDIOS & OPEN DAYS

Morwenna Garrick Mary Henderson Trunk Show Exhibition of Bressay Open Weave Studio Friday 28th September, 1330 – 1630 Knitwear Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1700 Sunday 30th September, 1400 – 1630 Event Provider: Jamieson & Smith Event Provider: Morwenna Garrick Textile Location: Jamieson & Smith, 90 North Road, Event Provider: Bressay Development Ltd Design Lerwick Location: Speldiburn Café, Isle of Bressay Location: Morwenna Garrick Studio, Melby, Box Office Booking:N/A Sandness Box Office Booking:N/A Spaces: N/A Box Office Booking:No Spaces: N/A Cost: FREE Spaces: N/A Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A

Skill Level: N/A Mary Henderson is a designer whose work is Visit the Speldiburn Café to view an exhibition often featured in The Knitter Magazine. This of knitwear made by Bressay residents. Head out to Sandness on the west side afternoon event gives you a chance to see Experienced knitters and spinners on hand to of Shetland to visit Morwenna in her little some of Mary’s samples which have been answer questions. Exhibitions include artwork weave studio. You will find a colourful and featured in magazines and often use J&S by local artists. Knitwear and crafts available contemporary range of scarves, 100% yarns. She is skilled in colourwork as well as to purchase. Bring your own project and relax Shetland wool blankets, cushions and more, lace and cables. Free, drop-in event. with home bakes and coffee in the Speldiburn which will be available to purchase. Café. For info and ferry times see event on website.

Whalsay Welcomes Final ‘Ooray Sunday Teas and Exhibition Wool Week Saturday 29th September, 1900 – 2200 with Shetland Guild Friday 28th September, 1230 – 1900 of Spinners, Weavers, Event Provider: Jamieson & Smith and Dyers and Knitters Event Provider: Whalsay Wool Week Group Gremista Farm Sunday 30th September, 1400 – 1700 Location: Symbister Hall, Whalsay Location: Bus will depart from outside the public toilets at the Esplanade, Lerwick. Event Provider: Shetland Guild of Spinners, Box Office Booking:N/A Box Office Booking:Yes Weavers, Dyers and Knitters Spaces: N/A Spaces: 80 Location: Brae Hall, Brae Cost: £12.00 Cost: £10.00 Box Office Booking:N/A Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Spaces: N/A Symbister Hall will be your base for the day, Cost: £5.00 providing lunch, refreshments and various End your Wool Week experience with this demonstrations and craft activities including evening Farm Event with Jamieson & Smith Skill Level: N/A spinning and felting. A selection of local and Gremista Farm. The evening will feature knitwear will be on display. There will be Sheep and judging on the hoof at the farm Join members of the Shetland Guild of opportunities for short walks, a visit to the which is owned by a member of the Shetland Spinners, Knitters, Weavers and Dyers for Heritage Centre and SHOARD shop, and time Flock Book society as well as music, food and Sunday Teas. There will be an exhibition of to spend knitting and chatting with locals. For drams. Gremista Farm is a 5 minute drive members’ work, The Guild publications and transport information see the website. from where the bus will depart. Transport demonstrations of knitting, weaving and and refreshments included in the price. See spinning. Guild members are happy to talk website for details. about all aspects of their work, as well as replenishing your tea cups.

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Taat Chat at Da Böd Meet the Designer: Behind BOOK NOW JOIN US Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1130 the Scenes at Nielanell Monday 24th – Friday 28th September, Event Provider: Shetland Textile Museum 1300 – 1330 Location: Shetland Textile Museum, Böd of Gremista, Lerwick Event Provider: Niela Nell Kalra Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Nielanell Studio, Hoswick, Sandwick Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:N/A Cost: £12.00 Spaces: N/A Skill Level: N/A Cost: FREE Join Shetland Museum’s Textile Curator Skill Level: N/A Dr Carol Christiansen for an informal talk about taatit rugs – their design and colour, An informal tour of Niela’s studio and construction, and importance in the Shetland workshops. We chat about the challenges household. Taatit rugs from Shetland Textile and benefits of designing and making in a Museum and Shetland Museum will be small rural Shetland community. We discuss available for close-up viewing. Kathy Coull, design process, and also have a peak at the tutor of the Mini-Taatit Rug workshops, will machinations that go on behind the scenes. A BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS also be in attendance. spinning wheel display will interest those who share Niela’s passion for spinning. CAN BE MADE AT WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ SHETLANDWOOLWEEK

Shetland Wool Shetland and Fair Isle Patterns: Week Welcome Similarities, Differences Sunday 23rd September, 1900 – 2030 and Connections with SWW Patron Elizabeth Johnston Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Monday 24th September, 1930 – 2100 Location: Anderson High School, North Loch Drive, Lerwick Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Shetland Museum & Archives Auditorium, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Spaces: 450 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £5.00 and must wear the SWW hat! Come along to the ofﬁ cial Spaces: 115 Shetland Wool Week hub to meet Skill Level: N/A fellow Wool Weekers. Cost: £6.00 Cast on your Shetland Wool Week at this Located in the Gadderie at the Shetland Skill Level: N/A Museum & Archives, it’s the perfect place to informal welcome at the new Anderson High relax and knit throughout the week, pick up School. This will be a relaxed gathering where Did you know that originally Shetland and your membership pack and ﬁ nd out what’s you will have the chance to find out about the Fair Isle knitted different patterns? But there happening each day. There is also a handy week ahead, meet with SWW patron Elizabeth are similarities, differences and connections, noticeboard where you can leave messages Johnston, visiting instructors and fellow wool in the patterns in Fair Isle, Shetland, other to swap tickets and share lifts. weekers, while enjoying a glass of wine. Please textiles and countries. Journey with Wool Week Drop-in 10am–7pm for coffee. note this is a standing event although there patron, Elizabeth Johnston, starting with this Hay’s Dock Café is situated upstairs will be some space to knit, sit and chat after year’s Wool Week Toorie and the Kep which and will be offering an earlybird the opening remarks. was its inspiration, through her knitting life in menu from 5–6.00pm. Shetland and her research.

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Drop-in Knitting, Spinning Touchy-Feely at Da Böd An Evening with Islesburgh and Wheel Clinic Wednesday 26th September & Friday 28th Spinning and Knitting Group Monday 24th, Wednesday 26th, Friday 28th, September, 1000 – 1130 Tuesday 25th September, 1900 – 2130 September 1000 – 1230 Event Provider: Shetland Textile Museum Event Provider: Islesburgh Spinners and Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Shetland Textile Museum, Böd of Knitters Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Gremista, Lerwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Box Office Booking:N/A Spaces: 14 Box Office Booking:N/A Spaces: N/A Cost: £10.00 Spaces: N/A Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Come ‘out-of-hours’ and experience the Bring your knitting, spinning or wheel Shetland Textile Museum in a way not You are invited to spend an evening with a problems – or just come and hang out. The normally available to the general public. Touch group whose members include some of the designated drop-in area will be available all the various items in our Handling Collection, most experienced and talented spinners and week with a library, wheels and fleece to play handle a few items from our main Collection knitters in Shetland. It is a great chance to with. Stay for coffee or lunch, see Elizabeth’s (gloves provided), enjoy cream teas, see local socialise with members and other visitors and handspun yarns, take Niela’s tour, visit Niela’s knitters/spinners at work and browse our to enjoy 8 o’clocks (tea and cake etc.) Do eclectic studio or Laurence’s knitwear factory exhibitions and shop. bring your knitting. There can be no vending. – there’s lots happening at Hoswick.

BOOK NOW JOIN US Natural Dyeing in a The Vintage Shetland Project Safe and Sustainable Talk and Book Signing Way with Anna Vasko Tuesday 25th September, 1900 – 2030 Tuesday 25th September, 1500 - 1530 Event Provider: Susan Crawford Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Shetland Museum and Archives Location: Shetland Museum & Archives Auditorium, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Auditorium, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 115 Spaces: 115 Cost: £10.00 Cost: £2.00 Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Susan Crawford takes us through her journey Hear Anna Vasko, Finnish textile designer and to create The Vintage Shetland Project, an dyer, speak about her approach to ethical and 8 year project recreating 27 pieces from ecological methods of dyeing fabrics, yarns the collections at Shetland Museum and and textiles. She is one of a growing number Shetland Textile Museum, and uncovering of makers who are working to create an the people’s stories intertwined with them. BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS entirely sustainable textile culture, where the There will be stories from the book, a short CAN BE MADE AT focus is on using safe, non-toxic substances film screening and the opportunity to view in production methods which are transparent the beautiful knitted recreations followed by a WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ and traceable. A must for anyone taking book signing from Susan. SHETLANDWOOLWEEK Anna’s dye classes.

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Tak Your Sock Night Shetland Artist and Texile Dutch Gloves and Cotton Wednesday 26th September, 1830 – 2030 Designers’ Inspirations Mitts from the 18th Century Thursday 27th September, 1830 – 2100 with Gieneke Arnolli Event Provider: AHS Maakin and Yakkin Thursday 27th September, 1930 – 2100 Group Event Provider: Helen Robertson Location: Anderson High School (Library), Location: Lerwick Methodist Church Hall Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week North Loch Drive, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Shetland Museum & Archives Box Office Booking:N/A Auditorium, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Spaces: 50 Spaces: N/A Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £15.00 Cost: FREE Spaces: 115 Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Cost: £6.00 Learn the stories and inspiration behind the Skill Level: N/A “Tak your sock” translates to mean “Bring work of two of Shetland’s most innovative your Knitting”. This event gives you the chance designers. Andrea Williamson designs quirky In the collection of the Museum of Friesland to join local knitters, including some of home and fashion accessories which have Shetland’s young knitters, for two hours of in the Netherlands is just one pair of gloves been stocked in Anthropologie. Her more in stranded knitting, made from wool in the knitting in the new Anderson High School. recent designs include funky childrenswear. Tea and homebakes will be available and natural colors. Remarkable are the initials A.I. Helen Robertson’s modern and moving and the rather early date 1783. Could there donations will go towards raising funds for the tributes to previous generations of knitters AHS Maakin and Yakkin group. be a link to Scotland or Scandinavia? Quite and Shetland history are expressed in knitted different are the long white cotton mitts from sculpture, installation and jewellery. the second half of the 18th century, worn by well-to-do women. This talk will be about the search for the origins of these gloves and mitts.

Knitting in Shetland in the Cafe, Knitwear, Fleeces, 1960s with Hazel Tindall Sheep and Ponies Wednesday 26th September, 1930 – 2100 Thursday 27th & Friday 28th September, 1100 – 1600 Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Walls Regatta Club Location: Shetland Museum & Archives Auditorium, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Location: Walls Regatta Club, Bayhall, Walls Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:N/A Spaces: 115 Spaces: N/A Cost: £6.00 Cost: FREE Come along to the ofﬁ cial Shetland Wool Week hub to meet Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A fellow Wool Weekers.

Illustrated talk based on the diary entries of Come along and view the display of local Located in the Gadderie at the Shetland Museum & Archives, it’s the perfect place to Hazel’s mother, Chrissie Sandison, followed by knitwear and fleeces for sale. Shetland sheep relax and knit throughout the week, pick up a question and answer session. and ponies will be nearby to enjoy. Soup, your membership pack and ﬁ nd out what’s sandwiches, homebakes, teas and coffees for happening each day. There is also a handy sale. A welcome awaits you at Walls Regatta noticeboard where you can leave messages Club. We will be blyde to see you. to swap tickets and share lifts. Drop-in 10am–7pm for coffee. Hay’s Dock Café is situated upstairs and will be offering an earlybird menu from 5–6.00pm.

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Have a Go Session Sound of Shetland Shetland Flock Book Friday 28th September, 1400 – 1600 Friday 28th September, 1800 – 1900 2018 & Fine Fleece Prizegiving with Vi-Spring Event Provider: Unst Heritage Centre Event Provider: Shetland Arts Saturday 29th September, 09.00 – All Day Location: Unst Heritage Centre, Haroldswick, Location: Mareel, North Ness, Lerwick Unst Event Provider: Flock Book/SLMG Box Office Booking: Yes Box Office Booking:N/A Location: Shetland Rural Centre, Staney Hill, Spaces: 120 Lerwick Spaces: N/A Cost: £20.00 Box Office Booking:N/A Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A Spaces: N/A Skill Level: N/A Like Shetland’s knitwear, our music has been Cost: FREE Drop-in session that has become a influenced by a unique history, blending regular feature during our season led by Scottish and Nordic heritage in a vibrant Skill Level: N/A knowledgeable members of the Unst Knitting living tradition. From reels to airs, renowned and Spinning Group. Try spinning (not the fiddle player Margaret Robertson will share This is the only accredited sale of native exercise kind but one that requires a lot of highlights from our musical heritage. Take your Shetland rams and ram lambs on the island, co-ordination!) or knitting with a Shetland knitting and enjoy a truly local experience at which it is anticipated that entries may total knitting belt. with an informal Shetland ‘supper’ of soup, over 200 from over 40 breeders. Judging will bannocks, a dram or soft drink. take place from 09.00 – 12.00 and the sale will take place from 14.00 where Vi-Spring will present annual prizes for fine fleeces.

BOOK NOW JOIN US Shetland Wool Week Spree Makers’ Market Friday 28th September, 2000 – 2400 Saturday 29th September, 1100 – 1600

Event Provider: Selina-May Miller Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Sound Hall, Lerwick Location: Anderson High School, North Loch Drive, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:N/A Spaces: 180 Spaces: N/A Cost: £10.00 Cost: FREE Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A In local Shetland tradition, a dance is the perfect way to celebrate any occasion. Join us A great chance to meet local makers (and for a traditional Shetland dance with Shetland some visiting ones too) and purchase music from The Peter Wood Dance band. Local beautiful Shetland wool pieces, many not dancers will be on hand to get you into the available in shops! Please note the Anderson rhythm! Bar will be open. All proceeds will High School is a short walk from the Clickimin be donated to Cancer Research UK and the Leisure Centre, where there is additional Shetland Textile Museum. parking. BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS CAN BE MADE AT WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ SHETLANDWOOLWEEK

14 For more detailed descriptions of events, including transport, materials or homework required please visit www.shetlandwoolweek.com For more detailed descriptions of events, including transport, materials or homework required please visit www.shetlandwoolweek.com 15 TOURS

Tour Around a Shetland Tour to South Mainland Uradale Farm – Organic Croft with Chris Dyer Sunday 23rd September, 0845 – 1515; or Native Shetland Sheep Saturday 22nd & Tuesday 25th September, Sunday 30th September, 0845 – 1515 with Ronnie Eunson 1100 – 1315 or 1330 – 1600 Event Provider: Island Vista Mon 24th Sep, 1100–1300 or 1400–1600; Wed 26th Sep, 1100–1300 or 1400–1600; Event Provider: Shetland Textile Museum Location: Shetland Museum Car Park, Hay’s Fri 28th Sep, 1100–1300 or 1400–1600 Location: Bressay Ferry Terminal, Lerwick Dock, Lerwick Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Uradale Farm, East Voe, Scalloway Spaces: 12 Spaces: 30 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £40.00 Cost: £72.00 Spaces: 15 Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Cost: £25.00 Travel to the most southerly point of A truly unique opportunity to join local crofter Skill Level: N/A Chris Dyer (featured in Kate Davies’ blogs) mainland Shetland, with your local guide. on an exclusive walk through the agricultural Discover 5,000 years of history at Jarlshof, an important archaeological site. Meet two Join Ronnie Eunson with his Organic Native year in Shetland, looking at the sheep – ewes, Shetland Sheep on the farm; look through rams and lambs. Sift through fleeces from separate groups of sheep and learn how they fit into the industry. Visit Quendale Mill, fleeces in a wide range of gorgeous natural Chris’s flock and see the principal day-to-day colours, and chat about what farming/crofting tools and equipment that are used by a a restored water mill. Lunch provided. See website for full itinerary. in Shetland is really like. Soup and bannock Shetland crofter! Price includes transport lunch provided for the morning session, and and refreshments. See website for transport tea and bannocks in the afternoon. Transport details. is not included: see website entry for further details.

