What We Mean by Living Knitting Heritage

Domestic machine knitting is currently practiced in Shetland at small numbers by both men and women of a variety of ages. Because of the lack of...

Shetland Lace is referred to in Shetland as Openwark. While some knitters around the world make a distinction between ‘lace knitting’ and ‘knitted...

Fair Isle knitting is practiced in Shetland primarily by older women as part of daily life, though there are practitioners of all ages. Because of...