One
of the most isolated inhabited islands in Britain, Fair Isle is perhaps best
known for its intricate, colourful knitted patterns.
Additional
crafts now include traditional wooden boat-building, spinning, weaving, dyeing,
felting, locker-hooking, wood-turning and fiddle-making, and the manufacture of
straw-backed chairs, spinning wheels and stained glass windows.
Fair
Isle is a bird-watcher's paradise - ideal for the study of seabirds and
migrating rarities blown in while looking for shelter. A warm welcome awaits
visitors, with opportunities to observe exceptional flora, fauna, archaeology,
spectacular cliff scenery and traditional crofting practices.
The National Trust for Scotland, in partnership with the
islanders and the Bird Observatory, is currently working on marine protection -
island life is heavily dependent on the sea around it.