BOOK NOW JOIN US Wool Sorting and Tour of the Isle of Bressay Grading Demonstration with Douglas Coutts with Oliver Henry Monday 24th September, 1100 – 1500; or Monday 24th, Wednesday 26th, Friday 28th Friday 28th September, 1100 – 1500 September, 1400 – 1500 Event Provider: Shetland Textile Museum Event Provider: Jamieson & Smith (Shetland Location: Bressay Ferry Terminal, Lerwick Woolbrokers LTD) Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Jamieson & Smith, 90 North Road, Lerwick Spaces: 16 Box Office Booking:N/A Cost: £45.00 Spaces: N/A Skill Level: N/A

Cost: FREE This tour will take you throughout the island Skill Level: N/A of Bressay with guide Douglas Coutts. Just a short ten minute ferry ride takes you from the See behind the green doors of J&S and take busy centre of Lerwick to an island filled with a tour of the Wool Store with Oliver Henry of wildlife, archaeology, lochs and history. Tour Jamieson & Smith: a wool man of over 50 includes a visit to a croft (including sheep!) BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS years. This tour offers an interesting insight and a brief history of crofting. Price includes CAN BE MADE AT for all wool lovers and producers alike. Please transport and refreshments. See website for note it can be cold so make sure you bring transport details. WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ a jacket. SHETLANDWOOLWEEK

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Textiles Tour at Shetland Tour to North Mainland Trip to Unst College, University of the Monday 24th September, 0845 – 1730; or Wednesday 26th & Friday 28th September, Highlands and Islands Thursday 27th September, 0845 – 1730 0745 – 1830 Monday 24th – Friday 28th September, Event Provider: Island Vista Event Provider: Roundabout Shetland 1345 – 1430 Location: Shetland Museum Car Park, Hay’s Location: Shetland Museum Car Park, Hay’s Event Provider: University of the Highlands Dock, Lerwick Dock, Lerwick and Islands, Shetland College Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Shetland College, Gremista, Lerwick Spaces: 45 Spaces: 6 Box Office Booking:N/A Cost: £65.00 Cost: £65.00 Spaces: 20 Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Cost: FREE Travel north to the stunning cliffs of Eshaness, Come along on a guided tour to Unst, the Skill Level: N/A visit the Tangwick Haa Museum, view the most northerly inhabited island in Britain. See Drongs and then travel to Ollaberry Hall to the most northerly point of the UK. On Unst we A guided tour of Shetland College, University try spinning and carding, see how a hap is visit Glansin Glass, the Unst Heritage Centre of the Highlands and Islands Textile put together and how a cardigan/jumper and a gin distillery. Lunch will be at Victoria’s Department and Textile Facilitation Unit. Join is prepared for putting on a jumper board. Tea Room (cost not included in the tour). We a tour to see fantastic knitting, weaving and Refreshments and lunch provided. See will also visit Global Yell and the Shetland printmaking workshops; meet students and website for full itinerary. Gallery. staff and find out more about our courses. Discover the T.F.U., where technicians work with electronic knitting machines to produce commercial products for the worldwide knitted textile industry.

Jamieson’s of Guided Tour of Bressay Shetland Mill Tour Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1400 or Monday 24th & Wednesday 26th September. 1200 – 1545 Pick up 1400, drop off 1800 Event Provider: Bressay Development Ltd Event Provider: Jamieson’s of Shetland Location: Bressay Ferry Terminal, Lerwick Location: Jamieson’s of Shetland, Sandness Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 17 Spaces: 40 Cost: £45.00 Cost: £15.00 Come along to the ofﬁ cial Skill Level: N/A Shetland Wool Week hub to meet Skill Level: N/A fellow Wool Weekers. Join an experienced local guide on a mini Take our tour out to Sandness on the west bus tour of Bressay, learn about local history, Located in the Gadderie at the Shetland Museum & Archives, it’s the perfect place to side of Shetland and be guided around wildlife and culture while enjoying outstanding relax and knit throughout the week, pick up our factory by Garry Jamieson. You will see scenery. Includes visits to the Heritage Centre, lighthouse and kirk amongst others. Light your membership pack and ﬁ nd out what’s all processes from the raw wool through to happening each day. There is also a handy balling, weaving and knitting! Bus leaves lunch provided. Local wildlife, Shetland sheep and ponies can be seen along the way! For noticeboard where you can leave messages from ‘Welcome to Shetland’ sign at Lerwick’s to swap tickets and share lifts. Esplanade. transport, café info and ferry times see the website. Drop-in 10am–7pm for coffee. Hay’s Dock Café is situated upstairs and will be offering an earlybird menu from 5–6.00pm.

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Tour to Unst Lerwick Walking Tour Tour to Whalsay Wednesday 26th September, 0745 – 1830 and Taste of Shetland Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1900 Wednesday 26th September, 1715 – 2130 Event Provider: Island Vista Event Provider: Island Vista Location: Shetland Museum Car Park, Hay’s Event Provider: Island Vista Location: Shetland Museum Car Park, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Location: Meet at Diana Fountain, Victoria Dock, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Pier, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 45 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 45 Cost: £75.00 Spaces: 20 Cost: £84.00 Skill Level: N/A Cost: £59.00 Skill Level: N/A Skill Level: N/A Join us for a tour to Unst, the most northerly Join your local guide on this trip to Whalsay, inhabited island in Britain and see the most This late afternoon/early evening walking tour the Boannie Isle, where you will spend the day northerly point of the UK. See a tapestry made of Lerwick will take in the recently restored seeing the various demonstrations/crafts in by the widow of a pilot lost during WWII. The Tolbooth, picturesque Lodberries (currently the Symbister Hall. There will also be a tour main event is at the Unst Heritage Centre and famous for its Jimmy Perez connections), around the isle and the opportunity to visit the Haroldswick Hall. Lunch provided. See website Lerwick Town Hall and Fort Charlotte. We then Heritage Centre and Hanseatic Booth. Lunch for full itinerary. finish off with a lovely meal in the Peerie Shop provided. See website for full itinerary. Café, where you can sample some of our fantastic local produce and enjoy live local music. See website for full itinerary.

BOOK NOW JOIN US Shetland Museum and Jamieson’s of Shetland Archives Textiles Tours Mill Tour (no transport) Thursday 27th and Friday 28th September, Friday 28th September, 1100 – 1300 1030 or 1430 Event Provider: Jamieson’s of Shetland Event Provider: Shetland Museum and Archives Location: Jamieson’s of Shetland, Sandness Location: Shetland Museum & Archives, Hay’s Box Office Booking:Yes Dock, Lerwick Spaces: 20 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £4.00 Spaces: 15 Skill Level: N/A Cost: £5.00 Visit us in Sandness on the west side of Skill Level: N/A Shetland and be guided around our factory by Garry Jamieson. You will see all processes Join Shetland Museum and Archives Visitor from the raw wool through to balling, weaving Services Assistants for a tour of the Textile and knitting! Please note no transport is displays. The Textile Collection is Recognised included with this tour, so is perfect for those BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS as a collection of national significance. with their own. CAN BE MADE AT WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ SHETLANDWOOLWEEK

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Get Makkin Fair Isle Introduction to Shetland Mood Boards & Colour Saturday 22nd September, 0900 – 1400 Lace: Auld Shell, New with Joanna Hunter Shell with Linda Shearer Saturday 22nd September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Amanda Pottinger and Janet Saturday 22nd September, 1000 – 1300 Irvine Event Provider: Ninian Location: Whalsay Heritage and Community Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Ninian, 80 Commercial Street, Centre, Hillhead, Whalsay Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 4 Cost: £50.00 Spaces: 10 Cost: £60.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels Learn how to knit in the round, using three Join local designer Joanna Hunter, at her shop double pointed needles and a knitting belt. Introduction to Shetland Lace knitting, using Ninian, for a workshop in developing mood Choose from a range of pure Shetland wool boards and playing with colour. Let Joanna colours and patterns and begin to create a the ‘Auld Shell’ and ‘New Shell’ designs. You will choose to begin a scarf or cowl lead you through the processes she uses to hand knitted cushion of your own design. All design collections and be inspired by the materials provided. Requires 30 minute bus/ using either design. A selection of shades of Shetland lace yarn will be provided, so array of yarns around you. Cost includes all car journey from Lerwick and 30 minute ferry materials, coffee and cake. crossing from Laxo at 08.30am. you can play with colours. See website for materials.

Spindle Spinning and Shades of Shetland How to Turn a Heel with the Muckle Wheel with Donna Smith Alyssa Malcolmson Saturday 22nd September, 1000 – 1300 Saturday 22nd September, 1000 – 1300 and Emma Eunson Saturday 22nd September, 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: The Fair Isle Textile Workshop Event Provider: Donna Smith Location: Lodberrie Traders, 43 Commercial Location: 4 Market Street, Lerwick Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Street, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Spaces: 12 Spaces: 4 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £50.00 Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 8 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £50.00 Let your knitting be inspired by the colours Skill Level: All Levels Use a variety of drop spindles using Shetland and shades of the Shetland landscape! wool to create yarn. Try out the Muckle, Great Using a photograph of Shetland and a You will learn how to ‘turn a heel’ of a basic or Walking Wheel. All materials provided. corresponding colour palette of yarn, Donna plain sock. We will explore different heel will guide you through knitting a traditional turns used in Shetland in the past, and how Fair Isle swatch with the colours taken from Shetlanders made socks more robust so they the inspiration source. Tea, coffee and biscuits would last longer, despite constant wear. See provided. Please note this venue is on the website for materials and homework. third floor and there is no disabled access.

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Sculpted Wool Vessels Introduction to Traditional Steeking with (2-part workshop) Fair Isle Tams/Berets Barbara Cheyne Saturday 22nd September & Sunday 23rd with Linda Shearer Saturday 22nd September, 1400 – 1700 September, 1400 – 1600 Saturday 22nd September, 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Clair Aldington, Ana Arnett, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Amy Colvin Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick Location: Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, Lerwick Sumburgh Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Spaces: 10 Spaces: 18 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £48.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels In this class you will knit in the round a small Learn the basics of knitting a traditional Fair piece of work in two colours – part pattern and This is a two-part workshop over Saturday Isle tam/beret with its colourful and dynamic part steek. The steek will be cut and neatened and Sunday afternoons. The first session crown shaping. A selection of colours of yarn in traditional Shetland method. Other types will be designing and creating the 3D will be available. If you wish to try a knitting of finishing will be shown. See website for vessel using wet felting. The vessel will be belt, there will be some availale. See website materials and homework. washed and dried ready for needle felting for materials. and embellishing the following day during the second workshop. The workshop will be led by three local artists in the spectacular Sumburgh Head Lighthouse. See website for transport information.

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A Shetland Photography Fair Isle Heels with BOOK NOW JOIN US Safari with Austin Taylor Alyssa Malcolmson Sunday 23rd September 0900 – 1700 and Emma Eunson Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Sandwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Spaces: 3 Box Office Booking: Yes Cost: £95.00 Spaces: 8 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced Take a ‘Safari’ with Austin to some of his favourite locations to learn how to use the You will learn how to knit an “after thought” landscape as inspiration for showing off and heel with colourwork, about heel turns contextualising your work, both with and commonly used in Shetland in the past, and without being worn. The colours of Shetland’s how Shetlanders constructed heels to keep landscape naturally complement woolly the Fair Isle pattern complete throughout the creations and her beaches and buildings can whole sock. See website for materials and BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS be an ideal backdrop for close-up detail or homework. model photoshoots. See website entry for CAN BE MADE AT what to bring. WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ SHETLANDWOOLWEEK

Heavenly Handpainting on Cockleshell Lace Scarf Sock Blanks with Niela Kalra for Beginners with Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1230 or Rachel Hunter 1330 – 1600 Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1300

Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Sandwick Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 8 Spaces: 12 Come along to the ofﬁ cial Cost: £55.00 Shetland Wool Week hub to meet Cost: £50.00 fellow Wool Weekers. Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels Located in the Gadderie at the Shetland Museum & Archives, it’s the perfect place to Let your imagination go wild – design and This class will introduce you to the relax and knit throughout the week, pick up paint your own blank, which has been Cockleshell lace pattern – a well known and your membership pack and ﬁ nd out what’s pre-knitted locally using beautiful Shetland very recognisable pattern in the Shetland happening each day. There is also a handy yarn, with Nielanell, textile designer. Once lace tradition. You will learn how to knit the noticeboard where you can leave messages dyed, re-ball your masterpiece and knit into Cockleshell pattern using 2 ply lace yarn and to swap tickets and share lifts. matching socks, mittens or that special lace be provided with detailed pattern notes so Drop-in 10am–7pm for coffee. shawl. Become a yarn designer for (half) a you can complete a scarf. See website for Hay’s Dock Café is situated upstairs day… Materials included. materials and skills. and will be offering an earlybird menu from 5–6.00pm.

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Traditional Beginnings: Felt Flower Crowns Warp-Weighted Cast-ons from Long Ago Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1300 or Loom Weaving with with Beth Brown-Reinsel 1400 – 1700 Elizabeth Johnston Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Aamos Designs & Peerie Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1600 Blooms Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Easthouse Croft, Papil, Burra, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Shetland Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Lerwick Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 6 Cost: £65.00 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £110.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels In this workshop, learn to make a festive Learn eight beautiful and practical cast-ons inspired felt flower crown. You will learn at A unique opportunity to weave on a loom from knitting history: the Channel Islands least three flower variations and work with which was in common use in Shetland cast-on, the Knotted cast-on, and the Multi- floral wire to create a crown to wear home. for thousands of years. Learn the weaving Strand cast-on from the UK, plus two basic process on this ancient, but simple and cast-ons, the Long Tail and Old Norwegian versatile loom. Students will make a warp, cast-ons that are the basis for the two tie it on the loom and weave a piece of cloth decorative cast-ons from the Twined Knitting suitable for a place mat, pot stand or holder. tradition in Sweden. The Braided cast-on from Includes materials and lunch. Finland will also be taught in three colours. See website for materials.

