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Make a traditional skekler guising hat from locally grown Shetland aet straw.
Maurice Henderson will lead this class where you will make the straw skeklers hat.
The making of the skekler hat is a great introduction to traditional straw crafts and you will learn, or be able to use, techniques for kishie making.
The skekler tradition (grøleks in Unst) also incorporates Shetland fiddle music and dance. There will be a chance to try out the costumes with the old fiddle tune ‘Skeklers’ and have a fun with the Shetland reel.
PLEASE NOTE that it will likely take two sessions to complete a skekler hat. We recommend choosing two dates from the following options: Saturday November 7, November 14, November 21, November 28, December 5, December 12 and December 19.
Make a traditional skekler guising hat from locally grown Shetland aet straw.
Maurice Henderson will lead this class where you will make the straw skeklers hat.
The making of the skekler hat is a great introduction to traditional straw crafts and you will learn, or be able to use, techniques for kishie making.
The skekler tradition (grøleks in Unst) also incorporates Shetland fiddle music and dance. There will be a chance to try out the costumes with the old fiddle tune ‘Skeklers’ and have a fun with the Shetland reel.
PLEASE NOTE that it will likely take two sessions to complete a skekler hat. We recommend choosing two dates from the following options: Saturday November 7, November 14, November 21, November 28, December 5, December 12 and December 19.