Shetland Wool Week

We are delighted to announce that we are now taking pre-orders for the 10th edition of our Shetland Wool Week Annual – we are thrilled to celebrate this milestone, marking a decade of honouring...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/pre-orders-for-sww-annual-volume-10-are-live/

It has been a busy few months in our SWW headquarters pulling together the 2024 programme and preparing for the ticket launch. Now that things have settled down slightly we’re delighted to say ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-2024-tickets-still-available/

We caught up with this year’s patrons, the Doull family, to ask them about their involvement with the Flock Book, life on the farm and how the design came about for the Islesburgh Toorie. Q. Co...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/catching-up-with-the-doulls/

A reminder to you all that tickets for this year’s Shetland Wool Week event are now on sale on our new Shetland Wool Week Box Office Helpline information – we have a dedicated helpline set u...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-tickets-are-on-sale-now/

2024 Members & Supporters – you’ve got mail! For all of you who have signed up as 2024 SWW members and supporters – an advance copy of the programme was emailed to you today, so please chec...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-programme-2024/

Important news for all Shetland Wool Week 2024 attendees! Someone said that summer starts with a bang here in Shetland – and that is so true! The islands have sprung to life, the hills and coa...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-membership-2024/

The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2024 has been named today at a launch event held this evening at the Shetland Museum and Archives – and this year it’s something a little bit different! Addi...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/2024-patron-and-hat-pattern-announced/

This year will mark the 10th volume of our Shetland Wool Week Annual, a publication which has grown over the years and is a real celebration of Shetland wool and knitwear design. We know the Annu...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/we-need-your-help/

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024 we shine a light on Ann Harriet Pottinger, née Hunter, one of many unsung, hard-working Shetland women who made a difference to their community and ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/shining-a-light-on-ann-harriet-pottinger-this-international-womens-day/

The book is the result of a three-year project undertaken by Shetland Museum to assess its knitted lace collection and record traditional designs and historical research to expand upon descriptio...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/new-book-of-shetland-fine-lace-knitting-launched/

Up Helly Aa makes up a large part of Shetland’s social calendar and keeps us all entertained through the dark winter months. With the events starting in January and running until mid March, we ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/up-helly-aa-2024/

We’re certainly in need of one after the seemingly relentless bad weather we’ve experienced here in Shetland over the last few weeks which has kept us indoors. Thankfully Alison Rendall, our ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/new-buggiflooer-mitts-pattern/

Winter is upon us, there is a chill in the air and it’s time to wrap up in our cosiest knitwear and embrace the elements – you are sure to spot gorgeous woolly wears wherever you turn in Shet...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/winter-offer-and-knitting-inspiration-from-shetland/

Thanks again to everyone who attended Shetland Wool Week 2023 and for supporting us as we return to having a full programme of events. It was lovely to see so many of you in person again over an ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-2023-online-survey/

If you followed us on social media last week you’ll have spotted that we created a range of exclusive new SWW merchandise. This year, inspired by Alison’s Buggiflooer Beanie, we developed bot...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/now-for-sale-online-a-sheeps-diet-sww-merchandise/

And just like that, another Shetland Wool Week is over. We had the best time and it was so good to be back to full strength in person once more! Shetland Wool Week 2024 dates But first things fir...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/woolly-round-up-and-dates-for-2024/

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We still have some tickets available for our late afternoon and evening talks. This year they are taking place in Mareel’s auditorium to give us extra capacity – it’s an ideal chance for lo...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-talks/

The ‘Official SWW Makers’ Market’ will take place on Saturday 30 September from 10am to 4pm at the Anderson High School. Our SWW Makers’ Market is a great chance to meet local makers and ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/the-official-sww-makers-market-2023/

The countdown to Shetland Amenity Trust’s annual Shetland Wool Week festival has begun, with the nine-day event set to kick off on Saturday 23 September. As well as celebrating Shetland’s ric...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/still-time-to-get-involved-with-shetland-wool-week/

Pre-orders for SWW Annual 2023 now open We have lift-off for Volume 9! This issue includes 12 very different Fair Isle, lace and weaving patterns by Shetland designers who all bring very personal...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-annual-2023-volume-9-pre-orders/

It’s the middle of August and here in Shetland preparations for welcoming everyone to Shetland Wool Week at the end of next month are full steam ahead. After speaking to some of our event pro...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/new-events-added-to-programme/

There are still lots of fantastic events and experiences during Shetland Wool Week which have tickets available. Below we have separated out the events into different sections to make it easier t...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/tickets-still-available-2/

A reminder to you all that tickets for this year’s Shetland Wool Week event go live today (Tuesday 27 June) at 15.00 (BST) via the Box Office We have a dedicated helpline set up for Tuesday af...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/a-reminder/

We’re on the countdown to the opening of ticket sales for Shetland Wool Week 2023. This year SWW is back to full strength and alongside the usual offerings, there are some exciting new add-ons ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-2023-ticket-sales-information/

2023 Members and Supporters – you’ve got mail! For all of you who have signed up as 2023 SWW members and supporters – an advance copy of the programme was emailed to you today (Monday 19 Ju...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-2023-programme-announced-to-members/