BOOK NOW JOIN US Spindle Spinning and Advanced Lace with the Muckle Wheel Anne Eunson and Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1300 Kathleen Anderson Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1700 Event Provider: The Fair Isle Textile Workshop Location: Lodberrie Traders, 43 Commercial Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Street, Lerwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Spaces: 4 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £110.00 Skill Level: Advanced Use a variety of drop spindles using Shetland wool to create yarn. Try out the Muckle, Great You will have the opportunity to design and or Walking Wheel. Includes materials and knit your own lace sampler or scarf. There refreshments. will be a variety of intricate Shetland lace patterns for you to choose from. You will be shown examples of knitted shawls etc. to BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS enable you to see how different patterns can CAN BE MADE AT be combined to create unique designs. See website for materials. WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ SHETLANDWOOLWEEK

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Bind Two Hardcase From Fleece to Yarn – First Don’t be Afraid of Steeks Workbooks in Ready Steps in Preparing Wool from with Marjolein Reichert Prepared Fair Isle Covers ShetlandOrganics Fleeces Sunday 23rd September, 1400 – 1700 Sunday 23rd September, 1000 – 1700 Sunday 23rd September, 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Vaila Fine Art, Commercial Street, Lerwick Lerwick Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 4 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £90.00 Cost: £15.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Beginner Don’t be afraid of steeks because it is so Bind two books and learn to make: your very During this workshop participants will be easy and quick when you learn how and take own graph workbook to map, record your introduced to raw Shetland organic fleeces your time. In this workshop we will cut steeks knitting patterns; your own blank sketchbook and the characteristics that determine in a small piece knitted in the round. There or journal. Both books will be bound in a ready their suitability for combing or carding. This are more ways to secure the stitches before prepared knitted Fair Isle cover. Learn a new class will also provide instruction on how to cutting. After cutting we will finish the piece skill whilst making books to use and treasure. comb or card the raw fleece to make tops/ by picking up stitches to make a border. See rolags/slivers for spinning into yarns suitable website for materials. for knitting and weaving. All materials and equipment provided.

Felted Mythical Creatures Thrummed Mittens with Basic Brioche Stitch Sunday 23rd September, 1030 – 1300 Hélène Driessen and How to Knit It Sunday 23rd September, 1400 – 1700 with Amy Detjen Event Provider: Clair Aldington, Ana Arnett, Sunday 23rd September, 1400 - 1700 Amy Colvin Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Sumburgh Lerwick Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Spaces: 18 Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £38.00 Cost: £55.00 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: All Levels Come along and hand felt your own mythical Learn how to make these wonderfully warm creature inspired by traditional folklore tales and fun mittens that have tufts (thrums) Learn the basics of 2-color Brioche in the of Shetland ‘Trows’, using a mixture of wet of wool knitted into the fabric and which and needle felting techniques, stitching and round by beginning a lovely, reversible cowl. originated in Newfoundland. See website for You will learn the basic Brioche stitch and embellishing. Let your imagination run wild materials. whilst learning about the secretive life of Trows how to avoid the confusion at the end of the and their interest in textiles! row. This class gives you a foundation to many more advanced Brioche projects! See website for materials.

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CLASSES MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

Make a Fair Isle Silver Mood Boards & Colour Machine Knit a Toorie Jumper Pendant or Brooch with Joanna Hunter with Roisin McAtamney Monday 24th September, 0930 – 1200, or Monday 24th September, 0930 – 1230 or Monday 24th September, 0930 – 1600 1400 – 1630 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: University of the Highlands Event Provider: Red Houss Shetland Event Provider: Ninian and Islands, Shetland College, Gremista Location: Red Houss, East Burra Location: Ninian, 80 Commercial Street, Location: Shetland College, Gremista, Lerwick Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 2 Spaces: 6 Spaces: 4 Cost: £90.00 Cost: £95.00 Cost: £60.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: All Levels Learn the basics of silversmithing by making a Come along to the Textile Department at Fair Isle patterned jumper pendant or brooch Join local designer Joanna Hunter, at her shop Shetland College, UHI, where you will be in sterling silver. You will use silver pre-etched Ninian, for a workshop in developing mood taught the basic techniques of machine with a traditional Fair Isle Pattern, taken from boards and playing with colour. Let Joanna knitting, allowing you to make a customised work made by local designers. Sterling silver is lead you through the processes she uses to toorie (hat) in one day. The class is taught included and the use of all tools. Chains to go design collections and be inspired by the by knitwear designer and textile technician with the pendants can be purchased at £12. array of yarns around you. Cost includes all for the Textile Facilitation Unit (TFU), Roisin materials, coffee and cake. McAtamney.

Introduction to Magic Fair Isle Knitting with Enamel Buttons Loop Knitting Hazel Tindall Monday 24th September, 0930 – 1630 Monday 24th September, 0930 – 1230 Monday 24th September, 0930 – 1230 Event Provider: Helen Robertson Event Provider: Deborah Gray Event Provider: Jamieson & Smith (Shetland Location: Lerwick Methodist Church Hall Woolbrokers LTD) Location: Market House (Voluntary Action Box Office Booking:Yes Shetland), 14 Market Street, Lerwick Location: Jamieson & Smith, 90 North Road, Lerwick Spaces: 8 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £120.00 Spaces: 15 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £42.00 Cost: £40.00 Skill Level: Beginner Spend a day exploring colours and techniques Skill Level: Intermediate of enamelling while creating collections of Master the Magic Loop technique for knitting buttons for your knitted projects. Bring your any diameter tube or circle on a long circular Join Shetland’s Hazel Tindall on the completed projects, swatches or yarn along needle. Knit a phone cover, mug cosy or a techniques of Fair Isle knitting. In this class to colour match them to my wide range of circular mat. Yarn and refreshments provided, you will experience two-colour knitting and enamel samples. A light lunch and tea and bring a 3mm 100mm long circular needle. steeking as well as gaining tips from one of coffee are provided. Recommended as preparation for Friday’s Shetland’s most well known knitters. Before two-at-a-time toe-up sock knitting workshop. the class knit up 39 stitches using 2ply jumper weight and 3mm needles into 5 rows of moss stitch.

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Lacework for Lazy Fair Isle Yoke Bags Learn to Link Knitters with Dj Stefek with Janette Budge Monday 24th September, 1000 – 1600 Monday 24th September, 1000 – 1230 or and Jeannie Tulloch 1330 – 1600 Event Provider: Sandra Williamson Textiles Monday 24th September, 1000 – 1300 Services Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Sandra Johnson Work Studio, Bonnie Brae, Ulsta, Yell Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Sandwick Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 2 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 14 Cost: £70.00 Cost: £45.00 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Intermediate This Learn to Link class will be set to a level that suits your skills where you can choose Do you love the look of lacework but have Begin your own Fair Isle style pouch bag. An long-term commitment issues? Initially we what you want to link from a range of Fair Isle opportunity to practise blending colours, try related accessories, aiming to cover as many will discuss stitch patterns, yarns and knitting a knitting belt and knit with two colours. You needles – then explore creatively combining techniques of garment construction in one will learn the techniques of the traditional day by both demonstrations and you trying these. Finally we will apply these elements “star and tree” yoke pattern in circular knitting to knit an attractive and quick lace cowl out the machines. See website for transport style, giving you the skills to knit a yoke jumper information. designed just for this class. Pattern with or cardigan. See website for materials and detailed instructions and pointers included. homework.

From Lace to Chunky: Knit to Flatter and Fit The Importance of Plying Knitting Traditional with Sally Melville with Ruth Gough Shetland Lace Patterns in Monday 24th September, 1000 – 1300 Monday 24th September, 1000 – 1600 Heavier Organic Yarns Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Monday 24th September, 1000 – 1300 Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC Lerwick Sandwick Location: Vaila Fine Art, Commercial Street, Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Spaces: 15 Spaces: 10 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £50.00 Cost: £110.00 Spaces: 6 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £40.00 Because knitters are loathe to change Spinning the single is only half the job – it’s Skill Level: Intermediate patterns or are not sure which sweater shape plying that can make or break your yarn! Often goes with which pair of trousers, this class taken for granted, good plying methods take This introductory course will show you how is essential for students who want to know that yarn to another level. Under Ruth’s very easy it is to knit lace, how traditional Shetland how to alter a pattern and how to wear their experienced eye, learn good practice and lace patterns can be used with different garments well. Please note there is some discover why plying is so important in making weight wools, different sized needles and how content overlap with this and Sally’s ‘Common a balanced yarn. Cost includes materials, you can knit with 1-ply weight lace wool on Mistakes and How to Fix Them’ class and lunch. large needles to produce an ethereal effect. Yarn provided, but please bring your own needles in sizes 3.5mm – 10mm.

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Finishing a Sweater Cowichan-Inspired Pullovers Natural Dye Workshop: or Cardigan with with Beth Brown-Reinsel Mordants and Modifiers Marjolein Reichert Monday 24th September, 1000 – 1700 with Anna Vasko Monday 24th September, 1000 – 1700 Monday 24th September, 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Cost: £110.00 Spaces: 10 Cost: £90.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: All Levels The Cowichan pullover was created by the Knitting is step one, but finishing is step two! Coast Salish people after learning two-colour This class will give you the basic knowledge, A lot of knitters have difficulties in finishing a knitting through a woman from Shetland. techniques and possibilities with natural dyes sweater, especially sewing the front and back They are knitted in 2 to 3 colours, with basic and about variation in the dye process with together, or setting in the sleeves, or picking construction similar to Fair Isle or gansey one colour. We will go through the mordanting up the neckline. In this hands-on workshop garments. This class will cover putting stripes process, try different mordants and look at you will learn all the techniques to finish in ribbing, an unusual shoulder join, shawl sustainable ways to use and choose them. your project. See website for materials and collar and shaped sleeves, and lots more. See After dyeing, colours will be modified to give homework. website for materials. you an understanding of the effect of, for example, pH levels on the results. See website for materials.

The Beginners’ Guide Fair Isle Colourwise Common Mistakes to Peruvian Knitting Monday 24th September, 1100 – 1600 and How to Fix Them with Frankie Owens with Sally Melville Event Provider: Unst Heritage Centre Monday 24th September, 1000 – 1700 Monday 24th September, 1400 – 1700 Location: Unst Heritage Centre, Haroldswick, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Unst Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick Lerwick Spaces: 10 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £70.00 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £90.00 Cost: £50.00 Colour blending in Fair Isle knitting using Skill Level: All Levels inspiration from Unst’s natural landscape Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate with Mary Robertson. Learn to blend colours We will learn the traditional knitting of the to produce a pattern both as a graph and Sally has asked knitters, ‘what are the most Andean Highlands, as we make a small ultimately as a knitted sample. Take home a common mistakes knitters make?’ Their bag. Yarn is tensioned around the neck and portfolio of colourway ideas and your very own answers addressed serious issues: not moved with the thumbs. We will do one- and Fair Isle sample. All materials included. Please swatching or not getting gauge, choosing the two-colour knitting, using 5 DPNs. It is very bring a packed lunch. wrong yarn, style, or size. This workshop will effective for doing stranded colourwork. We discuss these issues and students may bring will do embellishments too. See website for their own swatches, patterns, and garments to skills and materials. discuss solutions. See website for skills and materials. Please note there is some overlap between this and Sally’s ‘Knit to Flatter and Fit’ class.

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Colourwork Baubles Spindle Spinning and The Final Step: Washing or Bunting – Design the Muckle Wheel and Blocking Lace (or and Knit Your Own Monday 24th September, 1400 – 1700 any Knitwear…) Monday 24th September, 1400 – 1700 Monday 24th September, 1830 – 2130 Event Provider: The Fair Isle Textile Workshop Event Provider: Deborah Gray Location: Lodberrie Traders, 43 Commercial Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Market House (Voluntary Action Street, Lerwick Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Shetland), 14 Market Street, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 4 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 15 Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 10 Cost: £45.00 Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £45.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels Use a variety of drop spindles using Shetland Design and knit your own stranded colourwork wool to create yarn. Try out the Muckle, Great Let Anne Eunson demystify the secrets of baubles or bunting flags in two or more or Walking Wheel. No previous spinning proper washing and blocking for you. Learn to colours. Chart your design on the template experience required. All materials included. prepare, wash and stretch (block) lace and provided, using traditional or personalised knitwear. Often the most feared part of the motifs, then knit a seamless bauble or finishing process, Anne will guide you through two steeked bunting flags. Bring a set of a number of simple steps which will ensure five 3mm short double pointed needles that your final piece reflects all the effort you (recommended) or your preferred needles for put into the knitting. knitting small diameters in the round.

Knit a Circular Fair Traditional Shetland Painting with Wool with Isle Table Mat Haps with Donna Smith Wilma Malcolmson Monday 24th September, 1400 – 1700 Monday 24th September, 1800 – 2100 Monday 24th September, 1830 – 2130

Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC Event Provider: Donna Smith Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Vaila Fine Art, Commercial Street, Location: 4 Market Street, Lerwick Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Lerwick Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Spaces: 6 Spaces: 10 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £45.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels Learn about the traditional technique of This introductory course with Hazel Tindall will Shetland lace hap construction where the Learn the skills of subtle colour blending show you how to knit a Fair Isle circular Table hap is knitted from the outside towards the under the expert guidance of Wilma Mat, using Shetland organic jumper weight centre. There will be examples of traditional Malcolmson, Shetland Designer. Draw on yarn. Yarn provided. Bring along four 3.50mm haps on display. You will be asked in advance Wilma’s knowledge and experience to create or 3.25mm double pointed needles, 20cm to knit the hap edging as homework and will your own timeless colour palette from the vast – 30cm long, or your preferred needles for be guided through knitting a mini hap in class. choice of colours which will be provided in working small diameters in the round; blunt Tea, coffee and biscuits provided. Please note this class. You will then use these colours to needle and scissors. this venue is on the third floor and there is no knit your own phone cover or sampler. Bring disabled access. See website for materials 3mm DPNs. and homework.

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new Knitting & HiK ing Discover shetlanD’s textile heritage

Join us on an unforgettable journey to discover Shetland and our unique textile heritage. Our tours are designed to give an insight into Shetland’s knitting traditions and local textile industry.

The trips provide local knowledge and history as well as excellent learning opportunities in knitting from local expert tutors.

