Shetland Wool Week 2016
Hoswick Wool Week
The Hoswick series of workshops is back for Shetland Wool Week 2016. Organised by Elizabeth Johnston of Shetland Handspun and Niela Kalra of Nielanell, this year’s programme of classes sees world-renowned Shetland knitters, spinners and dyers teaching alongside a visiting tutors Hadewych van der Werf and Ruth Gough - all in the friendly, village atmosphere of Hoswick on Shetland’s South Mainland.
The Hoswick programme
Scroll down for our at-a-glance guide to the 25 events, and click through to book tickets at the central Shetland Wool Week booking office.
We'll be back at our 'Hoswick Hub' - the brilliant Hoswick Visitor Centre. Only 20 minutes drive from Lerwick, we can also help you with transport to our classes (contact us - info@nielanell.com).
If there's something that catches your eye, don't delay (tickets for some events sell out within the first hour)! Booking opens at 1pm on May 24th.
A flavour of last year's woolly fun in Hoswick >>
Venue: Hoswick Visitor Centre
All classes take place in the Hoswick Visitor Centre, previously the Hoswick weaving shed. Cecil Duncan, who was a weaver here, will lead free tours from Monday 26th September to Friday 30th September, at 12.30pm.
Nielanell open studio
The Nielanell emporium of colour and texture will be open every day during Wool Week, from 9am-5pm (or at times to suit you). Drop in for a chat, a coffee or a spin...
Find us just around the corner from the Howick Visitor Centre
Monday 26 September
ALL DAY CLASSES
A Norwegian Challenge with HADEWYCH van der Werf
- MONDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2016
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £90 // book tickets >>
The Dye Spell: Do You Dare? with NIELA KALRA
- MONDAY 26th SEPTEMBER
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £110 // book tickets >>
EVENING CLASSES
Improvers Spinning Class with ELIZABETH JOHNSTON
- MONDAY 26th SEPT 2016
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £40 // book tickets >>
Shawl Pin Whittle Workshop with CECIL TAIT
- Monday 26th September 2016
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £38 // book tickets >>
Tuesday 27 september
ALL DAY CLASSES
Lace Shawl Construction with ANNE EUNSON & KATHLEEN ANDERSON
- TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2016
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £90 // book tickets >>
Gradient Discovery Day for Spinners with NIELA KALRA
- TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £110 // book tickets >>
Spinning Woollen and Worsted with ELIZABETH JOHNSTON
- TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2016
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00 pm
- £90 // book tickets >>
EVENING
Mother Astrup with HADEWYCH VAN DER WERF
- TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2016
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £40 // book tickets >>
Painting with Colour with WILMA MALCOLMSON
- TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2016
- EVENING // 6.30pm-9.30pm // Hoswick Visitor Centre, Sandwick
- £40 // book tickets >>
More is More: Cuffs, Basques and Trims with ELIZABETH JOHNSTON
- TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2016
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £40 // book tickets >>
Wednesday 28 september
ALL DAY & AFTERNOON
Mak A Gravit - In a Day! with ANNE EUNSON
- WEDNESDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2016
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £95 // book tickets >>
The Perfect Finish with WILMA MALCOLMSON
- WEDNESDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2016
- AFTERNOON // 1.30pm – 4.00pm
- £40 // book tickets >>
EVENING
Dressing Lace with ANNE EUNSON
- WEDNESDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2016
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £40 // book tickets >>
Knitting across Borders: from Estonia to Shetland with HADEWYCH VAN DER WERF
- WEDNESDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2016
- EVENING // 6.30pm-9.30pm
- £40 // book tickets >>
EVENING
The Perfect Finish with WILMA MALCOLMSON
- WEDNESDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2016
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £40 // book tickets >>
Thursday 29 September
ALL DAY
Bugs and Bark – Playing with Natural Dyes with ELIZABETH JOHNSTON
- THURSDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2016
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £95 // book tickets >>
Double Faced Fabric Knitting with HADEWYCH VAN DER WERF
- THURSDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2016
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £90 // book tickets >>
ALL DAY
Silk Spinning with a Difference with RUTH GOUGH
- THURSDAY 29th SEPT 2016
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4pm
- £110 // book tickets >>
Friday 30 September
MORNING
Make a Wooden Needle and a Threading Hook with CECIL TAIT
- Friday 30th September 2016
- MORNING // 10.00am – 12.30pm
- £38 // book tickets >>
Design – The Difficult Part…with NIELA KALRA
- FRIDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
- MORNING // 10.00am – 12.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
ALL DAY
Four Fingers and a Thumb with ELIZABETH JOHNSTON
- FRIDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2016
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £90 // book tickets >>
AFTERNOON
Shawl Pin Whittle Workshop with CECIL TAIT
- FRIDAY 30th September 2016
- AFTERNOON // 1.30pm – 4.00pm
- £38 // book tickets >>
Saturday 1 October
MORNING & AFTERNOON
The Perfect Picture with AUSTIN TAYLOR
- SATURDAY 1st OCTOBER
- MORNING // 9.30am – 1.00pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
The Perfect Picture with AUSTIN TAYLOR
- SATURDAY 1st OCTOBER
- AFTERNOON //1.30pm – 5.00pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
Sunday 2 October
SPECIAL ALL DAY EVENT
Friends and Feast Day: A Play Day in Hoswick with HOSWICK WOOL WEEK TUTORS & FRIENDS
- SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER
- ALL DAY // 10am – 4pm
- £40 // book tickets >>