Dubois, Wyoming 307-455-3617 spinayarn@dteworld.com
 WOOL SADDLE PAD This saddle pad is handmade from 100% WOOL ROVING. It weighs 6 pounds 12 ounces. This pad is 35" x 35" and is made from all natural colored wools. This is an example of a typical saddle pad.
Pure wool has long been regarded by many as the ultimate material for saddle pads. Wool is soft, springy and absorbent. It has the ability to absorb 80% of its weight in water. Because of this quality, a wool pad absorbs sweat, and at the same time, releases that moisture as evaporation to cool off a horse's back. Pulled wool saddle pads are an old time cowboy tradition. Cowboys would make their own pads by pulling strands of wool through burlap bags to create a saddle pad that was both practical and strong enough to stand up to long hours of riding. Today these pads are made by pulling wool through mesh designed for rugs.
These pads require the same care as any wool item. Never throw it on the ground or drag it. Hay and grass have a tendency to stick to wool. Gently pick it off. Brush dried dirt and sweat off. This pad can be washed by soaking it in a tub or tank of cool water, and gently working the dirt out of it. NEVER USE SOAP! You can use white vinegar to help draw the dirt out, just be sure to rinse all the vinegar out. You can also hose the pad down with gently running water. Hang it on a pole fence or lay it on the lawn out of the sun to dry, out of direct sunlight if possible. It may take a few days to dry. Treat this pad with care, and it will take care of your horse from many years to come.
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ROPE BASKETS
theses two pictures are of the same basket
Our rope baskets come from Crowheart, Wyoming. They are made from used cowboy lariat ropes. They are crafted free hand as with pottery, a coil at a time.
Rope, along with horse, saddle and firearms, helped build the west. Rope is still being used on ranches and in sporting events today. These used ropes are hand crafted into baskets, lamps, trays, and other fine art work. All ropes in these products have been used to rope cows on working ranches or in rodeos. After a time, the cowboys retire their ropes for a new rope that gives them better control. 17" high vase with 26"circumference at the base. The rope used in this vase has a strand of red, making the vase look red striped where it was melted.
This basket is about 6" tall, and 14 1\2" across the top. The circumference of the top is 44". It is shaped more like a bowl. The rope used in this basket is aqua
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These are Wyoming Western Photograph Notecards.
The pictures were taken by Marette Nagel, and she says
" My love of the West has inspired me to capture, preserve and share these images with others." There are 5 different cards in a set. |
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