Softer than cotton but just as toasty as wool, the best cashmere sweaters make getting dressed on the coldest of winter days ...

At Johnstons of Elgin, a remote wool mill in the Scottish Highlands, Shane C. Kurup explores a rich textile heritage.

Nearby stands Sueno's Stone, a colossal stele carved by the Pict people of Scotland in the ninth century ... soft water is still used today to wash cashmere. James Johnston, the son of founder ...