From left: A home in Bigton, in Scotland’s Shetland Islands; Lerwick, the archipelago’s main town. That transnational history is also visible in other aspects of Shetland culture. First-time visitors ...

That transnational history is also visible in other aspects of Shetland culture. First-time visitors might expect wildness, isolation, and more nature than culture. But curious travelers will find ...

A campaign to preserve Shetland’s knitting heritage has now raised a staggering £50,000. Shetland’s Organisation for Knitters (SOK ) announced today (Wednesday) that it had achieved its “stretch goal” ...

A Shetland knitting organisation has raised thousands of pounds to help “preserve, promote, and protect” their heritage from dying out. Shetlands Organisation for Knitters (SOK) launched a Crowdfunder ...

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The exports of Narsapuram crochet lace products crossed the ₹150 crore mark in the present fiscal year till December end, two years after the craft was paralyzed with the economic impact of the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes investigates how the rules of fashion have influenced different cultural arenas — and your closet. In a windowless room at the ...

Anne Doull is busy during winter. Not only does she have a regular job as an engineer, but her family also owns 650 sheep in the northwest of Mainland, the main island of Shetland, an archipelago off ...

A campaign to keep Shetland’s knitting traditions alive has raised a staggering £40,000 in a mere matter of weeks. Shetland’s Organisation for Knitters said the five-figure crowdfunding target was ...

BBC's Shetland concluded last night, and the series finale left viewers divided. And while some loved how it ended, others still miss Detective Jimmy Perez (Douglas Henshall) and feel that the drama ...