Open studio, talk & tour with Niela, makers market
The Nielanell studio is open daily for Shetland Wool Week, which runs between Saturday 23rd September and Sunday 1st October.
Niela will also be holding her special behind the scenes tour, and we'll also be at the SWW Makers Market in Lerwick on Saturday 30th September.
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Open studio at Shetland Wool Week
9am - 5.30pm (Saturday 23rd - Saturday 30th September)
10am - 4pm (Sunday 1st October)
Nielanell
Hoswick, South Mainland
The Nielanell studio shop in Hoswick will be open all week. Do drop by for a chat!
Meet the designer: behind the scenes at Nielanell
Talk and Tour
Saturday 23rd September
Monday 25th September
Wednesday 27th September
Friday 29th September
2pm-2.45pm
FREE
Nielanell
Hoswick, South Mainland
Join Niela in Hoswick for an informal chat and tour. Niela’s knitwear design business Nielanell was founded in 2008, it has since expanded into a world wide market. In her own design practice, Niela endeavours to translate into knit that which she feels is the magic of living and working in Shetland today.
Hear some of the stories behind Niela’s contemporary designs and chat about the challenges and benefits of designing and making, in a small rural Shetland community. Niela will discuss the design and manufacturing processes, and give you a peek at the machinations behind the scenes, including visits to her textile, glass and print studios which provide areas where design imagery is generated.
About Hoswick
One of the few villages in Shetland with a ‘nucleus’, in Hoswick you will find interesting gardens, artists’ studios and other nooks and crannies. Birdwatchers are constantly found sneaking round bushes searching for that elusive rare specimen. Close by you will find an interesting beach – great for beachcombing.
Full event information including transport and accessibility
Makers Market
Saturday 30 Sept
10am - 4pm
Anderson High School
Lerwick
A very popular event in the Shetland Wool Week calendar, the Makers Market takes places in Lerwick. Woolly businesses from across Shetland will be there, and also some friends and tutors appearing at SWW who are from further afield.