A ten-day celebration of everything wool will commence this weekend at the Shetland Wool Week, with over 3,000 tickets sold for the event.
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This year (24th September – 2nd October) is the seventh anniversary of the event which celebrates and promotes knitwear and textiles.
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Organisers have confirmed that nearly 200 events will be taking place across Shetland during the ten days, including:
- A drop-in knitting, spinning and wheel clinic
- The Fair Isle textile workshop open studio
- Spinning wheel basket workshop
- Making it contemporary exhibition
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The vast array and variety of exhibitions and events has attracted new visitors from as far away as Australia and Canada.
Misa Hay, Promote Shetland brand marketing manager, told shetnews.co.uk that membership numbers are up by 150% on last year.
“The event keeps going from strength to strength. It has truly grown into an internationally acclaimed festival as we prepare to welcome visitors from many different countries including America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand,” she said.
“We have also been completely blown away with the demand for our Shetland Wool Week annual, a unique publication packed with exclusive patterns, essays and interviews with top knitters.
“Over 2,600 copies have already been pre-ordered and we are expecting orders to increase once the publication is officially launched at Shetland Wool Week.”
About Shetland Wool Week
Shetland Wool Week is a world renowned celebration of Britain’s most northerly native sheep, the Shetland textile industry and the rural farming community on these islands. Shetland wool is a world class natural fibre, with a long standing reputation for quality, strength and excellence from the fleece to the textile products. Shetland knitwear has a deserved respect gained from many generations of hard working knitters and crofters producing some of the finest lace and Fair Isle knitwear.
Since its conception seven years ago Shetland Wool Week has grown into an internationally acclaimed event. This year there will be an extensive range of exhibitions, classes and events, which will cover many different subjects. These will include; weaving, spinning, dyeing, Fair Isle and lace knitting as well as many other fascinating subject areas. Events will take place from the most southern tip of the Shetland, right up to the most northerly island of Unst, famous for its beautiful lacework, with many locations in between.
More information can be found at: www.shetlandwoolweek.com
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