House of Bruar used to offer 3 ply cashmere from Barrie. Very good quality and price. Now they use a different unspecified supplier which is probably cheaper and no mention of 'made in Scotland'.

They have nice looking Icelandic jumpers at a good price.

I like Fairisle, but Shetland still makes me think 'British Home Stores, can't afford lambswool'.

Anyone had any dealings with 'Humes Outfitters' in Kelso ? they stock William Lockie knitwear, they have some nice looking lambswool cardigans, I've been waiting to see if they have a black friday promo, but just a pair of gloves if you spend over £150, their sale section shows only modest discounts, I'm happy to pay full price for items that I don't think are going to be discounted shortly after buying, and of course like most of us with well stocked wardrobes I'm never in any great rush,

On the (nostalgic) subject of shetlands back in the day the Pringles from the Ivy Shop were excellent, crews, polo necks & I particularly remember a rust coloured cardigan,I had a couple of polo necks that my then girl friend ( now Mrs) and her Mum bought me for Christmas/ birthdays from probably somewhere like ' Mates' in Romford, I wore them occasionally just to keep them happy, but they were never as good as the Pringles, they were probably on a par with the BHS one's Kingy mentioned, haha,

You two were richer than me. Apart from shoes and shirts, anything else in the windows of the Ivy and Squire shops might as well have been window dressing. Knitwear was bought on the High Street.

I learned recently that Laurence Odie and Shetland Woolen co are one and the same. I'm about 90% sure they're the actual manufacturer of the inafamous J Press Shaggy Dog. Peter Blance & Co and Laurence Smith are also two names cut from the same cloth if I'm not much mistaken, I'm on a roll with bad puns this evening.

In the not too distant future, I'd like to try a Jaimesons' and a Peter Blance/Laurence Smith. I've a few brushed shetlands (mine are all Harley/Bosie) and I'd like a couple of plain ones in muted Autumn/Winter colours.

I've three or four brushed shetlands from Harley via All Blues Co Colin, they're excellent for the money & currently 15% off for black friday.

FSC,

Great call. I was only looking at their website yesterday.

Their stock looks like Jamiesons to me. Some sweaters actually carry the label. I have a suspicion that their previous knitwear was Harley.

They also had some lovely navy flat front cords with side buckles. Very tempted.

JS now have limited stocks of Jamiesons fairIsles in three colour ways.

Tim

The Fairisles are Jamiesons, the Shetlands are made by William Lockie with the shop’s label sewn in, according to the assistant that served me. I can’t say for the rest.

Good info FSC.

Interesting that the Shetlands are WL.

They're cheaper than Trunk that I had on good authority were also WL

What sort of brush did you use Colin?

In case anyone's hankering for a "brushed" Shetland crew neck, All Blues Co. in the UK are selling the Harley of Scotland version. They're priced at £115 but they have a 15% off sale throughout January (unfortunately, shipping isn't free), https://allbluescostore.com/product-tag/harley-of-scotland/

Some very interesting perspectives on the Shetland colour palette in this article by the inestimable G.Bruce Boyer who came of age at the Ivy League Look’s height in popularity; https://www.drakes.com/blogs/news/bruce-boyer-drakes-brushed-shetland-crewneck-jumper