You will also visit some of Shetland’s most scenic locations and sample delicious local produce.

www.shetlandwooladventures.com

/shetlandwooladventures @shetlandwooladventures Visit Sumburgh Head Lighthouse, Visitor Centre and Nature Reserve Open for Shetland Wool Week Have a cup of tea or coffee in our cafe and soak up the glorious views. Daily 11am to 5.00pm

Visit our website for details www.sumburghhead.com Tel: 01950 461966 Shetland Amenity Trust is part-funded by the The Shetland Amenity Trust is a registered Scottish charity, No:SC017505 CLASSES TUESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER

Make a Fair Isle Silver Enamel Buttons Fair Isle Inspired Jumper Pendant or Brooch Tuesday 25th September, 0930 – 1630 Weaving Workshop Tuesday 25th September, 0930 – 1200 or Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1300 1400 – 1630 Event Provider: Helen Robertson Location: Lerwick Methodist Church Hall Event Provider: Aamos Design Event Provider: Red Houss Shetland Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Aamos Designs Studio, Fjelfri, Location: Red Houss, East Burra Bridge End, Burra, Shetland, ZE2 9D Spaces: 8 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £120.00 Spaces: 2 Spaces: 2 Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £90.00 Cost: £65.00 Skill Level: All Levels Spend a day exploring colours and techniques Skill Level: All Levels of enamelling while creating collections of Learn the basics of silversmithing by making a buttons for your knitted projects. Bring your Three hour course held in Emma’s home in Fair Isle patterned jumper pendant or brooch completed projects, swatches or yarn along Burra, available for beginners or experienced in sterling silver. You will use silver pre-etched to colour match them to Helen’s wide range weavers. Emma will share with you a weaving with a traditional Fair Isle Pattern, taken from of enamel samples. A light lunch and tea and technique that creates a beautiful cloth work made by local designers. Sterling silver is coffee are provided. inspired by traditional Fair Isle knitting included and the use of all tools. Chains to go patterns. You will leave the workshop with a with the pendants can be purchased at £12. piece of fabric woven using Shetland wool.

Shetland Lace with First Steps in Traditional Shetland Elizabeth Johnston Tapestry Weaving with Haps with Donna Smith Tuesday 25th September, 0930 – 1230 ShetlandOrganics Yarns Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1300 Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Jamieson & Smith (Shetland Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Woolbrokers LTD) Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Jamieson & Smith, 90 North Road, Location: Vaila Fine Art, Commercial Street, Lerwick Lerwick Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 6 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £40.00 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Beginner Learn about the traditional technique of Join this year’s patron Elizabeth Johnston During this workshop participants will be Shetland lace hap construction where the and delve into the details and possibilities introduced to weaving on a tapestry frame hap is knitted from the outside towards the of Shetland Lace using Jamieson & Smith (frames provided). This course will provide centre. There will be examples of traditional wool. You will leave with the skills to plan your instruction on how to weave a sample project haps on display. You will be asked in advance Shetland inspired lace designs. Sample yarn using ShetlandOrganics yarns in natural to knit the hap edging as homework and will provided, bring 3.00mm needles. and dyed colours and different weights. An be guided through knitting a mini hap in class. introduction to ShetlandOrganics yarn will be See website for materials and homework. included. See website for full details.

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Creating the Effect with Fair Swedish Twined Knitting Ewe to You Isle with Terri Malcolmson (Tvåändsstickning) Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1300 Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1300 Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Margaret Peterson Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Textile Museum Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Shetland Textile Museum, Böd of Lerwick Lerwick Gremista, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 8 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 10 Cost: £45.00 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £40.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate The traditional way of Shetland preparation We will discuss how careful planning of Swedish knitter Brita Hővenmark will teach and spinning, using the original methods. colourwork and motifs can be used to alter the you the old Swedish technique of twined You will learn preparing the fleece, carding, overall look of your knitting. For example, to knitting. This is an old traditional way of spinning all to end with singles yarn. Wheels make your own Fair Isle glow, stand out, fade, knitting from Sweden, where you knit with two will be made available but your own can be stripe or blend. This will be a sketchbook style alternating strands of yarn, thus producing a used, if preferred. class so we will not be knitting, but planning warm, durable and very beautiful item. See for future projects. website for materials.

Dressing Shetland Knitwear Mood Boards & Colour Learn to Link Tuesday 25th September, 1000 - 1300 with Joanna Hunter Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1600 Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Sandra Williamson Textiles Services Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Event Provider: Ninian Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Location: Ninian, 80 Commercial Street, Location: Sandra Johnson Work Studio, Bonnie Brae, Ulsta, Yell Box Office Booking: Yes Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 8 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 2 Cost: £50.00 Spaces: 4 Cost: £70.00 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £60.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels This class will introduce you to the traditional and not so traditional methods of blocking Join local designer Joanna Hunter, at her shop This Learn to Link class will be set to a level or ‘dressing’ Shetland knitwear. You will learn Ninian, for a workshop in developing mood that suits your skills where you can choose and actively take part in dressing a Shetland boards and playing with colour. Let Joanna what you want to link from a range of Fair Isle hap shawl using a traditional hap board and lead you through the processes she uses to related accessories. The course aims to cover learn how to dress sweaters, scarves, gloves, design collections and be inspired by the as many techniques of garment construction hats, socks and berets. See website for skills, array of yarns around you. Cost includes all in one day through demonstrations and trying materials and homework. materials, coffee and cake. out the machines. See website for transport information.

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Knit a Mini Shetland Hap Bind a Workbook / Project Shaping in Knitwear with Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1600 Book with Mary Fraser Marjolein Reichert Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1700 Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1700 Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Sandwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Lerwick Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £105.00 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £90.00 Cost: £90.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate With expert lace knitters, Anne Eunson and Kathleen Anderson, you will start to knit your Learn to make a book to map and record In the recent past sweaters and cardigans own 1 foot square Shetland Lace hap (shawl). your knitting projects with plenty of pages were often knitted big and square. Today we You will be shown the traditional way of for swatches, colour samples, photographs prefer a better fit to our knits. To achieve this how the pieces are knitted and then grafted and source materials using a variety of blank we use shaping techniques like increasing together. Once armed with these skills, you will and graph papers and card bound in a ready and decreasing, but there are many methods. then be able to knit any size of hap you desire prepared Fair Isle knitted cover with an Which methods are best for your project and in the future. integral back pocket. where should you place them? This hands-on workshop will explain different shaping techniques including increasing, decreasing and short rows. See website for materials.

Double Knitting – A Journey The Beginners’ Guide into the Reversible to Peruvian Knitting Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1600 with Frankie Owens Tuesday 25th September, 1000 – 1700 Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Sandwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Spaces: 10 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £105.00 Spaces: 12 Come along to the ofﬁ cial Shetland Wool Week hub to meet Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced Cost: £90.00 fellow Wool Weekers. Skill Level: All Levels Unravel the mystery of double knitting with Located in the Gadderie at the Shetland Museum & Archives, it’s the perfect place to Hadewych. Master the art of knitting two We will learn the traditional knitting of the relax and knit throughout the week, pick up fabrics simultaneously on one pair of needles. Andean Highlands, as we make a small your membership pack and ﬁ nd out what’s The fabric is inseparable, and interlocked. bag. Yarn is tensioned around the neck and happening each day. There is also a handy Learn how to carry two threads to work this moved with the thumbs. We will do one- and noticeboard where you can leave messages technique easily. Following a practice session, two-colour knitting, using 5 DPNs. It is very to swap tickets and share lifts. work a small sampler with motifs to producing effective for doing stranded colourwork. We Drop-in 10am–7pm for coffee. a positive and negative side – a reversible will do embellishments too. See website for Hay’s Dock Café is situated upstairs textile. skills and materials. and will be offering an earlybird menu from 5–6.00pm.

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Colours with Victoria Gibson From Fleece to Yarn – Spinning Woollen & Worsted Tuesday 25th September, 1400 – 1600 First Steps in with Elizabeth Johnston Preparing Wool from Tuesday 25th September, 1830 – 2130 Event Provider: Peerie Shop ShetlandOrganics Fleeces Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Peerie Shop, Lerwick Tuesday 25th September, 1400 – 1700 Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC Sandwick Spaces: 8 Location: Vaila Fine Art, Commercial Street, Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £35.00 Lerwick Spaces: 10 Skill Level: All Levels Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 4 Participants will be talked through Victoria’s Skill Level: Intermediate colour-blending process and will then choose Cost: £15.00 from colour palettes of wool to mix colour and Shetland Wool Week patron, Elizabeth of texture to produce a knitted swatch. Wool and Skill Level: Beginner Shetland Handspun, will take you through needles provided. Please note the venue is at preparation and spinning fleece and top to the top of a steep, narrow staircase, there is During this workshop participants will be achieve both woollen and worsted yarns. The no disabled access. introduced to raw Shetland organic fleeces class will prepare fleece by combing, hand and the characteristics that determine their and drum carding, and explore methods of suitability for combing or carding. The course manipulating tops. We will then spin each will also provide instruction on how to comb or preparation into both woollen and worsted card the raw fleece to make tops/rolags/slivers yarns. Spin yarn from fine to chunky. for spinning into yarns suitable for knitting and weaving. Fleece/combs/carders/spindles/ spinning wheel will be available.

Multi-Wooling with Spinning for Lace – Carding The Perfect Finish with Susanne Schmid vs Combing with SWW Wilma Malcolmson Tuesday 25th September, 1400 – 1700 Patron Elizabeth Johnston Tuesday 25th September, 1830 -2130 Tuesday 25th September, 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Cost: £50.00 Spaces: 12 Cost: £45.00 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate Have you lost a knit stitch? Made a mistake? Wilma Malcolmson, Shetland Designer, Used the wrong yarn? No problem. Everything Shetland lace yarns are perfect for delicate leads this class in knitted finishing can be made on purpose. Let yourself be shawls, stoles and scarves. These can be spun techniques. Discover the key to lift your inspired by a small felted piece of wool and as a warm lightweight woollen yarn, or worsted work to a new level. Learn skills including, become a wool witch to design your own spun for that perfect drape – the differences grafting (kitchener stitch), sewing seams, enchanting wool wonder. See website for are fleece quality and technique. SWW patron picking up stitches, mending dropped materials. Elizabeth Johnston will teach skills passed stitches. For further information email down through generations to produce these [email protected] yarns. See website for equipment and skills.

36 For more detailed descriptions of events, including transport, materials or homework required please visit www.shetlandwoolweek.com Hay’s Dock Café Restaurant

Located in the Shetland Museum and Archives, Hay’s Dock Café Restaurant specialises in using the finest local produce, simply cooked and beautifully presented. Open daily, evening booking advised

Tel: 01595 741569 www.haysdock.co.uk CLASSES WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER

Make a Fair Isle Silver Colourwork and Steeking Learn to Machine Knit Jumper Pendant or Brooch with Mary Henderson Fair Isle: A Day Playing Wednesday 26th September, 0930 – 1200 or Wednesday 26th September, 0930 – 1230 with Colour and Pattern 1400 – 1630 Wednesday 26th September, 0930 – 1630 Event Provider: Jamieson & Smith Event Provider: Red Houss Shetland Location: Jamieson & Smith, 90 North Road, Event Provider: Andrea Williamson Location: Red Houss, East Burra Lerwick Location: Andrea Williamson’s Workshop, Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Brough, Whalsay Spaces: 2 Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £90.00 Cost: £40.00 Spaces: 3 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £115.00 Skill Level: All Levels Learn the basics of silversmithing by making a Join Mary Henderson, designer and Fair Isle Fair Isle patterned jumper pendant or brooch knitting enthusiast as she teaches colourwork Creative taster to machine knitting, focusing in sterling silver. You will use silver pre-etched and steeking (cutting your knitting!) with J&S on Fair Isle. Guided by Shetland textile with a traditional Fair Isle Pattern, taken from yarns. Wool provided but knitters are asked designer Andrea Williamson you will learn the work made by local designers. Sterling silver is to bring 3.00mm and 3.25/3.5mm DPNs or basics of a domestic machine. Experiment included and the use of all tools. Chains to go circular needles long enough for magic loop. with colour changes in traditional patterns to with the pendants can be purchased at £12. create your own unique swatches. Mull over See website for transport information. the swatches with some tea and fancies, then knit a finished piece (hat/mitts/ scarf) using your chosen design. Yarn and needles included. See website for transport information.

Fleece Preparation for Weave Workshop FISS KNIT with Helen Hand Spinning with with Edina Szeles Robertson Deborah Gray (Beginners) Wednesday 26th September, 0930 – 1600 Wednesday 26th September, 0930 – 1630 Wednesday 26th September, 0930 – 1230 Event Provider: University of the Highlands Event Provider: Helen Robertson and Islands, Shetland College Event Provider: Deborah Gray Location: Lerwick Methodist Church Hall, Location: Market House (Voluntary Action Location: Shetland College, Gremista, Lerwick Prince Alfred Street, Lerwick Shetland), 14 Market Street, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 6 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 10 Cost: £95.00 Cost: £120.00 Cost: £40.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Beginner Join textile designer and weave lecturer Edina Helen is excited to be able to show her Good preparation is essential for easy and Szeles to explore different patterns and weave new innovative direction in colour knitting. satisfying spinning. Using an unwashed techniques to create your own woolen fabric. Combining Fair Isle with other methods of Shetland fleece, learn how to sort it in to On a set up loom students can experiment knitting she has created a range of three different qualities before learning different with patterns by a designed guide or can use colour patterns. You will learn the technique, preparation techniques for spinning woollen their own imagination. At the end of the day explore colour use and create your own and worsted yarns. Discuss methods and take home your own woollen table runner or a swatches. A cowl pattern, 3 balls of yarn and a merits of washing the fleece before or after piece of fabric. light lunch are included. spinning. Spin your prepared wool at home or during the drop-spindle spinning class this afternoon.

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Mood Boards & Colour Knitting Across Borders – Variation in Borders with with Joanna Hunter from Estonia to Shetland Marjolein Reichert Wednesday 26th September, 0930 – 1230 or Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1230 Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1300 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Ninian Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Ninian, 80 Commercial Street, Sandwick Lerwick Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Spaces: 10 Spaces: 4 Cost: £45.00 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £60.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels A rare opportunity to learn the skill of knitting It is not always necessary to work a border in Join local designer Joanna Hunter, at her shop intricate Estonian borders. Hadewych studied a k1 p1 pattern, this course will show you how Ninian, for a workshop in developing mood under the renowned Estonian designer, Riina you can personalise borders in many ways. We boards and playing with colour. Let Joanna Tonberg and will pass on this knowledge will investigate how to use different colours, lead you through the processes she uses to with Riina’s blessing. Knit these traditional textures such as cables, or even placing your design collections and be inspired by the and exciting edgings which you can use in name on the inside of the work. See website array of yarns around you. Cost includes all fresh and innovative projects. Don’t miss this for materials. materials, coffee and cake. opportunity to learn new ways of crossing knitting borders. Yarn provided.

