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Shetland knitwear

Footage of the mill in Sandness.

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The video was produced for Grampian television. It includes scenes from within the Sandness mill, such as footage of the wool being spun and processed, and posters displaying Shetland knit designs of the time. A woman modelling a jumper alongside Shetland ponies in the countryside is also part of the tape.

Date: 1988

 

This item is part of the National Library of Scotland's Moving Image Archive. See the archive catalogue for more about the film: Moving Image Archive catalogue record

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