Examples of Shetland wool in a Sentence
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This meant cardigans gilded in embroidery; Shetland wool sweaters brushed and washed to airy softness; drop-waist dresses undone at the seams.
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Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
13 Feb. 2026
This unisex item is soft, warm, and made from 100 percent Scottish Shetland wool.
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Christopher Friedmann,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2023
Early knitters made stockings, caps and scarves, dyeing sturdy Shetland wool with indigo and madder to create earthy blue and red and with lichens to get red, brown, orange and purple.
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Jessica Iredale,
WSJ,
5 Dec. 2022
It’s made from a just-fuzzy-enough, 100 percent brushed Shetland wool, made in Scotland.
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Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
29 Nov. 2022
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Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
13 Feb. 2026
This unisex item is soft, warm, and made from 100 percent Scottish Shetland wool.
—
Christopher Friedmann,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2023
Early knitters made stockings, caps and scarves, dyeing sturdy Shetland wool with indigo and madder to create earthy blue and red and with lichens to get red, brown, orange and purple.
—
Jessica Iredale,
WSJ,
5 Dec. 2022
It’s made from a just-fuzzy-enough, 100 percent brushed Shetland wool, made in Scotland.
—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
29 Nov. 2022
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“Shetland wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shetland%20wool. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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