particularly when paired with coordinating mittens and long woolen scarves she’s also made. Her special-order “heirloom” purses using a loved one’s wool blazer, overcoat or sweater have ...

So, I made an extra pair for him," Ellis said. "And, he apparently liked them." Ellis makes her mittens out of repurposed wool sweaters. The mittens given to Sanders were from a sweater knitted by ...

"Really, only the good parts of that sweater went into those mittens." Ellis went on to write a memoir called "Bernie's Mitten Maker," which dives into making the mittens as well as "crafting and ...