Christmas shopping in Hoswick
Shop local with Hoswick businesses open 3.30-8pm, Wednesday 8th & Wednesday 15th December 2021.
Shetland Craft Christmas Fair
The Shetland Art & Craft Association Christmas Fair is back, this time over two weekends at Mareel, Lerwick.
Live from Nielanell : Digital Craft Festival
Join us for a live studio tour on Saturday 13th November. We are delighted to be taking part in this year's weekend-long Digital Craft Festival
Craft Week Scotland: open studio
Join us in the Hoswick studio as we celebrate Craft Week Scotland.
Summer in Hoswick
As is traditional, at Nielanell the season began in May with the opening of the studio shop. It’s been a different kind of spring and summer, but what...
Win any piece of Nielanell knitwear
We need your help with some research! We'd be so grateful if you would take part in our survey.
The story of Rani
A contemporary Shetland knitwear collection inspired by thinking about home, and what that means. Where has been home, and where is home now?
Rooted in the past, reminded of a future.
This summer I have found myself reacting by gravitating towards the most primitive of processes and materials: hand-spinning yarn.
Nielanell goes (a wee bit) south
We are delighted to be heading just a wee bit south, to Orkney, where Niela is being hosted for a 'Meet the Maker' event at Kirkwall's gorgeous boutique, The...
Shawl season brings migrating words
What do you call the brilliantly simple garments that you throw around your shoulders? While thinking about the word hap, we discovered a surprising history behind the word shawl.
