A phrase you will see often in our communications is ‘living knitting heritage’. This is a purposeful choice of words. Historically, heritage work has dealt with the protection and management of tangible items and sites, rather than lived practices. A...
In April 2026, SOK: Shetland’s Organisation for Knitters welcomed more than 80 attendees to ‘Mrs Hunter’s Shawl: A Return to Shetland’, a public event celebrating the life of Agnes Hunter and the lasting importance of Shetland lace knitting. The event...
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...
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