April 8, 2026
Fair Isle is one of the world’s best-known colourwork traditions, but not all stranded colourwork is Fair Isle. This post explains the difference between a technique and a tradition, and why accurate naming helps protect the stories behind the work.
SOK includes domestic machine knitting in its heritage work because it has a role in Shetland’s knitting story and is a skilled practice in its own right.
Living heritage is not only what is preserved. It is what is practised, taught, remembered, and carried forward.
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.