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A Gathering of Scissors...
We have a soft spot here at the Cottonwood House for Antique Scissors. Their worn handles, time-darkened blades and different shapes makes us wonder about the hands that held them and the stitches they created. What is their Story? Here are some of the ways we display our collection of Antique Scissors. Did you know that Hands have gathered Needle and Thread for Thousands of Years? Decorative Embroidery goes back to around 1323 BC... By the 1700s, Embroidery was an establish

Sandra McKee
1 day ago1 min read


Kindred Snowfolk...
Kindred Snowfolk - From Pencil to Wool A Peek at our NEW BLOCK BY BLOCK Series... A Gathering of Winter Folk has been taking shape here at the Cottonwood House... These olde souls began as pencil drawings, each with a character all its own, before finding their place together in Wool... Here they are GATHERED TOGETHER Six Kindred Snowfolk, Stitched in Wool, with a Red & Cream Border "KINDRED SNOWFOLK" will make its debut at our Christmas Online Event "A Cupboard Full of Chris

Sandra McKee
3 days ago1 min read


A Wicked Reminder...
Dare Ye Enter the Cottonwood Haunted House? Turn Up the Sound, if ye dare....

Sandra McKee
6 days ago1 min read


A Little Halloween...
BLOCK BY BLOCK Have you had a PEEK at all of our HALLOWEEN BLOCK BY BLOCK Designs? Here Are a FRIGHTFUL FEW... All of Our Halloween Block By Block Bundles feature ORIGINAL Designs Each With Our "Family Farm" Charm The BEWITCHING Part? All the Individual Blocks can be stitched into Primitive Wooly Pillows, Table Runners or Candle Keepers FOR A EXTRA HALLOWEEN TREAT ALL of Our Halloween Block by Block Pattern Bundles Are 20% OFF This SPELLBINDING Offer Expires October 10 at...

Sandra McKee
Oct 71 min read


Little Hands
The Season's Goodness Some of our Sweetest Harvest Days are the ones shared with little hands helping along the way... Our Grandchildren Hannah and Henry Harvesting Apples. Making Memories, one Apple at a time -- In Grandpa's Hat! From Orchard, Garden and Field, the Season's Harvest finds its way to Our Hearth. It is there, around the warmth of the kitchen, that simple ingredients become the foods we remember and the recipes we pass along. xxxxx NEW "OUR HEARTH" PAGE We are G

Sandra McKee
Oct 61 min read


Spooky Wool...
1894 Cottonwood House 2026 Black Sheep Wool Club October Bundle HAS SHIPPED "Sleepy Hollow" Hand Dyed Wool Dyed Here At The Cottonwood House SIX Piece Bundle Each Piece Measures 6.5" x 8" PERFECT FOR: Ravens Black and Crooked Hats Moonlight Shadows, Prowling Cats Witches Wandering on their Way Black Olde Cauldrons, Smoke of Gray JUST IMAGINE! xxxxx Many of you have asked how you can join Our Black Sheep Wool Club. Our Club is currently closed to New Members and will Reopen

Sandra McKee
Oct 51 min read


Hello October
Hello October We Have Been Waiting For You... Gather ye wool and threads this night, And stitch by candle's flickering light. Punch thy needle, hook thy wool, Whilst October's moon hangs pale and full When witches stir and black cats roam, Keep cloth and thread close by the home. Jack O Lanterns softly shine As olde hands stitch by moon and pine. So punch and stitch the olde ways true, With wool and thread the whole night through, Til Halloween shadows fade from sight, And mo

Sandra McKee
Oct 11 min read


Come Shop With Us...
Ready for Timeworn Blues? All of these AMAZING pieces plus OH SO MANY MORE are found at Stone House Antiques 201 Railroad Street Belfry, Montana Tucked away in southern Montana, not far from, the Wyoming line, lies the little community of Belfry. Here, along the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone, open ranchlands stretch beneath wide Montana skies with old farms, weathered homesteads, and mountain country all around. Open By Appointment Only 406-664-3033 stonehouseantiques190

Sandra McKee
Sep 291 min read


Gathering Threads
As the Autumn Days grow cooler, it is the perfect time to start Gathering Threads for all those projects waiting to be stitched. We have been adding a Beautiful Gathering of NEW THREADS to the Shop. We carry BOTH Gentle Art and Valdani Hand-Dyed Threads 90 Different Time Worn Shades TODAY ONLY ALL Of Our Hand-Dyed Threads are 15% OFF *Find On Our* "Hand Dyed Threads" Page Take a little wander through our website and gather the Primitive Threads that inspire you... May your

Sandra McKee
Sep 281 min read


Gathered...
Gathered, Dried & Tied Dried Corn, Simple Garlands and Humble Offerings From our Garden, Fields & Homestead Find ALL of Our Drieds On Our "Olde Homestead Page" xxxxx Have YOU tried Drying Corn Husks for a Garland or Wreath? Here's How... Peel the husks from fresh corn and remove all of the silk. If needed, give the husks a quick rinse in cool water and pat them dry. Lay them one layer deep upon a screen, rack or clean cloth where warm, dry air can pass around them. (Keep

Sandra McKee
Sep 231 min read


Where are you?
Many of our customers have asked... Where is the Cottonwood House? And just where is Burlington, Wyoming? We are nestled in between the beautiful Bighorn and Absaroka Mountain Ranges, in a quiet corner of Wyoming where our family's roots run deep. Our family first settled in the Big Horn Basin in 1891, and in 1894, our homestead was established here in Burlington. More than 130 years later, this is still the place we are blessed to call home. We live about 30 miles from the

