Ultimately, Game of Wool has cast a valuable spotlight on a heritage craft under threat despite its global profile.

And last month they made their first international trip as a group, travelling from their homes across the US to a place they call a "holy place" for knitters - Shetland. Jonathan, who lives in ...

A campaign set up to secure the future of hand-knitting in Shetland - a world-famous home of traditional knitwear, including the iconic Fair Isle patterns – has won worldwide support and raised ...

(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) Shetland, UK - Jamieson & Smith (Shetland Wool Brokers LTD), a leader in the Shetland wool industry, continues to champion the time-honored tradition of Fair Isle Knitting.

Game of Wool aired for the first time on Channel 4 on Sunday, November 2, and has been widely praised by critics. However, ...

Drive around the Shetland Islands in the far north of Scotland, and at least one thing is immediately apparent: It's home to a lot of sheep. They're everywhere — wandering along the roadsides and on ...

(MENAFN- ForPressRelease) Shetland, UK - Jamieson & Smith (Shetland Wool Brokers LTD), a trusted name in Shetland's wool industry, is proud to unveil a new celebration of traditional craftsmanship: a ...

Shetland Island knitters claim high fashion house Chanel checked out their jumpers for ‘research’ and then ripped off the designs. Designers from Fair Isle, in the far north of the UK, say they were ...

SHETLANDERS have accused a TV knitting competition hosted by Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley of “cultural appropriation ...

Tom Daley’s Channel 4 show Game of Wool was awarded £240,000 by Screen Scotland to promote Scottish culture — but locals in Shetland say it ...