Journal

Tying The Knot Between Cowboys and Sailors

“To me the simple act of tying a knot is an adventure in unlimited space...it provides an opportunity for an excursion that is limited only by the ...

The Boss of the Plains Still Reigns: The History of the Cowboy Hat

It was the spring of 1849 and John B. Stetson was on a hunting trip near Pikes Peak, just outside Colorado Springs (about 45 minutes from Chico Bas...

Herding Cultures From Around the World: The Sami

The Sami, an indigenous population in Scandinavia, began herding reindeer as early as 98 AD. Today, only about ten percent of the roughly 100,000 S...

It's Time to Mend

In the midst of the pandemic, many Americans have been repurposing their own clothes as a way to save money or test out a new (at home) hobby. Sinc...

A Cut Above The Rest: Kay Foye

Wrangler turned knifemaker. How time in the saddle became the catalyst for remarkable and functional art.

Elizabeth Ebert (Credit: Jessica Brandi Lifland)

Women You Should Know: The Grand Dame of Cowboy Poetry

Before she became "The Grand Dame of Cowboy Poetry" at age 65, Elizabeth Ebert wrote cowboy poetry in secret for decades.

Women You Should Know: The Grandmother of the Conservation Movement

From a childhood in remote Alaska trekking 400-miles on dogsleds to receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, read more about the fascinating li...

Women You Should Know: Bonnie McCarroll

She wore a large-brimmed beaver hat, fringed gloves, a handmade western blouse, custom boots, and jodhpurs. Sometimes she’d add a wild rag, vest, ...

Meet the Maker: Olivia

Meet Olivia, who handles shipping and order fulfillment for the shop.

Art, Expedited

A brief history of America's Great Depression-era post office murals.

Meet the artisan: Zara

What are some of the places you’ve lived in your life? I was born in the Blue Ridge area in Virginia. Appalachia is home to me, the older mountains...