Sandra McKee
Sep 221 min read


Hello Autumn
HELLO AUTUMN! We Have Been Waiting For You... Gather pumpkins, corn, and vine Hang them by the door in twine, Bake warm bread and stitch by fire As the days grow low and dire Dry the herbs and card the wool, Fill the crocks and baskets full. Light the candles, soft and small, And GIVE THANKS for Blessed Fall. A Few Autumn Goodes From Our Homestead Page... So Very Many New and Restocked Items xxxxx What Simple Pleasures Await YOU This Autumn? xxxxx

Sandra McKee
Sep 211 min read


Our Latest Obsession...
Our Latest OBSESSION is... Punching On WOOL Our Punch Needle goes through the Wool like BUTTER! Beautiful Hand Dyed Wool Makes the Perfect Backdrop for Your Punch Needle Designs! Have You Tried Punching Wool Yet? xxxxx We Are BUSY Adding MORE Punch Needle Designs to Our Website! Do You Recognize Some of These Designs? We Are Converting A Few of Our Popular Wool Applique Designs to Punch Needle... THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS WHO ARE PUNCHING AWAY FOR US! Find All These Ne

Sandra McKee
Sep 161 min read


A Williamsburg Christmas
1894 Cottonwood House 2026 Block of the Month "A Williamsburg Christmas, 1776" "Raleigh's Bakery" "Manor House Wreath" "George Wythe House" "Feast & Faire" "St. George Tucker House" "McKenzie Apothecary" "Robert Carter House" "Here We Come A Wassailing" "Bruton Parish Church" "James Geddy House" "A Carriage Ride" "Peyton Randolph House" "Liberty, 1776" Historical This & That Period Recipes 1776 Hand Made Needfuls Martha's Make Do Lytel Wooly Chimney Bundles xxxxx NEW BLOCK NI

Sandra McKee
Sep 141 min read


Come Shop With Us...
SO BLESSED! To Have Visited One of My Dear Friends Lanette Harshman At TWICE TOUCHED AT THE BARN Take A Peek Inside Her Shop... TWICE TOUCHED AT THE BARN 35 Bearcreek Lane Belfry, MT 406-425-0843 Lanette Harshman HOURS: Friday - Sunday 10 - 5 Or By Appointment

Sandra McKee
Sep 101 min read


Black Sheep Wool Club
1894 Cottonwood House 2026 Black Sheep Wool Club September Bundle HAS SHIPPED! "Autumn Grace" Hand Dyed Wool Dyed Here At The Cottonwood House SIX Piece Bundle Each Piece Measures 6.5" x 8" PERFECT FOR: Woolens Worn, Leaves in Flight Cabin Stays, Crisp Fall Nights Pretzels, Waffles Just Seem Right Acorns, Cornfields, Pure Delight JUST IMAGINE! xxxxx NEXT MONTH... XXXXX

Sandra McKee
Sep 71 min read


We Are Back...
1894 Cottonwood House NEWS...NEWS..NEWS *WEBSITE REFRESH* Do you Like Our NEW LOOK? xxxxx Our Shoppe Is OVERFLOWING With NEW GOODES For You! *NEW* Autumn Patterns Wool Punch Needle Prim Stitching Olde Homestead Goodes Notions & Needfuls Trims & Threads Charms & Keepers Olde Mill Creek Drieds xxxxx Along With All The Harvest Work On Our Farm... We Are SO BUSY Hand Dyeing NEW Wools In all the Gorgeous Shades of Autumn xxxxx We Have Changed Our "BLOCK OF THE MONTH" Page to "BL

Sandra McKee
Sep 31 min read


A Williamsburg Christmas
1894 Cottonwood House 2026 Block of the Month "A Williamsburg Christmas, 1776" "Raleigh's Bakery" "Manor House Wreath" "George Wythe House" "Feast & Faire" "St. George Tucker House" "McKenzie Apothecary" "Robert Carter House" "Here We Come A Wassailing" "Bruton Parish Church" "James Geddy House" "A Carriage Ride" "Peyton Randolph House" "Liberty, 1776" Historical This & That Period Recipes 1776 Hand Made Needfuls Martha's Make Do Lytel Wooly Chimney Bundles xxxxx *NEW* BLOCK

Sandra McKee
Aug 52 min read


Another Wooly Adventure...
1894 Cottonwood House We Are OFF... Heading SOUTHEAST Picking Up Needful Wants & Needs! xxxxx 1894 Cottonwood House WILL BE CLOSED August 10-31 Orders will STILL Be Processed Through Our Website Shipping Will Begin September 1 PLEASE NOTE: All Orders Received Before or On August 10 Will BE SHIPPED BEFORE WE LEAVE! xxxxx

Sandra McKee
Aug 31 min read


Black Sheep Wool Club
1894 Cottonwood House 2026 Black Sheep Wool Club August Bundle HAS SHIPPED! "Colonel Bumbly's Pumpkins" Hand Dyed Wool Dyed Here At The Cottonwood House SIX Piece Bundle Each Piece Measures 6.5" x 8" PERFECT FOR: Carrots, Persimmons, Bonfires, Leaves, Sweet Potatoes, Pumpkins, Cool Autumn Breeze Rusty Olde Wagons, Fox Near By Sunrise, Sunset Days Gone By JUST IMAGINE! xxxxx

Sandra McKee
Aug 21 min read
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