Shetland Wool Week Fair Isle Friday
Friday, October 4th 2019 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Hay's Dock
As organisers of Shetland Wool Week, we are asking as many people as possible to get involved in ‘Fair Isle Friday’ as part of the Wool Week 10 year celebrations next week.
On Friday 4th October, Shetland Wool Week will be launching ‘Shetland Wool Week Fair Isle Friday’. The aim is for this to be an annual event celebrating and raising the profile of Fair Isle design and Shetland’s textile heritage by encouraging people to ‘wear and share’ their Fair Isle and to decorate their workplaces, schools and businesses with the distinctive pattern.
The concept of ‘Fair Isle Friday’ has been popular on social media for a while now. We are keen to see as many people as possible getting involved next Friday as part of our celebrations. We have seen so many creative uses of the distinctive Fair Isle pattern in Shetland – from business vans, sports teams, uniforms and of course the wonderful local knitwear. We are hoping that on Friday 4th October -2019 as many people as possible will be ‘wearing and sharing’ their Fair Isle and using the pattern in creative ways.”
Even the Shetland Ponies will be getting into their Fair Isle jumpers on the day and will be visiting Hay’s Dock outside the Shetland Museum and Archives between 12:30 and 2:30pm (weather permitting). Individuals, businesses, clubs and organisations are asked to wear their Fair Isle next Friday and are welcome to come and join the ponies for a photo or simply share their own photos with Shetland Wool Week and on Social Media using #SWWFairIsleFriday. A number of local schools and businesses are getting involved and are creating Fair Isle decorations for the day, including the Fair Isle primary School.
Share your ‘Fair Isle Friday’ photos on social media using #SWWFairIsleFriday or email the photos to the team at info@shetlandamenity.org.
Fair Isle Friday Materials
Downloads to print off and use below:
- Fair Isle Friday Poster - print out and stick up in your workplace or school
- Fair Isle Friday Jumper - print off, cut-out and colour in
- Fair Isle Friday bunting - print off, cut-out and colour in
Category: Family Events, Community Events