Uni Watch Show and Tell: A Spectacular Curling Sweater

By Paul Lukas, on April 28th, 2020%

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On April 15, I received an email from longtime reader Will Scheibler, who lives in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The subject line was “Belated birthday gift” and the email read, “Came across a thrift shop purchase from earlier this year while doing a bit of spring cleaning. Too . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Show and Tell: A Spectacular Curling Sweater

43 comments - (Comments are closed)   Curling, Sweaters, Vintage Sportswear Finds

The Brotherhood of the Curling Pants

By Phil Hecken, on February 25th, 2018%

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When I planned this column two weeks ago, I thought (hoped?) the Norwegian Curling Pants would not only be the story of the Olympics, or at least the curling part of the Olympics, as they had been four years ago in Sochi, and lead to an increased . . . → Read More: The Brotherhood of the Curling Pants

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Your Quadrennial Reminder...

By Phil Hecken, on February 10th, 2018%

…that Curling is a sport.

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Well, kids the 2018 Winter Olympics are now underway, which means it’s time for the rest of the world to remember that the wonderful sport of curling is not only back (even though it never left), but it’s bigger . . . → Read More: Your Quadrennial Reminder…

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The Very Template-y Unis of Timmy's Brier

By Phil Hecken, on March 13th, 2016%

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Other than an occasional ticker mention or possibly a photo from the Brooklyn-Lakeside Curling Club, we don’t cover curling very often on Uni Watch (unless it’s the Olympics and the Norwegian Curling Team is involved). And for good reason — the sport isn’t particularly popular, and the . . . → Read More: The Very Template-y Unis of Timmy’s Brier

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