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2024 SWW Membership is now closed.

Shetland Wool Week 2024 membership packs have been packed and shipped (from 28 August 2024) so you can look forward to some woolly mail arriving with you very soon.

A huge thank you to everyone who bought our 2024 Shetland Wool Week membership – your support and generosity is important to us and helps us to continue to deliver a varied and inspiring event.

 

2024 SWW Membership – details of what was included..

SWW Membership £24 – off sale
By becoming a 2024 Member you will receive:

• Exclusive member pack of SWW goodies which are inspired by this year’s Islesburgh Toorie and the natural oo colours of Shetland sheep, and include, amongst other items a wooden ram hanging decoration designed by artist Sarah Leask and a wooden pin badge of this year’s SWW hat, illustrated by Cathryn Worrell.
• 2024 Member Badge
• Advance access to the programme by email a week before tickets go
• Entry into the prize draw (prizes listed below)

SWW Supporter £6 – off sale
By becoming a 2024 Supporter you will receive:

• Advance access to the programme by email approx. at least a week before tickets go live
• Entry into the prize draw (prizes listed below)
• Supporter of Shetland Wool Week

PRIZE DRAW (competition closed)
5 fantastic competition prizes:

• • A signed copy of Carol Christiansen’s new book Shetland Fine Lace Knitting and a Shetland Museum lace goodie bundle
  • Two tickets to the Shetland Wool Week official opening on Sunday 29 September (worth £50)
  • Your guaranteed choice of 1 Shetland Wool Week provided event ticket up to the value of £60 (choice to be made before event tickets go live for public sale).
  • SWW goodies bundle – 2024 Annual plus full range of merchandise produced for the 2024 event (this will be posted to you once available in September)
  • Your choice of Islesburgh Toorie hat kit in one of the official colourways
    
    

Membership FAQs

We’ve put together some answers to a few anticipated questions. Please take a moment to read the following information through:

Is this a rolling membership subscription?
No, this is an annual membership, so if you were previously a Shetland Wool Week member, you will need to sign up again for 2024.

Will there be SWW merchandise this year?
Yes, we are planning a range of SWW merchandise, which will be available from the start of Shetland Wool Week. The items will be completely different from those offered as part of the SWW Membership.

Do I need to be a member of SWW to attend the festival?
No, you do not need to be a member. Anyone can attend and buy tickets to Shetland Wool Week events. Tickets will go on sale to everyone at the same time regardless of whether you are a member or not. However, members will receive advance notice of the programme by email which will give them the opportunity to schedule which classes they would like to attend in advance. Tickets do tend to sell very quickly so it is definitely an advantage to prepare a wish-list of classes before the box office goes live.

When will tickets go on sale?
The Shetland Wool Week Box office will go live on Wednesday 24 July at 14:00 BST

When will the SWW Annual be launched?
This will be published in time for Shetland Wool Week with pre-orders from early September. Please note it is NOT part of the SWW membership.

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Shetland Wool Week depends on its many supporters in everything it does. Your generosity is important to us and provides us with the life blood to continue delivering a varied and inspiring event, as well as helping to preserve Shetland’s textile heritage and its rural farming community for future generations to enjoy.