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WELCOME TO
The Shetland
Textile Museum

Shetland Textile Museum is a community museum in Shetland – the only one
of its kind dedicated to the islands’ textile heritage, especially knitting, both historical
and contemporary.

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Collection

The Collection comprises over seven hundred items, including Fair-Isle and lace knitting, knitwear, Taatit rugs, tools, tweed, and items by contemporary Shetland makers.

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Exhibition

Exhibitions are an essential aspect of our work to provide access to the Collection.

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Shop

We are very proud of our shop, which showcases the very best of Shetland creativity and sells work from the best “makkers” in Shetland.

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Collection

Our Collection comprises 700 items and is over 35 years old

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