Category Archives: Shetland knitting

some knitting books at christmas time..

Posted on December 5, 2014 by

Im so sorry for the bit gaps in posting but I thought I’d begin with our lovely Christmas tree! We have recovered from the brilliant Shetland Wool Week and since then things have been very busy at Jamieson & Smith, … Continue reading →

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KNITSONIK – BLOG TOUR PART 2!

Posted on November 2, 2014 by

As you may know, Felicity Ford has recently published a book ‘The Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook‘ We took part in the original blog tour which was part of the kickstarter campaign to raise the funds for the book. The full amount … Continue reading →

Posted in 2ply Jumper Weight, colourwork, Fair Isle, Felicity Ford, Jamieson and Smith, Real Shetland Wool, Shetland knitting | 6 Comments

Wool Week Saturday and Sunday

Posted on October 12, 2014 by

Our last class yesterday was with the brilliant Felicity Ford, who’s new book arrived on Friday, nearly ready to post to all the people who backed the campaign to publish it! Felicitys friendly teaching style meant for a great class … Continue reading →

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Wool Week Monday and Tuesday

Posted on October 7, 2014 by

So we began Wool Week at J&S with a class from our Wool Week patron Hazel Tindall, Hazel designed a bookmark which involved a bit of Fair Isle and steeking! the perfect small project which everyone made great progress on … Continue reading →

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Shetland Wool Week and Shetland Aran

Posted on October 3, 2014 by

 Can you believe we are nearly at that time again? Wool Week is nearly upon us and we are getting ready. We have something exciting to reveal that we’ve been developing for a while.. Worsted Spun Shetland Aran! As you … Continue reading →

Posted in 2ply Jumper Weight, Jamieson and Smith, Jamieson and Smith Shetland Aran, Real Shetland Wool, Shetland, Shetland knitting, Shetland Wool, Shetland Wool Brokers, Shetland Wool Week | Tagged | 3 Comments

Shetland Knitwear’s Future

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

A few weeks ago we had a special visit from a group that is very important to the future of Shetland Knitwear: some of Shetland’s next generation of knitters. They came from the island of Whalsay to the east of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Time at J&S

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

Christmas time has arrived at J&S so we have been happily decorating the shop in between serving customers and packaging up & sending off hundreds of little woolly parcels. Our new kit samples look so Christmassy that they are taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Jamieson and Smith, Kate Davies, Knitting Patterns, Shetland Heritage, Shetland knitting, Shetland Wool Brokers, Uncategorized | 4 Comments