Wool is such a beautiful and cozy fiber even after accidents with the washing machine. Shrunken wool sweaters can be upcycled into functional items like these color block mittens. It’s also a great ...

Looking for a gift that's warm, cheap, easy to make and recycled, too? Try on this pair of soft, felted mittens made from an old sweater. Working with felted wool is a snap for beginner crafters.

When Marilyn Robertson first started her business making mittens out of recycled sweaters, she regularly haunted local thrift shops, searching for old pullovers and cardigans. She’d buy anything – the ...

Genia Chepurniy at work in her home atelier in Montreal on Friday, November 20, 2015 creates mittens, scarves and pillows from recycled sweaters. (Dave Sidaway / MONTREAL GAZETTE) Montreal Canadiens ...

Looking for a gift that’s warm, cheap, easy to make and recycled, too? Try on this pair of soft, felted mittens made from an old sweater – a creative Valentine’s Day solution with a personal touch.

This might be the winter that breaks me. All the cold air, snow shoveling and repeated post-plow mailbox repairs have me wishing I could turn up the sun. To survive the winter blast of 2014, I’m ...

Watch Saskatoon company turns recycled wool sweaters into handmade mittens Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders wore mittens to today's inauguration. The mittens were made in Vermont out of recycled materials. They were a gift to Sanders from a Vermont teacher. Visit Insider's homepage for ...