We are delighted to announce that SWW Membership is now live! (Update 12 July – Please note that membership for 2023 has now closed) Shetland Wool Week depends on its many supporters in everyth...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-membership-2023/

We caught up with Alison to congratulate her and ask her about her love of knitting and the inspiration behind the Buggiflooer design. You come from a family of knitters, but when did you learn k...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/in-conversation-with-our-new-patron-alison-rendall/

What a buzz we had on Friday evening at the launch event of the new Shetland Week Patron Alison Rendall and her beautiful Buggiflooer Beanie! We welcomed guests to the Shetland Museum where ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/celebrating-the-buggiflooer-beanie-launch/

The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2023 has been named today as Shetland-based nurse and talented Fair Isle knitter, Alison Rendall, at a launch event held this evening at the Shetland Museum ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/2023-patron-and-nature-inspired-hat-pattern-announced/

Dates for your diary The long wait is nearly over – we will be announcing this year’s Shetland Wool Week patron and their hat pattern at a launch event on the evening of Friday 28th April. We...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/we-have-exciting-news/

Hello from the SWW team – and we can’t believe that we’re already in February. It’s been a whirlwind of a start to the year with plenty going on. In this newsletter we’ll be updating yo...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/sww-event-news-special-sale-and-general-woolly-goodness/

Shetland Amenity Trust’s annual Shetland Wool Week festival, the isles’ celebration of Shetland sheep, wool, and textiles, has a new curator this year. The festival will see renowned local kn...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/local-knitwear-designer-to-curate-the-fourteenth-shetland-wool-week/

Well, we can’t believe we’re into December already. This year seems to have gone in a blink. It’s been over two months since our last SWW. Thanks to everyone who came, we had some amazi...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/festive-mitts-pattern-and-knitting-circles/

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The dates for next year’s Shetland Wool Week have been announced. They are 23 September – 1 October 2023. Add it to your diaries, tell all your friends, and we hope you can join us to celebra...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/dates-for-sww-2023/

Shetland Wool Week is now in full swing – it’s fantastic to feel the SWW buzz around the isles again this year – we’ve missed it! We plan to post a blog next week (3rd October) with highl...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/and-were-off/

We’re delighted to announce that we are now taking orders for the bumper new edition of the SWW Annual for 2022 which features some very special patterns. Order your SWW Annual now The publicat...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/are-you-ready-for-the-shetland-wool-week-annual-volume-8/

Want to give your hands a break from practical classes? Why not take some time to experience the many wonders of the Shetland landscapes and learn more about our Crofting lifestyles and our rich ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/a-focus-on-tours-and-experiences/

When it comes to any project there can be many factors which influence the results we experience. This time around we’re looking at the classes which look at the impacts we can make both at the...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/a-focus-on-design-dressing-and-display/

In the second of our Focus On posts we look at the classes that focus on or use traditional Fair Isle knitting. If you are new to knitting Fair Isle we still have space on a class aimed at teachi...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/a-focus-on-fair-isle/

Now that tickets are on sale we are taking some time to highlight some options remaining for those who have yet to decide what they want to do whilst here in Shetland. This time we’re focusing ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/a-focus-on-lace/

There are still plenty of tickets available for this year’s Casting on Shetland Wool Week. Choose from Knitted Lace, Beginner’s Fair Isle, croft tours, jewellery making, food and drink and mo...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/tickets-still-available/

At long last the wait is over! We are delighted to share the programme for this year’s Casting on Shetland Wool Week! We’ve got plenty on offer, from Fair Isle knitting to lace, weaving to ma...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/casting-on-shetland-wool-week-programme-announced/

A quick update for those of you who are intending to attend this year’s SWW in person. Some key info and dates for your diary There is no membership this year. We will share a digital copy of ...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/some-key-info-and-dates-for-your-diary/

We were thrilled to be able to launch Linda Shearer’s Bonnie Isle Hat at the Shetland Museum. Thank you to everyone who joined us. It was great to see so many of you in person, after two long y...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/bonnie-isle-hat-pattern-launch-at-shetland-museum/

The Shetland Wool Week patron for 2022 has been named today as Whalsay knitter, Linda Shearer, at a launch event held this evening at Shetland Museum and Archives. The much-anticipated annual hat...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/2022-patron-and-maritime-themed-hat-pattern-launched/

We’re dropping in to your inbox to say hello and give you all an update on some things here at Shetland Wool Week. By now we would usually have launched our new SWW hat pattern but this year it...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/may-shetland-wool-week-newsletter/

Spring is in the air in Shetland, and we have news! After much deliberation we are thrilled to announce that Shetland Wool Week will be going ahead in person this year. It will be a scaled back v...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/casting-on-shetland-wool-week-2022/

Watch our 2021 Annual Film Series featuring some of this year’s designers. We hear more about their patterns and inspiration as well as getting some useful tips. The Shetland Wool Week Annual V...

https://www.shetlandwoolweek.com/2021-annual-film-series/