Shawl Pin Whittle Workshop Fair Isle Inspired Colours of Shetland and Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1230 Weaving Workshop Lace with Anne Eunson Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1300 or Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week 1400 – 1700 Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Aamos Design Sandwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Aamos Designs Studio, Fjelfri, Lerwick Bridge End, Burra, Shetland, ZE2 9D Spaces: 9 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 8 Spaces: 2 Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £50.00 Cost: £65.00 Skill Level: All Levels Tutor Cecil Tait of Paparwark shows you how Skill Level: All Levels to hand-make a beautiful simple timber In this class you will take inspiration from the shawl pin using knives and chisels. Unlock Three hour course held in Emma’s home in beautiful Shetland landscape to create your your inner whittler! Cost includes use of tools Burra, available for beginners or experienced own individual colourways. From your chosen and materials. Email [email protected] for weavers. Emma will share with you a weaving colours you will go on to knit lace samples or further information. A fun class for everybody! technique that creates a beautiful cloth be adventurous and begin your own unique inspired by traditional Fair Isle knitting mobius cowl. See website for materials. patterns. You will leave the workshop with a piece of fabric woven using Shetland wool. See website for transport information.

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Knitting a ‘Taste of Ewe to You Shetland Star Sampler Muhu’ with Tori Seierstad Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1300 – An Introduction to and Judith Nilsen Wool Embroidery Event Provider: Margaret Peterson Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1300 Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1330 Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Lerwick Event Provider: Peerie Shop Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Peerie Shop, Esplanade, Lerwick Lerwick Spaces: 8 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 8 Spaces: 15 Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £50.00 Cost: £55.00 The traditional way of Shetland preparation Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: Intermediate and spinning, using the original methods. You will learn preparing the fleece, carding, Create a mini stitch sampler, designed With Vottelauget (The Mitten Guild) Tori spinning all to end with singles yarn. Wheels specially for Wool Week 2018, using the Seierstad and Judith Nilsen have published will be made available but your own can be finest Shetland yarn and simple embroidery the Norwegian mitten book “Eventyrvotter” used, if preferred. stitches. Based on her involvement in the (Fairy Tale Mittens). In this class they teach creation of the Great Tapestry of Scotland, the participants to work the cuff of Tori’s Lesley Thornton will guide you through each mitten design ‘A taste of Muhu’. These step. Bring reading glasses if required. Cost colourful mittens are inspired by the knitting includes all materials, equipment, tea & cake. patterns and colours of Muhu, Estonia. The Please note this class takes place at the top cuff features different decorative braids. See of steep, narrow stairs, no disabled access. website for materials.

Playing with Colour Fair Isle Yoke Bags Try a Lace Sampler with Donna Smith with Janette Budge with Nan Smith Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1300 and Jeannie Tulloch Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1700 Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Donna Smith Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: 4 Market Street, Lerwick Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 8 Cost: £50.00 Spaces: 14 Cost: £90.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: All levels Join Donna to explore colour as used in Fair Skill Level: Intermediate Isle knitting. During class we will look at many In this class you will knit a lace sampler. samples and discuss some tips that will help Begin your own Fair Isle style pouch bag. An You’ll have the chance to try various Shetland you when choosing and using colours for a opportunity to practise blending colours, try lace patterns, such as old shell, new shell, Fair Isle project. There will be a wide range a knitting belt and knit with two colours. You cockleshell, horseshoe, ring, fir cone, leaf, of yarn to choose from as you knit a swatch will learn the techniques of the traditional bead etc as well as garter stitch, stocking during the workshop. Tea, coffee and biscuits “star and tree” yoke pattern in circular knitting stitch and moss stitch. See website for provided. Please note this venue is on the style, giving you the skills to knit a yoke jumper materials. third floor and there is no disabled access. or cardigan. See website for materials and See website for materials. homework.

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Dorset Buttons: Explore Weaving for Beginners The Perfect Finish with and Create with Tania Wednesday 26th September, 1030 – 1600 Wilma Malcolmson Ashton Jones Wednesday 26th September, 1330 – 1600 Event Provider: The Shetland Tweed Company Wednesday 26th September, 1000 – 1700 Location: GlobalYell, 4 Sellafirth Business Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Park, Yell Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Sandwick Lerwick Spaces: 5 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £65.00 Spaces: 10 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £45.00 Cost: £90.00 Skill Level: All Levels This class is for anyone who has been Skill Level: All levels interested in weave but has not had a chance Wilma Malcolmson, Shetland Designer, to try out the craft. Working on pre-prepared leads this class in knitted finishing Join Tania of TJFrog for a day of creative looms we will try different colours and Dorset Button making and hear about the techniques. Discover the key to lift your patterns to see what happens when we work work to a new level. Learn skills including, history of this heritage craft. Learn different with different yarns. Bring along a photograph Dorset Button structures including the grafting (kitchener stitch), sewing seams, or inspiration image to work from if you would picking up stitches, mending dropped famous Crosswheel, Bird’s Eye and Old like. A light lunch will be provided. Dorset. Experiment with different stitches and stitches. For further information email Shetland wool weights to create your own [email protected] buttons and/or brooch design to embellish your hand knits. Materials included.

Top and Batts Knitting a Mini Traditional Demystify Natural Dyeing Wednesday 26th September, 1030 – 1300 Shetland Lace Hap with Elizabeth Johnston in Organic Yarn Wednesday 26th September, 1330 – 1630 Event Provider: Bressay Development Ltd Wednesday 26th September, 1300 – 1700 Location: Speldiburn Café, Isle of Bressay Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Location: Vaila Fine Art, Commercial Street, Sandwick Spaces: 15 Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £50.00 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 8 Skill Level: All Levels Spaces: 6 Cost: £55.00 Have you ever purchased an exciting and Cost: £40.00 Skill Level: Beginner colourful wool top or batt and then been Skill Level: Intermediate surprised at the colours(s) once you spun it? Discover the beauty of natural dyes where This class is designed to help you understand This introductory course will show you how each colour compliments the next. A class what you want and better the odds of getting to investigate and demystify the natural dye it. All fibre provided, plus various blending easy it is to knit lace and how to use a traditional lace pattern to create your own process. With just 2 dye stuffs, fleece and tools. For transport, cafe info and ferry time natural coloured yarns, white, as well as light see event listing on website. mini-hap using Shetland Organics lace wool. Materials provided for the mini-hap. greys and fawns – let’s see how many colours we can achieve. Bring an apron. Fleece, yarn and dye stuffs are provided.

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Spindling with Dj Stefek Drop Spindle Spinning for Casting On and Casting Off Wednesday 26th September, 1400 – 1630 Beginners with Deborah Gray with Marjolein Reichert Wednesday 26th September, 1400 – 1700 Wednesday 26th September, 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: Bressay Development Ltd Location: Speldiburn Café, Isle of Bressay Event Provider: Deborah Gray Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Market House (Voluntary Action Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Shetland), 14 Market Street, Lerwick Lerwick Spaces: 15 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £50.00 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £42.00 Cost: £50.00 Ever want to explore just why you would want Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: All Levels to take up spindling? In this class, we will explore different types of spindles, including A drop spindle is the ideal way to learn to spin Do you use only one method to cast on or Turkish, Drop, and Supported. Learn about your own unique yarns. Skills are transferable cast off? How do you cast on more than 300 the different types, weights, and materials to the spinning wheel. Deborah has over 35 stitches without losing count? There are so used to make spindles and why these factors years’ experience of teaching this relaxing many possibilities: cast ons with one or two are important. All materials provided. For and satisfying craft. Materials provided. If you needles, with one or more colours, elastic cast transport, café info and ferry times see attended Deborah’s morning class, ‘Fleece ons and provisional cast on. Each method website. Preparation for Hand Spinning’, this is your can make such a difference to your work. See chance to start spinning your prepared fibres website for materials. straight away.

Natural Dye Workshop: Steeking with Mini Taatit Rug Workshop Indigo with Anna Vasko Barbara Cheyne Wednesday 26th September, 1400 – 1730 Wednesday 26th September, 1400 – 1700 Wednesday 26th September, 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: The Fair Isle Textile Workshop Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Lodberrie Traders, 43 Commercial Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Street, Lerwick Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 4 Spaces: 10 Spaces: 12 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels Learn about and try out the stitch technique This class will give you the basic knowledge, In this class you will knit in the round a small used in the making of traditional Shetland techniques and possibilities of indigo dyeing, piece of work in two colours – part pattern and Taatit Bed Rugs. Create your own sample mini- a different process to other natural dyes. We part steek. The steek will be cut and neatened mat. All materials supplied. will try two different vats, dye different shades in traditional Shetland method. Other types of blue, and can try patterns on the yarn. of finishing will be shown. See website for Participants attending the Gradients class materials and homework. will prepare material for the next step. See website for materials.

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Drop Spindling with Try a Knitting Belt Spinning for Fair Isle Deborah Gray and Raepin String with SWW Patron Thursday 27th September, 0930 – 1230 with Hazel Tindall Elizabeth Johnston Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1200 Thursday 27th September, 0930 – 1230 Event Provider: Jamieson & Smith (Shetland Woolbrokers LTD) Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Jamieson & Smith, 90 North Road, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick Lerwick Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Spaces: 16 Spaces: 10 Cost: £40.00 Cost: £35.00 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: All levels Skill Level: Intermediate

Deborah Gray travels the world teaching Try using a knitting belt, and a raepin string Join Shetland Wool Week patron, Elizabeth spinning and working with fleece. Join her as to discover if your knitting tension and/or Johnston, and discover how to get tones of she teaches you how to use a drop spindle so speed improves. See website for materials natural and dyed colour that blend into Fair you can spin your own yarn anywhere using and homework. Isle patterns (or any garments). Mix colours Jamieson & Smith combed tops. Spindles for a consistent shade or variegated yarn. With provided with the option to buy from Deborah. natural and dyed fleece and top, we will mix and modify to find blends and shades which will be stunning in any design. See website for equipment and skills.

Make a Fair Isle Silver Swedish Twined Knitting The Perfect Finish for Jumper Pendant or Brooch (Tvåändsstickning) Lace with Anne Eunson Thursday 27th September, 0930 – 1200 or Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1300 and Kathleen Anderson 1400 – 1630 Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Shetland Textile Museum Event Provider: Red Houss Shetland Location: Shetland Textile Museum, Böd of Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Red Houss, East Burra Gremista, Lerwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Spaces: 2 Spaces: 10 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £90.00 Cost: £40.00 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Learn the basics of silversmithing by making a Swedish knitter Brita Hővenmark will teach Fair Isle patterned jumper pendant or brooch you the old Swedish technique of twined In this class you will be shown different in sterling silver. You will use silver pre-etched knitting. This is an old traditional way of techniques to use for sewing up a lace shawl, with a traditional Fair Isle Pattern, taken from knitting from Sweden, where you knit with two in order to get the perfect finish. See website work made by local designers. Sterling silver is alternating strands of yarn, thus producing a for materials and homework. included and the use of all tools. Chains to go warm, durable and very beautiful item. See with the pendants can be purchased at £12. website for materials. See website for transport information.

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Crowning Glory with Mood Boards & Colour Fair Isle Inspired Donna Smith with Joanna Hunter Weaving Workshop Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1300 Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1300 Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1300

Event Provider: Donna Smith Event Provider: Ninian Event Provider: Aamos Design Location: 4 Market Street, Lerwick Location: Ninian, 80 Commercial Street, Location: Aamos Designs Studio, Fjelfri, Lerwick Bridge End, Burra, ZE2 9D Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Spaces: 4 Spaces: 2 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £60.00 Cost: £65.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels During this class we will look at the types of decreases, colours and patterns commonly Join local designer Joanna Hunter, at her shop Three hour course held in Emma’s home in used in the crowns of Fair Isle hats. You will Ninian, for a workshop in developing mood Burra, available for beginners or experienced then go on to designing a crown sample which boards and playing with colour. Let Joanna weavers. Emma will share with you a weaving you can then use in a future hat design. See lead you through the processes she uses to technique that creates a beautiful cloth website for materials. Please note this venue design collections and be inspired by the inspired by traditional Fair Isle knitting is on the third floor and there is no disabled array of yarns around you. Cost includes all patterns. You will leave the workshop with a access. materials, coffee and cake. piece of fabric woven using Shetland wool. See website for transport information.

Design Your Own Mittens Nalbinding (Norse A Norwegian Challenge with Tori Seierstad needle-looping) with Hadewych and Wenche Roald Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1300 or Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1600 Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1300 1430 – 1730 Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Archaeology Section, Shetland Amenity Trust Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Sandwick Location: Old Scatness Broch, Sumburgh Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Spaces: 8 Spaces: 15 Cost: £105.00 Cost: £60.00 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Beginner An opportunity to investigate stranded With Vottelauget (The Mitten Guild) Tori A chance to try nalbinding, an ancient looping knitting (Fair Isle) the Norwegian way with Seierstad and Wenche Roald have published technique using a needle, which pre-dates Hadewych, an experienced tutor. Using two the Norwegian mitten book “Eventyrvotter” knitting in northern Europe. Held in the Old colours (and occasionally three...) we will (Fairy Tale Mittens). In this class they teach the Scatness Visitor Centre, the course includes hold both threads in the left hand and control participants to design their own colourwork a tour of the site and reconstructed buildings. the carry threads on the back: the Norwegian mittens. During the class the students will With Shetland’s Archaeology Team, Val Turner, way. We will discuss sleeves, measuring and make their own mitten pattern with their Dot Redshaw and Chris Dyer. Leave with steeks, and end the day with a problem personal choices of cuff, thumb style, top needle, wool and instructions. See website for solving session. See website for materials and decreases and colourwork pattern. See transport information. transport information. website for homework and materials.

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Traditional Gansey Felted Shetland Postcards Shetland Lace with Techniques with Beth Thursday 27th September, 1030 – 1300 Elizabeth Johnston Brown-Reinsel Thursday 27th September, 1330 – 1630 Event Provider: Clair Aldington, Ana Arnett, Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1600 Amy Colvin Event Provider: Jamieson & Smith (Shetland Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Shetland Rural Centre, Staneyhill, Woolbrokers LTD) Lerwick, ZE1 0NA Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Location: Jamieson & Smith, 90 North Road, Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Cost: £38.00 Spaces: 12 Cost: £105.00 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £40.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Intermediate Come along and hand felt your very own Shetland postcard using your favourite Students will learn how to construct a Gansey, Join this year’s patron Elizabeth Johnston Shetland scene as inspiration. We will be and delve into the details and possibilities a 19th century garment worn among the using needle felting techniques with natural fishermen of the British Isles. A small scale of Shetland Lace using Jamieson & Smith Shetland wool and vibrant Merinos. You can wool. You will leave with the skills to plan your sweater will be knitted using traditional even write a message in yarn on the back construction techniques including the classic Shetland inspired lace designs. Sample yarn of the postcard. The workshop is held in the provided, bring 3.00mm needles. Channel Island Cast-on, split welts, seam Shetland Rural Centre where livestock sales stitches, traditional knit/purl patterns, the take place. underarm gusset, the perpendicular shoulder join, picked-up sleeves, and three choices for the collar. See website for materials and transport information.

