"I've got my love to keep me warm," goes the old holiday song. For those of us less fortunate — those who have passed on to a chillier world — there are grave blankets. Perhaps they're a holiday ...

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Anders Zanichkowsky weaves burial shrouds for people who expect to live for many more decades. It’s a modern twist on an ancient practice. Anders Zanichkowsky nimbly navigates around a large loom in ...