Fair Isle Knitwear – Barbour Jacket Liner

Heritage

Reinvention

Sustainable

Traditional

A traditional Fair Isle design used to create a jacket liner for Barbour, crafted in Fair Isle, Shetland.

Material

Fiber

Craft

Textiles

General Technique

Other

Specific Technique

Knitting and Finishing

Properties & Qualities

Application

Clothing

Qualities

3D Colourful

Colour

Blue Brown Red White Yellow

Sample Information

Date of Creation

October 5th, 2021

Culture & Context

Fair Isle knitting is specific to the island of Fair Isle in Shetland.  It has its own characteristics and differs from other ‘stranded knitting’ which is all too often termed ‘Fair Isle’ knitting.  Despite a decreasing population (less than 45 residents as of May 2023) there are still several small businesses in the isle that produce the genuine article that is made here and can truly be described as ‘Fair Isle’ knitting.

Process & Production

Fair Isle design jacket liner – designed by Rachel Challoner for Barbour, knitted and finished by Rachel Challoner, assembled by Barbour.Knitted in 100% pure Shetland wool from Jamieson’s of Shetland.
The individual pieces – back, 2 x front pieces, 2 x cuffs – were knitted on a hand-frame knitting machine.
All the loose ends were checked to be woven in and then cut off.
Liner pieces were washed by hand and ‘dressed’ to the measurements required.Pieces assembled in jacket by Barbour.

Credits

Craft Maker

Rachel Challoner

Photographer

Rachel Challoner (images 1-4), Nigel John (image 5)

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