Crochet with Nan Smith Weaving – Blending Colours Mini Taatit Rug Workshop Thursday 27th September, 1000 – 1700 Thursday 27th September, 1030 – 1600 Thursday 27th September, 1400 – 1730

Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: The Shetland Tweed Company Event Provider: The Fair Isle Textile Workshop Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: GlobalYell, 4 Sellafirth Business Location: Lodberrie Traders, 43 Commercial Lerwick Park, Yell Street, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 8 Spaces: 5 Spaces: 4 Cost: £90.00 Cost: £70.00 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Beginner

An introduction to understanding basic This class is for anyone who wants to try out Learn about and try out the stitch technique crochet stitches. Crochet a granny square, something a little more ambitious with their used in the making of traditional Shetland flowers, etc. See website for materials. weaving. Choosing a colour palette and then Taatit Bed Rugs. Create your own sample mini- putting colours together in a pleasing way is mat. All materials supplied. sometimes difficult and this class will help. Bring along a photograph or image to work from. A light lunch is included.

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Non-adhesive Book Traditional Fair Isle Fair Isle Yoke Bags Binding with Mary Fraser Starred Crowns with with Janette Budge Thursday 27th September, 1400 – 1700 Terri Malcolmson and Jeannie Tulloch Thursday 27th September, 1400 – 1700 Thursday 27th September, 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Lerwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Lerwick Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £50.00 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 14 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £50.00 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Intermediate Make four notebooks with decorative spine stitches and a slipcover using no adhesive. All Learn to knit a Fair Isle crown using a crown Begin your own Fair Isle style pouch bag. An materials and tools will be provided. chart. You will have the chance to look at opportunity to practise blending colours, try example crowns and charts, knit from these a knitting belt and knit with two colours. You or design your own, and decrease to form a will learn the techniques of the traditional rounded crown commonly found on Shetland “star and tree” yoke pattern in circular knitting caps, berets and bonnets. See website for style, giving you the skills to knit a yoke jumper materials and homework. or cardigan. See website for materials and homework.

Steeking with Unique Eyecatching Felt Shetland Star Sampler Barbara Cheyne with Susanne Schmid – An Introduction to Thursday 27th September, 1400 – 1700 Thursday 27th September, 1400 – 1700 Wool Embroidery Thursday 27th September, 1700 – 2030 Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Event Provider: Peerie Shop Lerwick Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Location: Peerie Shop, Esplande, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Spaces: 8 Spaces: 8 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: Beginner

In this class you will knit in the round a small Unique eyecatching felt: neck-warmers, Create a mini stitch sampler, designed piece of work in two colours – part pattern and collars, decoration for handbags or cushion specially for Wool Week 2018, using the part steek. The steek will be cut and neatened covers. This class is for all wool addicts finest Shetland yarn and simple embroidery in traditional Shetland method. Other types who are searching for a different creative stitches. Based on her involvement in the of finishing will be shown. See website for approach. The simple technique of felting is creation of the Great Tapestry of Scotland, materials and homework. a meditative process, allowing you to create Lesley Thornton will guide you through each a wonderful and unique product. See website step. Bring reading glasses if required. Cost for materials. includes all materials, equipment, coffee & cake. Please note this class is at the top of steep, narrow stairs and there is no disabled access.

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Knitting Socks Two- FISS KNIT with Helen Mood Boards & Colour at-a-Time and Toe-Up Robertson with Joanna Hunter with Deborah Gray Friday 28th September, 0930 – 1630 Friday 28th September, 0930 – 1230 or Friday 28th September, 0930 – 1230 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: Helen Robertson Event Provider: Ninian Event Provider: Deborah Gray Location: Lerwick Methodist Church Hall, Location: Market House (Voluntary Action Prince Alfred Street, Lerwick Location: Ninian, 80 Commercial Street, Lerwick Shetland), 14 Market Street, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Spaces: 4 Spaces: 15 Cost: £120.00 Cost: £60.00 Cost: £45.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels Helen is excited to be able to show her No more second sock syndrome! Knit both new innovative direction in colour knitting. Join local designer Joanna Hunter, at her shop socks at the same time, on one circular Combining Fair Isle with other methods of Ninian, for a workshop in developing mood needle. Knit them toe-up for perfect fit and knitting she has created a range of three boards and playing with colour. Let Joanna matching. Bring sock yarn and a 100cm long colour patterns. You will learn the technique, lead you through the processes she uses to very flexible circular needle in a suitable size explore colour use and create your own design collections and be inspired by the for the yarn (2.5 – 3mm). Monday’s Magic swatches. A cowl pattern, 3 balls of yarn and a array of yarns around you. Cost includes all Loop workshop recommended as preparation. light lunch are included. materials, coffee and cake.

Machine Knit a Toorie Make a Fair Isle Silver with Roisin McAtamney Jumper Pendant or Brooch Friday 28th September, 0930 – 1600 Friday 28th September, 0930 – 1200 or 1400 – 1630 Event Provider: University of the Highlands and Islands, Shetland College, Gremista Event Provider: Red Houss Shetland Location: Shetland College, Gremista, Lerwick Location: Red Houss, East Burra Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 6 Spaces: 2 Cost: £95.00 Cost: £90.00 Come along to the ofﬁ cial Shetland Wool Week hub to meet Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: All Levels fellow Wool Weekers.

Come along to the Textile Department at Learn the basics of silversmithing by making a Located in the Gadderie at the Shetland Museum & Archives, it’s the perfect place to Shetland College, UHI, where you will be Fair Isle patterned jumper pendant or brooch relax and knit throughout the week, pick up taught the basic techniques of machine in sterling silver. You will use silver pre-etched your membership pack and ﬁ nd out what’s knitting, allowing you to make a customised with a traditional Fair Isle Pattern, taken from happening each day. There is also a handy toorie (hat) in one day. The class is taught work made by local designers. Sterling silver is noticeboard where you can leave messages by knitwear designer and textile technician included and the use of all tools. Chains to go to swap tickets and share lifts. for the Textile Facilitation Unit (TFU), Roisin with the pendants can be purchased at £12. McAtamney. See website for transport information. Drop-in 10am–7pm for coffee. Hay’s Dock Café is situated upstairs and will be offering an earlybird menu from 5–6.00pm.

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Design – The Difficult Mother Astrop Fair Isle Inspired Part with Niela Kalra Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1230 Weaving Workshop Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1230 Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Event Provider: Aamos Design Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Sandwick Location: Aamos Designs Studio, Fjelfri, Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Bridge End, Burra, Shetland, ZE2 9D Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 2 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £65.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels Mother Astrop is a knitting technique We all struggle in finding processes which developed around 1900 by Ebba Astrup and Three hour course held in Emma’s home in enable us to get what’s in our head to our she used to knit scarves for her orphanage Burra, available for beginners or experienced hands – no matter the medium. Finding children in Norway. With different colours and weavers. Emma will share with you a weaving inspiration is often the easy part – but how motifs the children could recognise their own technique that creates a beautiful cloth to translate that into something concrete? scarf. This intriguing technique combines inspired by traditional Fair Isle knitting Using playful and conceptual design studies, colour and patterns in garter and slip stitch patterns. You will leave the workshop with a we will find a path which will help us navigate giving very graphic results which can be piece of fabric woven using Shetland wool. this difficult process. See website for transport utilized in original garment designs. See See website for transport information. information. website for transport information.

BOOK NOW JOIN US From Lace to Chunky: Dorset Buttons with Knitting Traditional Tania Ashton Jones Shetland Lace Patterns in Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1300 Heavier Organic Yarns Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1300 Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC Lerwick Location: Vaila Fine Art, Commercial Street, Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £50.00 Spaces: 6 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £40.00 Join Tania of TJFrog to learn about the Skill Level: Intermediate techniques and history of the heritage craft, Dorset Button making. Using rings and This introductory course will show you how Shetland wool, start with the four techniques easy it is to knit lace, how traditional Shetland of casting, slicking, laying and rounding to lace patterns can be used with different make the famous Crosswheel design. A great BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS weight wools, different sized needles and how way to add a personal finishing touch to your you can knit with 1-ply weight lace wool on hand knits! Materials included. CAN BE MADE AT large needles to produce an ethereal effect. WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ Yarn provided, but please bring your own SHETLANDWOOLWEEK needles in sizes 3.5mm – 10mm.

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Creating the Effect with Fair Ewe to You Fair Isle Sampler Isle with Terri Malcolmson Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1300 with Nan Smith Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1300 Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1700 Event Provider: Margaret Peterson Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 8 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 8 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £90.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: Beginner The traditional way of Shetland preparation We will discuss how careful planning of and spinning, using the original methods. Knit a Fair Isle sampler in the round using colourwork and motifs can be used to alter the You will learn preparing the fleece, carding, charts for a variety of patterns used in overall look of your knitting. For example, to spinning all to end with singles yarn. Wheels Shetland knitwear. See website for materials. make your own Fair Isle glow, stand out, fade, will be made available but your own can be stripe or blend. This will be a sketchbook style used, if preferred. class so we will not be knitting, but planning for future projects.

Print O’ the Wave’ Cowl: Advanced Taatit Natural Dye Workshop: Lace Knitting in the Round Rug Workshop Gradients with Anna Vasko with Rachel Hunter Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1330 Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1700 Friday 28th September, 1000 – 1300 Event Provider: The Fair Isle Textile Workshop Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Location: Lodberrie Traders, 43 Commercial Location: Shetland Museum and Archives, Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Street, Lerwick Hay’s Dock, Lerwick Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 4 Spaces: 10 Spaces: 12 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £90.00 Cost: £50.00 Skill Level: Advanced Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels Participants will develop their own unique In this Gradients dye class we will work with The elegant ‘Print O’ the Wave’ lace motif design for a larger scale taatit bed rug recipes using natural dye extracts, and make will be introduced, a beautiful and flowing and create a chart to follow. Look at a series of skeins in gradient tones. The group pattern that is seen in traditional Shetland finishing options and how to create, or will work with three colours and share results. lace shawls, stoles and scarves. You will source locally or online, the materials We will also see the possibilities of dyeing on knit your cowl in the round and be provided required for a larger project. Only samples indigo coloured yarn based on natural wool with detailed pattern notes to enable you to of materials are included in the class. shades. See website for materials. complete the cowl following the class. See Email: [email protected] for more website for skills and materials. information.

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Knit a Necklace Weaving – Blending Colours A Lace Wall Hanging Friday 28th September, 1030 – 1300 Friday 28th September, 1030 – 1600 with Anne Eunson Friday 28th September, 1330 – 1600 Event Provider: Bressay Development Ltd Event Provider: The Shetland Tweed Company Location: Speldiburn Café, Isle of Bressay Location: GlobalYell, 4 Sellafirth Business Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Park, Yell Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Box Office Booking:Yes Sandwick Spaces: 12 Spaces: 5 Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £35.00 Cost: £70.00 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Intermediate Cost: £45.00 Join tutor Kristine Chapman and knit a three- Skill Level: Intermediate strand necklace using beads and yarn of your This class is for anyone who wants to try out choice. A variety of materials will be provided. something a little more ambitious with their Join Anne and learn, or expand your Basic knitting skills are required. For transport, weaving. Choosing a colour palette and then knowledge of lace knitting. Choose a lace café info and ferry times please see website. putting colours together in a pleasing way is pattern to suit your own knitting ability. In class sometimes difficult and this class will help. you should be able to complete a small wall Bring along a photograph or image to work hanging but if you prefer to carry on knitting from. See website for transport information. A you can turn any of the patterns into a scarf. light lunch is included. Bring a ball of lace yarn, needles to suit. See website for transport information.

Shetland Sheep Inspired Felt a Puffin Exploring Combs and Jewellery and Accessories Friday 28th September, 1300 – 1600 Hackles with Ruth Gough Friday 28th September, 1030 – 1300 Friday 28th September, 1330 – 1600 Event Provider: Bressay Development Ltd Event Provider: Clair Aldington, Ana Arnett, Location: Speldiburn Café, Isle of Bressay Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Amy Colvin Box Office Booking:Yes Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Location: Shetland Rural Centre, Staneyhill, Sandwick Lerwick, ZE1 0NA Spaces: 12 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £40.00 Spaces: 10 Spaces: 12 Skill Level: All Levels Cost: £50.00 Cost: £38.00 Tutor Diane Whitfield will guide you through Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels the process of needle felting. Use these skills to create a small wall hanging of a puffin Learn how good preparation makes for Create your own Shetland sheep inspired and take away a hand-crafted memento of increased quality in hand spinning. The jewellery, keyrings or accessories in the Shetland! All materials provided. Suitable for group will be shown how to use wool combs Shetland Rural Centre where livestock both beginners and advanced needle felters. to produce wonderful combed fibre. You can sales take place. Using wet and dry felting For transport, café info and ferry times please spin these on a spindle or a wheel, but take techniques, design and make your own pieces see website. the process further and blend on a hackle to of unique jewellery or accessories. There will produce interesting colour combinations for be a sale taking place in the same venue spinning and/or felt making. Equipment and during the morning to inspire your creations! materials provided. See website for transport information.

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Blending the Colours of From Fleece to Yarn – First More is More: Cuffs, Shetland with Deborah Gray Steps in Preparing Wool from Basques and Trims Friday 28th September, 1400 – 1700 ShetlandOrganics Fleeces Friday 28th September, 1830 – 2130 Friday 28th September, 1400 – 1700 Event Provider: Deborah Gray Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Market House (Voluntary Action Event Provider: ShetlandOrganics CIC Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Shetland), 14 Market Street, Lerwick Location: Vaila Fine Art, Commercial Street, Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Lerwick Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 10 Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 4 Cost: £45.00 Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £15.00 Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Beginner Fibre blending with Deborah Gray. Delve Ribbing enhances a design and can add a deep into the world of colour in the Shetland During this workshop participants will be real finishing touch to a garment. Elizabeth landscape. Inspired by an iconic image of introduced to raw Shetland organic fleeces from Shetland Handspun, leads this class Shetland we will deepen our appreciation of and the characteristics that determine their on ribs that are typically used by Shetland colour while blending evocative new shades suitability for combing or carding. The course knitters; a coloured K2, P2 rib; a FI patterned using only primary-coloured and natural wool will also provide instruction on how to comb rib; and a double fabric rib. Use these ribs fibre. Your unique blends can later be used for or card the raw fleece to make tops/rolags/ for cuffs, basques, necks, facings, pockets, spinning or feltmaking. Materials provided. slivers for spinning into yarns suitable for patches, whatever comes to mind. See knitting and weaving. Fleece/combs/carders/ website for transport information. spindles/spinning wheel will be available

Swatch with a Purpose Painting with Wool with with Hazel Tindall Wilma Malcolmson Friday 28th September, 1400 – 1700 Friday 28th September, 1830 – 2130

Event Provider: Shetland Wool Week Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Islesburgh Community Centre, Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Lerwick Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 12 Spaces: 10 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £45.00 Come along to the ofﬁ cial Shetland Wool Week hub to meet Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: All Levels fellow Wool Weekers.

