Bella Tait – An Ordinary Shetland Knitter of Extraordinary Skill – Live Online Talk

£8.00

Get to know Bella Tait through an online slideshow of her knitting work and family life. A typical Shetland knitter and spinner with exceptional skill.

An illustrated talk on the work and life of Shetland knitter and spinner Bella Tait from my village in Bigton.

Forty five minutes talk with time for questions after.  Talk will be recorded on Zoom and available for 1 week.

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Updated Feb 2026

Description

Get to know Bella Tait through an online slideshow of her knitting work and family life. A typical Shetland knitter and spinner with exceptional skill (1926 – 2000). Winning prizes at local and national level for her lace and fair isle knitwear. Many items of her work were donated to the Shetland Textile Museum. Hear about her life, family, knitting interests and influences. This talk will be held on Zoom and contain family photos with permission. Talk will be recorded and available for 7 days after the talk.

Online Shetland knitting talk.

Get in touch if you are interested in hosting an online or in person version of my talk.

Additional information

Bella Tait Online Knitting Talk

Tue 10th March 2026 7.30pm GMT