There’s nothing better than curling up under a thick wool blanket when the weather turns chilly. I recently found the most gorgeous wool blanket at Goodwill. Soft, perfectly worn in, and full of charm ...

The Country looks back at some of the biggest and best stories of the past 12 months, including readers’ favourites, news events and those yarns that gave us a glimpse into rural lives and livelihoods ...

Hello! Santa Claus is coming to town, specifically to O’Connell’s, on this day in 1902. In addition to the seasonal merrymaker, O’Connell’s had all-wool blankets for $3.50, bed comforters for $1.25 ...

On a near daily basis, you can find our deputy digital lifestyle director, Roxanne Adamiyatt, wrapped in this camel-toned wool coat. "What sold me was the fact that this ever-so-slightly boxy coat, ...

Although tens of millions of Egyptians were mummified over thousands of years, very few mummies remain today. Tomb robbing, medical cannibalism in Europe, and the use of mummified remains in pigments ...

Ten amateur knitters cast on in the Yarn Barn eight weeks ago, but only one could be crowned Britain’s Best Knitter. Tonight, Holger, 55, a fashion designer based in London celebrated victory as he ...

The first winner of Tom Daley’s Game of Wool has been revealed after an emotional finale. Just three knitters – Ailsa, Holger and Lydia – were left standing heading into the final round of Channel 4’s ...

Ancient Nubians who lived between the 7th and 9th centuries tattooed the cheeks and foreheads of their infants and toddlers. This surprising discovery was made during a systematic survey of more than ...

A rock shelter known as Spirit Cave overlooks Nevada’s Lahontan Basin. A burial discovered there held a man whose mummified remains are the oldest known in the world. Genetic testing has established ...

A 31-year-old Pakistani man, who went missing in June 1997 in an ice cave, was found perfectly preserved by a local shepherd. The discovery puts an end to a painful three-decade-long search for a ...