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 ...

They shared their repurposing of some tired sweaters into adorable baby clothing ... while others show pants and mittens. "Seeing what you were able to accomplish, I would have imagined you ...

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 ...

Essex Junction resident Jen Ellis never wanted to be famous. Ellis was an elementary school teacher in 2021 when a picture of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders wearing a large, fluffy pair of mittens ...

"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 ...