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The yarn wall at Jamieson's of Shetland in Lerwick, balls of Shetland wool in every colour stacked in round clear tubes along the length of the shop.
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Jamieson's of Shetland

The family's knitwear and yarn shop on Commercial Street in Lerwick, selling pure Shetland yarn spun at its own mill at Sandness, and Fair Isle knitwear.

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For anyone who knits, a visit to Jamieson's on Commercial Street in Lerwick is one of the great pleasures of a trip to Shetland.

The family business began at Sandness, on the far west side of the islands, in the 1890s, when Robert Jamieson traded handspun knitwear from local crofters, and the shop in Lerwick opened in 1952. In 1981 the family opened their own spinning mill at Sandness, Shetland's only commercial woollen mill, where the wool of native Shetland sheep is scoured, dyed, carded and spun under one roof. The shop is where it all comes together, with a long wall of pure Shetland yarn in a rainbow of shades, Fair Isle knitwear made in the islands, patterns, books and needles. Five generations on, Peter and Elaine and their children still run the business. Bring your pattern and give yourself plenty of time to choose your colours. It's open Monday to Saturday, from 9am to 5pm.

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Pure Shetland yarns spun at Sandness, Fair Isle knitwear, patterns, books and needles.

Where
93-95 Commercial Street, Lerwick, ZE1 0BD.
Open
Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm; closed Sunday.
The mill
Jamieson's Spinning, at Sandness on the west side of the Mainland, spins the yarn; the shop in Lerwick is the place to buy it.
Phone
01595 693114

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
9am–5pm
Tuesday
9am–5pm
Wednesday
9am–5pm
Thursday
9am–5pm
Friday
9am–5pm
Saturday
9am–5pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

On Commercial Street, Lerwick, ZE1 0BD.

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