Fall Salvaged Indian Totes~

New totes have been added to the family! New handmade, one-of-a-kind vintage Indian bags have just made an appearance on the site today! We have been working on these bags for an upcoming photo shoot for Country Living Magazine. We have a love for these our signature totes as they were the first vintage piece we offered on our website when we started two year’s ago.
Our excusive totes are hand-crafted in house by Spool co-owner Gloria Abhold out of salvaged Navajo rugs. Each tote takes days to construct and features their own amazing rich history and patina. Enjoy!

~ The Spool Gals
Heather, Tara, & Gloria

The Dry Hills Indian Tote (above)

Constructed from a rare antique 1940's pictorial Navajo rug with a bold native pattern woven in an amazing wool blend. Warm tones adorn this vintage rug and combine with soft chestnut leather braided straps. Fully lined interior with two pouch pockets. 

 

 The Wild Horses Indian Tote (above)
Constructed with a bold native pattern woven in a soft wool blend. Warm tones of cream, brown, red & teal combine with chestnut toned braided leather straps. This tote is constructed from a rare antique 1950's Navajo Gallup rug and is a one of a kind piece.

The Painted Sky Indian Tote (above)

A bold native pattern woven in an amazing wool blend. Rich golden and red hues combine with a rust toned vintage fringe trim on this amazing vintage kilim tote. Soft midnight black leather braided straps and a fully lined interior.



Cowichan Knit Sweater~

New today! The Spool No.72 Cowichan Inspired Knit Sweater. Rugged knit designs adorn this soft Cowichan inspired sweater. Tones of toffee, chocolate and cream are knit in a sweet deer Cowichan Inspired print. A soft wool blend combines with a toggle button up front and slouchy fit. Shop the Cowichan.

A new take for Fall~

September is here.  We are kicking off the month with a Spool No.72 favorite. Our McIntosh Dress is back in darling fall tones.  A sweet black and white stripe adorns a soft stretch jersey upper and contrasts a full flowy brown skirt.  Shop the new McIntosh.

It's Rodeo Time~

It’s Rodeo Time Here in Ellensburg.  Ellensburg, WA, our home base, is home to one of the largest rodeos in the nation.  During Labor Day weekend each year, Ellensburg turns from a small sleepy farm town to a bustling city with more horses on the road then cars (okay maybe not exactly, but close!)  We have an annual family tradition of attending the pancake feed breakfast, country fair (mostly for the corndogs and fresh scones), and usually at least one of the rodeo events.

For those of you that haved asked this is a great article about the attractions in Ellensburg.

Other than attending rodeo festivities we have been busy this week prepping for our booth at the Thorp Fruit & Antique Mall. The space we have been assigned has an open back railing and the right side wall is peg board, which has posed some challenges. We are working on coming up with some innovative ways to make the space feel more like a cozy room. The owners and staff at Thorp Fruit are about the friendliest around and we can not wait to join the team.

We will be spending most of Wednesday setting up the exterior of the booth then moving in our mercantile collection on Thursday. Before we get too carried away with all the friends and family in town for the rodeo and setting up the mercantile, we have listed some great new fall sweaters, boots and dresses on the site. 

Here is a peak at the new arrivals:

Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

- Heather, Tara, & Gloria, The Spool Gals