1. exceptionally soft types of wool from the Shetland Islands near Scotland, which were originally knitted (shawls) or woven by hand exclusively by the inhabitants of these islands. 2. in embroidery, Shetland is also mistakenly used to refer to relatively short staple wools, which are processed into plump and light yarns by the carded yarn spinning process. The finished knitwear is lightly felted by fulling and thus acquires a typical soft handle known from the products of the Shetland Islands. 3. mottled, well-rolled carded yarn - coat - and dress fabric with strongly felted fiber pile, which makes the weave pattern hardly recognizable. Correctly may be called Shetland only a fabric made from the original wools of the Shetland Islands.
