What an exciting year it’s been so far! We’ve been working hard on planning our tours and we just wanted to give you little update on the season ahead.

The first trip is going ahead in May and we are absolutely thrilled that some of the participants are coming from as far as New Zealand, Canada and the USA. We’ll make sure to take plenty photos to keep you posted. Or you can follow our adventures on Instagram where we share our Shetland inspiration on a regular basis.

Our tours are designed to give an insight into Shetland’s knitting traditions and local textile industry and we are proud to be working with some of the most talented and acclaimed knitters, designers and manufacturers such as Donna Smith, Wilma Malcolmson and Anne Eunson. We will learn about Shetland lace, Fair Isle, finding inspiration and blending colours, as well as using Shetland knitting belt.

We will also visit many interesting places such as Ronnie Eunson’s Uradale organic farm, home of Aalmerk yarns, the Sandness Spinning Mill, where Jamieson’s of Shetland yarn and knitwear is made and Britain’s most northerly island Unst, where we’ll have an opportunity to view their world-renowned collection of fine lace knitwear which will inspire us to knit our own samples.

And we will take inspiration from some of Shetland’s most scenic locations as well as sample delicious local produce such as Shetland lamb or freshly caught fish, prepared by local chefs and food aficionados. So there’s a lot to look forward to indeed!
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​The tours are now almost fully booked, with just three spaces left on our August tour.  So, there is still a chance to enjoy Shetland and its fantastic textile heritage this summer with us. If you are interested, please contact us to find out more.