For knitters who want to practise knitting in Learn the skills of subtle colour blending Located in the Gadderie at the Shetland Museum & Archives, it’s the perfect place to the round, knitting with 2 colours at a time, under the expert guidance of Wilma relax and knit throughout the week, pick up and choosing colours. The aim is to give Malcolmson, Shetland Designer. Draw on your membership pack and ﬁ nd out what’s confidence when choosing colours. The Wilma’s knowledge and experience to create happening each day. There is also a handy finished swatch can become a brooch so your own timeless colour palette from the vast noticeboard where you can leave messages you go home with a wearable keepsake. See choice of colours which will be provided in this to swap tickets and share lifts. website for materials and homework. class. You will then use these colours to knit your own phone cover or sampler. Bring 3mm Drop-in 10am–7pm for coffee. DPNs. See website for transport information. Hay’s Dock Café is situated upstairs and will be offering an earlybird menu from 5–6.00pm.

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Handspun Yarns Natural Shetland Colours Naturally Dyed Colours Handknitted Garments

Exhibiting at Vaila Fine Art 61 Commercial Street, Lerwick During Wool Week, find me at The Hoswick Visitors Centre 22 September to 30 September 11am to 5pm

Gift shop featuring select local makers

Exhibitions of Shetland lace knitting, Fair Isle and weaving

Open April 24th – September 29th Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 5pm Extra for Wool Week, 23rd & 24th September

BÖD OF GREMISTA, LERWICK, ZE1 OPX TEL: 01595 694386

www.shetlandtextilemuseum.com

56 For more detailed descriptions of events, including transport, materials or homework required please visit www.shetlandwoolweek.com CLASSES CLASSES SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

Shawl Pin Whittle Workshop Miniature Felted Sharing, Sherry, Shortbread, Saturday 29th September, 1000 – 1230 or Shetland Yowes and Cheese – Sunday 1330 – 1600 Saturday 29th September, 1030 – 1300 Morning Play Time! Sunday 30th September, 1000 – 1400 Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: Clair Aldington, Ana Arnett, Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Amy Colvin Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Sandwick Location: Shetland Rural Centre, Staneyhill, Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Box Office Booking: Yes Lerwick, ZE1 0NA Sandwick Spaces: 9 Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Cost: £45.00 Spaces: 12 Spaces: 25 Skill Level: Beginner Cost: £38.00 Cost: £20.00 Skill Level: All Levels Tutor Cecil Tait of Paparwark shows you how Skill Level: All Levels to hand-make a beautiful simple timber Create your own miniature Shetland yowe shawl pin using knives and chisels. Unlock An alternative to our usual successful Sunday (ewe). Starting with a wire frame you will build plans – this year share wool week tales over your inner whittler! Cost includes use of tools up your sheep with yarn wrapping and needle and materials. Email [email protected] for a morning glass or two of sherry... This is a felting using Shetland wool. You will have time that visitors, locals, tutors and friends further information. A fun class for everybody! the opportunity to study and sketch native See website for transport information. all get together to knit, spin, play and reflect. Shetland sheep breeds from life as part of the Enjoy cheese and crackers, shortbread and workshop, as the Shetland Flock Book sale local music – a lovely warm atmosphere is will be taking place in the venue. embraced.

The Perfect Picture BOOK NOW JOIN US A Shetland Photography Saturday 29th September, 0930 – 1300 or Safari with Austin Taylor 1330 – 1700 Sunday 30th September, 0900 – 1700

Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Event Provider: Hoswick Wool Week Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Location: Hoswick Visitor Centre, Hoswick, Sandwick Sandwick Box Office Booking:Yes Box Office Booking:Yes Spaces: 8 Spaces: 3 Cost: £50.00 Cost: £95.00 Skill Level: All Levels Skill Level: All Levels

What with social media and online selling Take a ‘Safari’ with Austin to some of his so prominent in our lives, we often struggle favourite locations to learn how to use the with producing accurate and interesting landscape as inspiration for showing off and photographs. We will consider light, flash, contextualising your work, both with and aperture, speed, composition etc. and without being worn. The colours of Shetland’s post-picture processing. Let Austin de-mystify landscape naturally complement woolly the process and teach you how to take the BOX OFFICE BOOKINGS creations and her beaches and buildings can perfect picture! See website for materials and be an ideal backdrop for close-up detail or transport information. CAN BE MADE AT model photoshoots. See website for materials. WWW.THELITTLEBOXOFFICE.COM/ SHETLANDWOOLWEEK

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Bound by the Land: Freed by the Sea. Saturday 22nd September An Exhibition in Knit and Glass 0900 – 1600

Get Makkin Fair Isle 0900 – 1400 Hoswick Wool Week Drop-In 1000 – 1700

Nielanell Design Studio 0900 – 1730 Taat Chat at Da Böd 1000 – 1130

Bound by the Land: Freed by the Sea. Heavenly Handpainting on Sock Blanks with Niela Kalra 1000 – 1230 An Exhibition in Knit and Glass 0900 – 1730 Fair Isle Heels with Alyssa Malcolmson and Emma Eunson 1000 – 1300 Ninian Open Studio 0900 – 1730 Cockleshell Lace Scarf for Beginners with Rachel Hunter 1000 – 1300 Spindle Spinning and the Muckle Wheel 1000 – 1300 Traditional Beginnings: Cast-ons from Long Ago Introduction to Shetland Lace: with Beth Brown-Reinsel 1000 – 1300 Auld Shell, New Shell with Linda Shearer 1000 – 1300 Felt Flower Crowns 1000 – 1300 Shades of Shetland with Donna Smith 1000 – 1300 Spindle Spinning and the Muckle Wheel 1000 – 1300 Mood Boards & Colour with Joanna Hunter 1000 – 1300 Burra Bears Open Studio 1000 – 1600 Burra Bears Open Studio 1000 – 1600 Warp-Weighted Loom Weaving with Elizabeth Johnston 1000 – 1600 Hoswick Wool Week Drop-In 1000 – 1700 Advanced Lace with Anne Eunson and Kathleen Anderson 1000 – 1700 Gilly Bridle Exhibition 1000 – 1900

Spinning a Yarn: Simone Landwehr-Traxler – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Bind Two Hardcase Workbooks in Ready Prepared Fair Isle Covers 1000 – 1700 Nottingham-Shetland Knitted Lace Research Project – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Gilly Bridle Exhibition 1000 – 1900

Kaleidoscope 1000 – 1900 Spinning a Yarn: Simone Landwehr-Traxler – Exhibition 1000 – 1900

Tour Around a Shetland Croft with Chris Dyer 1100 – 1315 Nottingham-Shetland Knitted Lace Research Project – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Global Yell Open Studio 1100 – 1500 Kaleidoscope 1000 – 1900 ShetlandOrganics CIC – Exhibition 1100 – 1700 Felted Mythical Creatures 1030 – 1300 Tour Around a Shetland Croft with Chris Dyer 1330 – 1600 Global Yell Open Studio 1100 – 1500 Sculpted Wool Vessels (2-part workshop) 1400 – 1600 ShetlandOrganics CIC – Exhibition 1100 – 1700 How to Turn a Heel with Alyssa Malcolmson and Emma Eunson 1400 – 1700 Heavenly Handpainting on Sock Blanks with Niela Kalra 1330 – 1600 Introduction to Traditional Fair Isle Tams/Berets Sculpted Wool Vessels (part 2 of workshop) 1400 – 1600 with Linda Shearer 1400 – 1700

Steeking with Barbara Cheyne 1400 – 1700 Yet Another Happening 1400 – 2000

Yet Another Happening 1400 – 2000 Felt Flower Crowns 1400 – 1700

From Fleece to Yarn – First Steps in Preparing Wool from ShetlandOrganics Fleeces 1400 – 1700

Sunday 23rd September Basic Brioche Stitch and How to Knit it with Amy Detjen 1400 – 1700

Tour to South Mainland 0845 – 1515 Thrummed Mittens with Hélène Driessen 1400 – 1700

A Shetland Photography Safari with Austin Taylor 0900 – 1700 Don’t be Afraid of Steeks with Marjolein Reichert 1400 – 1700

Nielanell Design Studio 0900 – 1600 Shetland Wool Week Welcome 1900 – 2030

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ShetlandOrganics CIC – Exhibition 1100 – 1700 Monday 24th September Meet the Designer: Behind the Scenes at Nielanell 1300 – 1330

Tour to North Mainland 0845 – 1730 Lacework for Lazy Knitters with Dj Stefek 1330 – 1600

Nielanell Design Studio 0900 – 1730 Textiles Tour at Shetland College, University of the Highlands and Islands 1345 – 1430 Bound by the Land: Freed by the Sea. An Exhibition in Knit and Glass 0900 – 1730 Wool Sorting and Grading Demonstration with Oliver Henry 1400 – 1500

Ninian Open Studio 0900 – 1730 Uradale Farm – Organic Native Shetland Sheep with Ronnie Eunson 1400 – 1600 Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 0930 – 1200 Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 1400 – 1630 Introduction to Magic Loop Knitting 0930 – 1230 Mood Boards & Colour with Joanna Hunter 1400 – 1700 Mood Boards & Colour with Joanna Hunter 0930 – 1230 Natural Dye Workshop: Mordants and Modifiers Fair Isle Knitting with Hazel Tindall 0930 – 1230 with Anna Vasko 1400 – 1700

Machine Knit a Toorie with Roisin McAtamney 0930 – 1600 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them with Sally Melville 1400 – 1700

Enamel Buttons 0930 – 1630 Colourwork Baubles or Bunting – Design and Knit Your Own 1400 – 1700

Drop-in Knitting, Spinning and Wheel Clinic 1000 – 1230 Knit a Circular Fair Isle Table Mat 1400 – 1700

Lacework for Lazy Knitters with Dj Stefek 1000 – 1230 Spindle Spinning and the Muckle Wheel 1400 – 1700

From Lace to Chunky: Knitting Traditional Shetland Jamieson’s of Shetland Mill Tour 1400 – 1800 Lace Patterns in Heavier Organic Yarns 1000 – 1300 Yet Another Happening 1400 – 2000 Fair Isle Yoke Bags with Janette Budge and Jeannie Tulloch 1000 – 1300 Traditional Shetland Haps with Donna Smith 1800 – 2100 Knit to Flatter and Fit with Sally Melville 1000 – 1300 The Final Step: Burra Bears Open Studio 1000 – 1600 Washing and Blocking Lace (or any Knitwear…) 1830 – 2130 Learn to Link 1000 – 1600 Painting with Wool with Wilma Malcolmson 1830 – 2130 The Importance of Plying with Ruth Gough 1000 – 1600 Shetland and Fair Isle Patterns: Similarities, Differences and Connections with SWW Patron Elizabeth Johnston 1930 – 2100 Hoswick Wool Week Drop-In 1000 – 1700

Finishing a Sweater or Cardigan with Marjolein Reichert 1000 – 1700 The Beginners’ Guide to Peruvian Knitting with Frankie Owens 1000 – 1700 Tuesday 25th September Cowichan-Inspired Pullovers with Beth Brown-Reinsel 1000 – 1700 Nielanell Design Studio 0900 – 1730 Gilly Bridle Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Bound by the Land: Freed by the Sea. Spinning a Yarn: Simone Landwehr-Traxler – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 An Exhibition in Knit and Glass 0900 – 1730

Nottingham-Shetland Knitted Lace Ninian Open Studio 0900 – 1730 Research Project – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 0930 – 1200 Kaleidoscope 1000 – 1900 Shetland Lace with Elizabeth Johnston 0930 – 1230 Uradale Farm – Organic Native Shetland Sheep with Ronnie Eunson 1100 – 1300 Enamel Buttons 0930 – 1630

Global Yell Open Studio 1100 – 1500 First Steps in Tapestry Weaving with ShetlandOrganics Yarns 1000 – 1300

Tour of the Isle of Bressay with Douglas Coutts 1100 – 1500 Fair Isle Inspired Weaving Workshop 1000 – 1300

Fair Isle Colourwise 1100 – 1600 Traditional Shetland Haps with Donna Smith 1000 – 1300

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Creating the Effect with Fair Isle with Terri Malcolmson 1000 – 1300 Yet Another Happening 1400 – 2000

Swedish Twined Knitting (Tvåändsstickning) 1000 – 1300 Natural Dyeing in a Safe and Sustainable Way with Anna Vasko 1500 – 1530

Mood Boards & Colour with Joanna Hunter 1000 – 1300 Stitches from the Stacks 1830 – 2030

Ewe to You 1000 – 1300 Spinning Woollen & Worsted with Elizabeth Johnston 1830 – 2130

Dressing Shetland Knitwear 1000 – 1300 The Perfect Finish 1830 – 2130

Guided Tour of Bressay 1000 – 1400 An Evening with Islesburgh Spinning and Knitting Group 1900 – 2130

Burra Bears Open Studio 1000 – 1600 The Vintage Shetland Project Talk and Book Signing 1900 – 2030

Learn to Link 1000 – 1600

Knit a Mini Shetland Hap 1000 – 1600 Wednesday 26th September Double Knitting – A Journey into the Reversible 1000 – 1600 Trip to Unst (6 spaces) 0745 – 1830 Hoswick Wool Week Drop-In 1000 – 1700 Tour to Unst 0745 – 1830 Bind a Workbook / Project Book with Mary Fraser 1000 – 1700 Nielanell Design Studio 0900 – 1730 The Beginners’ Guide to Peruvian Knitting with Frankie Owens 1000 – 1700 Bound by the Land: Freed by the Sea. Shaping in Knitwear with Marjolein Reichert 1000 – 1700 An Exhibition in Knit and Glass 0900 – 1730

Gilly Bridle Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Ninian Open Studio 0900 – 1730

Spinning a Yarn: Simone Landwehr-Traxler – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 0930 – 1200

Nottingham-Shetland Knitted Lace Fleece Preparation for Hand Spinning Research Project – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 with Deborah Gray (Beginners) 0930 – 1230

Kaleidoscope 1000 – 1900 Colourwork and Steeking with Mary Henderson 0930 – 1230

Tour Around a Shetland Croft with Chris Dyer 1100 – 1315 Mood Boards & Colour with Joanna Hunter 0930 – 1230

Global Yell Open Studio 1100 – 1500 Weave Workshop with Edina Szeles 0930 – 1600

ShetlandOrganics CIC – Exhibition 1100 – 1700 Learn to Machine Knit Fair Isle: A Day Playing with Colour and Pattern. 0930 – 1630 Guided Tour of Bressay 1200 – 1545 FISS KNIT with Helen Robertson 0930 – 1630 Old Haa Demonstration Day: Spinning, Lace and Fair Isle Knitting 1200 – 1600 Touchy-Feely at Da Böd 1000 – 1130

