We would like to once more thank those who donated to our initial Crowdfunder that secured the funds we needed to start-up and begin serving our local and global community. Since that fundraiser ended, we have had several requests from people to know how they can...
We are delighted to announce a pair of events hosted by SOK: Shetland’s Organisation for Knitters to honor the knitter Agnes Hunter and her iconic shawl. Agnes Hunter was a knitter in Unst in the 1950s whose shawl was purchased by Patons and Baldwin with the...
In October 2003, a UNESCO treaty was approved for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage. This represented a shift in the understanding of what heritage is. Initially, ‘heritage’ was used to describe physical items and locations of cultural...
SOK: Shetland’s Organisation for Knitters has two general audiences that we serve. The first is our local community. Over the coming years, we hope to record the histories and skills of our older knitters before they are lost. We also want to provide spaces for...
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