Ask any cashmere wearer and they’ll tell you that nothing beats the super soft yarn for warmth, luxury, breathability and endurance. At My Cosy Store, we source the only best raw materials for our collection of cashmere socks, hats, gloves and scarves. Our cashmere is harvested by hand from the luxuriant undercoat of cashmere goats […]
Category: The Yarn
6 Reasons Cashmere Accessories are the Perfect Christmas Gift
Snow at Christmas is the stuff dreams are made of. Flakes the size of pennies drifting in lazy spirals from a pale milky sky. Waking to a world on mute. Stilled and muffled by the magical addition of a deep blanket of pristine, perfect snow. Yet, as rare as a white Christmas is, the promise […]
Where to go – Winter Breaks in 2020-21
Travel restrictions have reduced our options but the desire to get away for weekends and enjoy dining out is strong. We explore the best places to experience the glories of the Scotland during the pandemic. The hotels, restaurants and cafés who go the extra mile to be COVID safe and still make their guests feel […]
The History and Heritage of Cashmere
How was cashmere discovered? Historical references to cashmere date back as far as the 13th Century; to the famous explorer, writer and merchant Marco Polo. His book, The Travels of Marco Polo detail the 24yrs he spent in the royal court of the Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan. During this time, he amassed a fortune on […]