Hoswick wool week
Shetland Wool Week 2017
The Hoswick series of workshops is back for Shetland Wool Week 2017, with a varied programme of classes organised by Elizabeth Johnston of Shetland Handspun and Niela Kalra of Nielanell.
This year’s programme sees world-renowned Shetland knitters, spinners and dyers teaching alongside visiting tutors Ruth Gough, Bonnie Lefebre, Maja Siska, Dj Stefek, Hadewych van der Werf and Laura West.
There's even non-woolly workshops: our photography and woodwork classes are back this year, by popular demand. And new for 2017 is our workshop with bookbinder Laura West. Plus there's our regular (free) drop-in clinics, and a local history talk and tour led by former weaver, Cecil Duncan.
All the classes take place 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.
Hoswick Wool Week is based at our 'Hoswick Hub' - the brilliant Hoswick Visitor Centre. We are just 20 minutes drive from Lerwick - and 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.
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
Not just wool
Along with all manner of knitting, dyeing and spinning we have some special non-woolly classes in Hoswick. Whittle a shawl pin, make a threading hook, improve your photography skills, or bind your own project book...
Venue: Hoswick Visitor Centre
During Wool Week we are based at Hoswick Visitor Centre, previously the Hoswick weaving shed. Cecil Duncan, who was a weaver here, will lead free tours from Saturday 23rd September to Friday 29th
September, at 1pm.
Monday 25th September
ALL DAY CLASSES
A Norwegian Challenge with Hadewych van der Werf
- MONDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £105 // book tickets >>
The Dye Spell: Do You Dare? with Niela Nell Kalra
- MONDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £120 // book tickets >>
Four Fingers and a Thumb with Elizabeth Johnston
- MONDAY 25th SEPTEMBER 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £105 // book tickets >>
EVENING CLASSES
Up your game: Improvers Spinning Class
with Elizabeth Johnston
- MONDAY 25th SEPT 2017
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
Shawl Pin Whittle Workshop
with Cecil Tait of Paparwark
- Monday 25th September 2017
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
Tuesday 26 September
ALL DAY CLASSES
Knit a Mini Shetland Hap with Anne Eunson & Kathleen Anderson
TUESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2017
ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
£105 // book tickets >>
Gradient Discovery Day for Spinners with Niela Kalra
- TUESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £120 // book tickets >>
Spinning Woollen and Worsted with Elizabeth Johnston
- TUESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00 pm
- £110 // book tickets >>
EVENING CLASSES
Painting with wool with Wilma Malcolmson
- TUESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2017
- EVENING // 6.30pm-9.30pm // Hoswick Visitor Centre, Sandwick
- £45 // book tickets >>
More is More: Cuffs, Basques and Trims with ELIZABETH JOHNSTON
- TUESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2017
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
The Final Step: Washing and Blocking Lace (and other Knitwear...) with ANNE EUNSON
- TUESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2017
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
Mother Astrop with HADEWYCH VAN DER WERF
- TUESDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 2017
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
Wednesday 27 september
MORNING
Knitting across Borders: from Estonia to Shetland with HADEWYCH VAN DER WERF
- WEDNESDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2016
- EVENING // 10.00am-12.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
ALL DAY CLASSES
Mak A Gravit - In a Day! with ANNE EUNSON
- WEDNESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £110 // book tickets >>
Knitting Texture with BONNIE LEFEBRE
- WEDNESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £105 // book tickets >>
Thursday 28 September
ALL DAY
Bugs and Bark – Playing with Natural Dyes with ELIZABETH JOHNSTON
- THURSDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £110 // book tickets >>
Double Knitting – A Journey into the Reversible with HADEWYCH VAN DER WERF
- THURSDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4.00pm
- £105 // book tickets >>
The Importance of Plying with RUTH GOUGH
- THURSDAY 28th SEPT 2017
- ALL DAY // 10.00am – 4pm
- £105 // book tickets >>
Friday 29 September
MORNING
Design – The Difficult Part with NIELA KALRA
- FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2017
- MORNING // 10.00am – 12.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
Keep it Wild with MAJA SISKA
- FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2017
- MORNING // 10.00am – 12.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
ALL DAY
A Shetland Photography Safari with AUSTIN TAYLOR
- FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER
- ALL DAY // 9.00am – 5.00pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
AFTERNOON
Shawl Pin Whittle Workshop with CECIL TAIT
- FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2017
- AFTERNOON // 1.30pm – 4.00pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
The Perfect Finish with WILMA MALCOLMSON
-
FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2017
-
AFTERNOON // 1.30pm – 4.00pm
-
£45 // book tickets >>
AFTERNOON
Get Organised: Make a 'Perpetual’ Knitting Workbook with LAURA WEST
- FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2017
- AFTERNOON // 1.30pm – 4.00pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
EVENING
The Perfect Finish with WILMA MALCOLMSON
-
FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2017
-
EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
-
£45 // book tickets >>
Make a Wooden Needle and a Threading Hook with CECIL TAIT
- FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2017
- EVENING // 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
Get Organised: Make a ‘Perpetual’ Knitting Workbook with LAURA WEST
- FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 2017
- AFTERNOON // 18.30pm – 21.30pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
Saturday 30 september
MORNING
The Perfect Picture with AUSTIN TAYLOR
- SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
- MORNING // 9.30am – 1.00pm
- £50 // book tickets >>
Lacework for Lazy Knitters with DJ STEFEK
- SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
- MORNING // 9.30am – 1.00pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
AFTERNOON
The Perfect Picture with AUSTIN TAYLOR
- SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
- AFTERNOON //1.30pm – 5.00pm
- £50 // book tickets >>
Lacework for Lazy Knitters with DJ STEFEK
- SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
- MORNING // 1.30pm – 5.00pm
- £45 // book tickets >>
Sunday 1 October
SPECIAL EVENT
Sharing, Sherry, Cheese and Shortbread: Sunday Morning Playtime in Hoswick
with HOSWICK WOOL WEEK TUTORS & FRIENDS
- SUNDAY 1st OCTOBER
- ALL DAY // 10am – 2pm
- £20 // book tickets >>