Meet the Designer: Behind the Scenes at Nielanell 1300 – 1330 Drop-in Knitting, Spinning and Wheel Clinic 1000 – 1230

Tour Around a Shetland Croft with Chris Dyer 1330 – 1600 Shawl Pin Whittle Workshop 1000 – 1230

Textiles Tour at Shetland College, Knitting Across Borders – from Estonia to Shetland 1000 – 1230 University of the Highlands and Islands 1345 – 1430 Fair Isle Inspired Weaving Workshop 1000 – 1300 Colours with Victoria Gibson 1400 – 1600 Variation in Borders with Marjolein Reichert 1000 – 1300 Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 1400 – 1630 Colours of Shetland and Lace with Anne Eunson 1000 – 1300 Multi-Wooling with Susanne Schmid 1400 – 1700 Knitting a ‘Taste of Muhu’ From Fleece to Yarn – First Steps in Preparing Wool with Tori Seierstad and Judith Nilsen 1000 – 1300 from ShetlandOrganics Fleeces 1400 – 1700 Playing with Colour with Donna Smith 1000 – 1300 Spinning for Lace – Carding vs Combing with SWW Patron Elizabeth Johnston 1400 – 1700 Ewe to You 1000 – 1300

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Fair Isle Yoke Bags with Janette Budge and Jeannie Tulloch 1000 – 1300 Jamieson’s of Shetland Mill Tour 1400 – 1800

Shetland Star Sampler – An Introduction to Wool Embroidery 1000 – 1330 Lerwick Walking Tour and Taste of Shetland 1715 – 2130

Burra Bears Open Studio 1000 – 1600 Tak Your Sock Night 1830 – 2030

Hoswick Wool Week Drop-In 1000 – 1700 Knitting in Shetland in the 1960s with Hazel Tindall 1930 – 2100

Try a Lace Sampler with Nan Smith 1000 – 1700 Dorset Buttons: Explore and Create with Tania Ashton Jones 1000 – 1700 Thursday 27th September Gilly Bridle Exhibition 1000 – 1900

Spinning a Yarn: Simone Landwehr-Traxler – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Tour to North Mainland 0845 – 1730

Nottingham-Shetland Knitted Lace Nielanell Design Studio 0900 – 1730 Research Project – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Bound by the Land: Freed by the Sea. Kaleidoscope 1000 – 1900 An Exhibition in Knit and Glass 0900 – 1730

Top and Batts 1030 – 1300 Ninian Open Studio 0900 – 1730

Weaving for Beginners 1030 – 1600 Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 0930 – 1200

Uradale Farm – Organic Native Shetland Sheep Drop Spindling with Deborah Gray 0930 – 1230 with Ronnie Eunson 1100 – 1300 Try a Knitting Belt and Raepin String with Hazel Tindall 1000 – 1200 Unst Heritage Centre Open Day 1100 – 1500 Swedish Twined Knitting (Tvåändsstickning) 1000 – 1300 ShetlandOrganics CIC – Exhibition 1100 – 1700 Spinning for Fair Isle with SWW Patron Elizabeth Johnston 0930 – 1230 Meet the Designer: Behind the Scenes at Nielanell 1300 – 1330 The Perfect Finish for Lace with Anne Eunson Knitting a Mini Traditional Shetland Lace Hap and Kathleen Anderson 1000 – 1300 in Organic Yarn 1300 – 1700 Crowning Glory with Donna Smith 1000 – 1300 The Perfect Finish with Wilma Malcolmson 1330 – 1600 Design Your Own Mittens Demystify Natural Dyeing with Elizabeth Johnston 1330 – 1630 with Tori Seierstad and Wenche Roald 1000 – 1300

Textiles Tour at Shetland College, Mood Boards & Colour with Joanna Hunter 1000 – 1300 University of the Highlands and Islands 1345 – 1430 Nalbinding (Norse needle-looping) 1000 – 1300 Wool Sorting and Grading Demonstration with Oliver Henry 1400 – 1500 Fair Isle Inspired Weaving Workshop 1000 – 1300 Uradale Farm – Organic Native Shetland Sheep with Ronnie Eunson 1400 – 1600 Burra Bears Open Studio 1000 – 1600 Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 1400 – 1630 A Norwegian Challenge with Hadewych 1000 – 1600 Spindling with Dj Stefek 1400 – 1630 Traditional Gansey Techniques with Beth Brown-Reinsel 1000 – 1600 Mood Boards & Colour with Joanna Hunter 1400 – 1700 Hoswick Wool Week Drop-In 1000 – 1700 Fair Isle Inspired Weaving Workshop 1400 – 1700 Crochet with Nan Smith 1000 – 1700 Natural Dye Workshop: Indigo with Anna Vasko 1400 – 1700 Gilly Bridle Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Drop Spindle Spinning for Beginners with Deborah Gray 1400 – 1700 Spinning a Yarn: Simone Landwehr-Traxler – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Steeking with Barbara Cheyne 1400 – 1700 Nottingham-Shetland Knitted Lace Casting On and Casting Off with Marjolein Reichert 1400 – 1700 Research Project – Exhibition 1000 – 1900

Mini Taatit Rug Workshop 1400 – 1730 Kaleidoscope 1000 – 1900

Yet Another Happening 1400 – 2000 Shetland Museum and Archives Textiles Tours 1030 – 1100

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Felted Shetland Postcards 1030 – 1300 FISS KNIT with Helen Robertson 0930 – 1630

Weaving – Blending Colours 1030 – 1600 Touchy-Feely at Da Böd 1000 – 1130

Cafe, Knitwear, Fleeces, Sheep and Ponies 1100 – 1600 Drop-in Knitting, Spinning and Wheel Clinic 1000 – 1230

ShetlandOrganics CIC – Exhibition 1100 – 1700 Design – The Difficult Part with Niela Kalra 1000 – 1230

Ulsta Craft Fair 1100 – 1800 Mother Astrop 1000 – 1230

Meet the Designer: Behind the Scenes at Nielanell 1300 – 1330 From Lace to Chunky: Knitting Traditional Shetland Lace Patterns in Heavier Organic Yarns 1000 – 1300 Shetland Lace with Elizabeth Johnston 1330 – 1630 Fair Isle Inspired Weaving Workshop 1000 – 1300 Textiles Tour at Shetland College, University of the Highlands and Islands 1345 – 1430 Dorset Buttons with Tania Ashton Jones 1000 – 1300

Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 1400 – 1630 Creating the Effect with Fair Isle with Terri Malcolmson 1000 – 1300

Non-adhesive Book Binding with Mary Fraser 1400 – 1700 Print O’ the Wave’ Cowl: Lace Knitting in the Round with Rachel Hunter 1000 – 1300 Steeking with Barbara Cheyne 1400 – 1700 Ewe to You 1000 – 1300 Traditional Fair Isle Starred Crowns with Terri Malcolmson 1400 – 1700 Advanced Taatit Rug Workshop 1000 – 1330 Unique Eyecatching Felt with Susanne Schmid 1400 – 1700 Burra Bears Open Studio 1000 – 1600 Fair Isle Yoke Bags with Janette Budge and Jeannie Tulloch 1400 – 1700 Hoswick Wool Week Drop-In 1000 – 1700 Mini Taatit Rug Workshop 1400 – 1730 Morwenna Garrick Open Weave Studio 1000 – 1700 Yet Another Happening 1400 – 2000 Fair Isle Sampler with Nan Smith 1000 – 1700 Shetland Museum and Archives Textiles Tours 1430 – 1500 Natural Dye Workshop: Gradients with Anna Vasko 1000 – 1700 Nalbinding (Norse needle-looping) 1430 – 1730 Gilly Bridle Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Shetland Star Sampler – An Introduction to Wool Embroidery 1700 – 2030 Spinning a Yarn: Simone Landwehr-Traxler – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Shetland Artist and Texile Designers’ Inspirations 1830 – 2100 Nottingham-Shetland Knitted Lace Dutch Gloves and Cotton Mitts from the 18th Century Research Project – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 with Gieneke Arnolli 1930 – 2100 Kaleidoscope 1000 – 1900

Tour to Whalsay 1000 – 1900

Friday 28th September Shetland Museum and Archives Textiles Tours 1030 – 1100

Trip to Unst (6 spaces) 0745 – 1830 Knit a Necklace 1030 – 1300

Nielanell Design Studio 0900 – 1730 Shetland Sheep Inspired Jewellery and Accessories 1030 – 1300

Bound by the Land: Freed by the Sea. Weaving – Blending Colours 1030 – 1600 An Exhibition in Knit and Glass 0900 – 1730 Uradale Farm – Organic Native Shetland Sheep Ninian Open Studio 0900 – 1730 with Ronnie Eunson 1100 – 1300

Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 0930 – 1200 Jamieson’s of Shetland Mill Tour (no transport) 1100 – 1300

Knitting Socks Two-at-a-Time and Toe-Up with Deborah Gray 0930 – 1230 Tour of the Isle of Bressay with Douglas Coutts 1100 – 1500

Mood Boards & Colour with Joanna Hunter 0930 – 1230 Cafe, Knitwear, Fleeces, Sheep and Ponies 1100 – 1600

Machine Knit a Toorie with Roisin McAtamney 0930 – 1600 ShetlandOrganics CIC – Exhibition 1100 – 1700

62 For more detailed descriptions of events, including transport, materials or homework required please visit www.shetlandwoolweek.com SHETLAND WOOL WEEK 2018 WEEK AT A GLANCE

Ulsta Craft Fair 1100 – 1800 Hoswick Wool Week Drop-In 1000 – 1700

Whalsay Welcomes Wool Week 1230 – 1900 Gilly Bridle Exhibition 1000 – 1900

Meet the Designer: Behind the Scenes at Nielanell 1300 – 1330 Spinning a Yarn: Simone Landwehr-Traxler – Exhibition 1000 – 1900

Felt a Puffin 1300 – 1600 Nottingham-Shetland Knitted Lace Research Project – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 A Lace Wall Hanging with Anne Eunson 1330 – 1600 Kaleidoscope 1000 – 1900 Exploring Combs and Hackles with Ruth Gough 1330 – 1600

Mary Henderson Trunk Show 1330 – 1630 Miniature Felted Shetland Yowes 1030 – 1300

Textiles Tour at Shetland College, Global Yell Open Studio 1100 – 1500 University of the Highlands and Islands 1345 – 1430 Makers’ Market 1100 – 1600 Wool Sorting and Grading Demonstration with Oliver Henry 1400 – 1500 ShetlandOrganics CIC – Exhibition 1100 – 1700 Have a Go Session 1400 – 1600 Ulsta Craft Fair 1100 – 1800 Uradale Farm – Organic Native Shetland Sheep with Ronnie Eunson 1400 – 1600 Shawl Pin Whittle Workshop 1330 – 1600 Make a Fair Isle Silver Jumper Pendant or Brooch 1400 – 1630 The Perfect Picture 1330 – 1700 Mood Boards & Colour with Joanna Hunter 1400 – 1700 Final ‘Ooray 1900 – 2200 Blending the Colours of Shetland with Deborah Gray 1400 – 1700

Swatch with a Purpose with Hazel Tindall 1400 – 1700

From Fleece to Yarn – First Steps in Preparing Wool Sunday 30th September from ShetlandOrganics Fleeces 1400 – 1700 Tour to South Mainland 0845 – 1515 Shetland Museum and Archives Textiles Tours 1430 – 1500

Sound of Shetland 1800 – 1900 A Shetland Photography Safari with Austin Taylor 0900 – 1700

Painting with Wool with Wilma Malcolmson 1830 – 2130 Nielanell Design Studio 0900 – 1600

More is More: Cuffs, Basques and Trims 1830 – 2130 Bound by the Land: Freed by the Sea. An Exhibition in Knit and Glass 0900 – 1600 The Vintage Shetland Project Talk and Book Signing 1900 – 2030 Sharing, Sherry, Shortbread, and Cheese – Shetland Wool Week Spree 2000 – 2400 Sunday Morning Play Time! 1000 – 1400

Burra Bears Open Studio 1000 – 1600

Saturday 29th September Gilly Bridle Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Spinning a Yarn: Simone Landwehr-Traxler – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 Nielanell Design Studio 0900 – 1730 Nottingham-Shetland Knitted Lace Bound by the Land: Freed by the Sea. Research Project – Exhibition 1000 – 1900 An Exhibition in Knit and Glass 0900 – 1730 Kaleidoscope 1000 – 1900 Ninian Open Studio 0900 – 1730 Global Yell Open Studio 1100 – 1500 Shetland Flock Book 2018 & Fine Fleece Prizegiving with Vi-Spring 0900 – All Day ShetlandOrganics CIC – Exhibition 1100 – 1700 The Perfect Picture 0930 – 1300 Exhibition of Bressay Knitwear 1400 – 1630 Shawl Pin Whittle Workshop 1000 – 1230 Sunday Teas and Exhibition with Shetland Guild Burra Bears Open Studio 1000 – 1600 of Spinners, Weavers, Dyers and Knitters 1400 – 1700

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Bressay

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64 For more detailed descriptions of events, including transport, materials or homework required please visit www.shetlandwoolweek.com 10 MAP OF LERWICK 3 LOCATIONS

Bressay

1 Islesburgh Community Centre

2 Shetland Museum and Archives

3 Shetland Textile Museum

16 4 Sound Hall 5 5 Shetland Rural Centre

20 6 Anderson High School 2 7 Market House

8 4 Market Street

7 18 9 Lerwick Methodist Church

10 Shetland College, UHI, Gremista 6 8 13 19 11 Shetland Library 11 17 1 14 15 12 Lodberrie Traders 9 12 13 Victoria Pier

14 Vaila Fine Art

15 Ninian

16 Jamieson and Smith

17 Jamieson’s of Shetland

18 Lerwick to Bressay Ferry Terminal

19 Peerie Shop Cafe

20 Mareel 4

65 MAP OF SHETLAND

Maps for all SWW venues can be found on: www.shetlandwoolweek.com

66 TRAVEL TO AND AROUND SHETLAND

By Air There are several daily flights from the UK mainland to Sumburgh, Shetland including: Aberdeen (55 mins), Edinburgh (85 mins) and Glasgow (90 mins). All these airports are connected to London and other major European cities.

For further information visit www.loganair.co.uk

By Sea NorthLink Ferries sail from Aberdeen seven nights a week, year-round, arriving in Lerwick early the following morning. The voyage is overnight with access to a range of facilities including cabins, an on-board cinema and restaurant.

For more details visit www.northlinkferries.com

Getting Around There are many ways to explore Shetland, including hiring a car, hiring a bike or making use of the frequent bus services on offer. www.travel.shetland.org

Accommodation in Shetland For full details on accommodation in Shetland visit www.SHETLAND.org

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