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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChairman Sanders Crewneck - 100% of proceeds go to Meals on Wheels Vermont.
"Vermont jacket, Vermont gloves, Vermont common sense."
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Chairman Sanders Crewneck - 100% of proceeds go to Meals on Wheels Vermont. (Original Post)
Donkees
Jan 2021
OP
Not sure if true. But my kid said they are made of recycled materials. nt
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jan 2021
#9
I usually just do a 'copy all' as their pages load and paste it here to read :)
Donkees
Jan 2021
#17
Mariana
(14,860 posts)1. Very cool. nt.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)2. K&R!
OAITW r.2.0
(24,557 posts)3. That's the good kind of capitalism, I support!
Clothing and a statement/meme to boot!
Laelth
(32,017 posts)4. Awesome! k&r n/t
-Laelth
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)5. Apparently they're sold out :-(
Donkees
(31,450 posts)6. Temporarily :)
*** Due to overwhelming demand, this item is temporarily sold out. Please check back soon. ***
NOTE: This item is a pre-order. Due to popular demand, shipping and fulfilment times may be delayed.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)7. Oh hells yeah! I'm getting one as a gift and one for moi. nt
Donkees
(31,450 posts)8. Next, we need those mittens :)
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)9. Not sure if true. But my kid said they are made of recycled materials. nt
Laelth
(32,017 posts)10. Yep. 100% recycled and 100% Vermont.
Those would be hard to get.
-Laelth
Donkees
(31,450 posts)11. True... The handwarming story behind Bernie Sanders's mittens
She cuts up wool sweaters that are no longer being used and sews them together in various combinations on a machine her mother gave her. She then lines them with fleece made of recycled plastic. Each pair takes about an hour.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/20/bernie-sanders-mittens-inauguration-parka-coat/
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)12. Sweet! nt
NJCher
(35,713 posts)15. wouldn't you just know
there's a back story to Bernie's mittens, and that the story involves a good cause.
I can't read at the Washington Post, donkees, so thanks for posting that and including the pic. They are indeed beautiful mittens!
Donkees
(31,450 posts)17. I usually just do a 'copy all' as their pages load and paste it here to read :)
When you are a maker of things, when you create things art or clothes or whatever you make you never know where theyre going to go. And the fact that these mittens were made with the sewing machine my mother gave me when I was 12 years old and with wool that somebody else had thrown away, and they made it all the way to one of the most historic inaugurations of my lifetime
she said, her voice trailing off. It just delights me.
Donkees
(31,450 posts)18. Video: Meet the Vermont schoolteacher who made them
Danascot
(4,693 posts)14. "I think my gmail crashed." Jen Ellis, Mitten Maker
Donkees
(31,450 posts)19. Back in stock
Due to overwhelming demand for this item, it will be 3-6 weeks until you receive your sweatshirt.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)21. TY! Saw it this AM. Orders placed! :-)
mudstump
(342 posts)13. They are already sold out!
Donkees
(31,450 posts)20. They are back in stock ...
Due to overwhelming demand for this item, it will be 3-6 weeks until you receive your sweatshirt.
dchill
(38,517 posts)16. I heartily approve this message!