There was seemingly no end to the way in which worn textiles were used to repair or even make new clothing in Shetland.
Scallop fishing boat the Ross Don, pictured in peaceful inshore waters c. 1970.
Thanks to Billy Arthur for sharing this picture and information about an old ‘luder’ horn which was used by the Shetland haaf fishing boats as…
The LK243 SWAN is a sail training vessel based in Scalloway and Lerwick. Each year, dozens of trainees and members of the public are taken…
Piltocks, or saithe, have played an important part in the lives of Shetlanders for centuries.
Here Leslie Tait, chairman of Shetland’s Fishing Association now a lecturer in Fisheries and Seamanship at the NAFC recalls his lifelong interest in fishing –
Amy Lightfoot and Laurie Goodlad explore the significance of the ‘ebb’ in relation to fishing over the years in their book ‘Guddicks’.