{"id":3425,"date":"2014-04-23T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T16:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/?p=3425"},"modified":"2014-04-25T17:14:26","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T17:14:26","slug":"made-in-wyoming-last-loop-rope-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/?p=3425","title":{"rendered":"MADE IN WYOMING: Last Loop Rope Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>We are thrilled to team with the\u00a0Wyoming Business Council<\/a>\u00a0to feature a Wyoming First business every week on our blog!\u00a0Wyoming First<\/a>\u00a0is a program that promotes Wyoming member businesses. Visit their website\u00a0(click here)<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about this service \u2014 and if you are a Wyoming business who\u2019s not a member, be sure to inquire about membership! There are many benefits!<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>This week we are featuring Chele Needens Last Loop Rope Art<\/h3>\n

209 Klondike Road Buffalo, WY 82834<\/p>\n

307-684-7843 \u00a0 twoeyedbaker@hotmail.com \u00a0 lastloopropeart.com<\/a> \u00a0 On Facebook — Last Loop Rope Art<\/a><\/p>\n

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Last Loop Rope Art was started in 2000, when a very dear friend of Chele’s that made rope items passed away. His wife asked her if she would like to give it a try, and handed over all her husband\u2019s supplies. Chele began, as many do, making pieces for her friends and family – and has turned that small beginning into a business.<\/p>\n

Last Loop Rope Art has come a long way from that first Rope Basket. Chele is the creator and sole owner, and does everything from start to finish. That includes actually roping with the ropes that are later turned into a piece of art! Chele is a rancher and loves to barrel race and pole bend. While at rodeos she likes to see if any of the cowboys are willing to part with their ropes. Her rope activities and the ropes the cowboys use give each of the pieces a unique story and are a piece of Wyoming\u2019s way of life.\u00a0In 2010\u00a0Country Women Magazine<\/em>\u00a0came out and did a story on Last Loop Rope Art. They spent two days with Chele learning how to rope and how to make a rope bowl. The story came out in the spring of 2011, the April\/May magazine.<\/p>\n

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Chele’s rope art is a little different from others. There is no glue; the work is burned together and then power washed.\u00a0Although these rustic, one-of-a-kind pieces are sturdy, they are still a piece of art and can break.<\/p>\n

Chele enjoys taking a customer\u2019s idea and creating a beautiful piece of art, so custom orders are welcomed. Pieces include: baskets, bowls, candle holders, bathroom soap bottle holders, wastebaskets, lamp bases, business card holders, bird houses, welcome signs, wreaths, crosses and ribbons, mirror frames, clocks, footstools\u2026..the possibilities are endless. Depending on the product, rope used and embellishment, prices start at about $17.50.<\/p>\n

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Chele also produces WildRags. WildRags are usually as 36\u201d x 36\u201d piece of cloth in various colors, patterns and fabric type that cowboys have worn for decades. They were traditionally used to keep the cowboy\u2019s neck and face warm, cool by wetting in cold water, or to keep the dust out of their face, and other practical uses. Chele makes Wyo-Skies Wildrags, which are made from 100% silk, in a variety of sizes and dimensions. She dyes them herself and no two scarves are the same. These are great for anyone, in any type of weather (silk allows your skin to breath). Wyo-Skies Wildrags can be used as headbands, belts, wraps\u2026and just about any way a person could image. Pricing starts at about $15 (8\u201d x 54\u201d) to $45 for a 44\u201d x 44\u201d. Most of Last Loop Rope Art pieces are feature on their Facebook page, Last Loop Rope Art & Wyo. Skies Wildrags<\/a>, and the website,\u00a0lastloopropeart.com<\/a>. Pieces can be found at the Flying Eagle Gallery in Thermopolis, as well as the Jim Gatchell Museum and Frontier Toppings in Buffalo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  We are thrilled to team with the\u00a0Wyoming Business Council\u00a0to feature a Wyoming First business every week on our blog!\u00a0Wyoming First\u00a0is a program that promotes Wyoming member businesses. Visit their website\u00a0(click here)\u00a0to learn more about this service \u2014 and if you are a Wyoming business who\u2019s not a member, be sure to inquire about membership! There are many benefits! This week we are featuring Chele Needens Last Loop Rope Art 209 Klondike Road Buffalo, WY 82834 307-684-7843 \u00a0 twoeyedbaker@hotmail.com \u00a0 lastloopropeart.com \u00a0 On Facebook — Last Loop Rope Art   Last Loop Rope Art was started in 2000, when a very dear friend of Chele’s that made rope items passed away. His wife asked her if she would like to give it a try, and handed over all her husband\u2019s supplies. Chele began, as many do, making pieces for her friends and family – and has turned that small beginning into a business. Last Loop Rope Art has come a long way from that first Rope Basket. Chele is the creator and sole owner, and does everything from start to finish. That includes actually roping with the ropes that are later turned into a piece of art! Chele is a rancher and loves to barrel race and pole bend. While at rodeos she likes to see if any of the cowboys are willing to part with their ropes. Her rope activities and the ropes the cowboys use give each of the pieces a unique story and are a piece of Wyoming\u2019s way of life.\u00a0In 2010\u00a0Country Women Magazine\u00a0came out and did a story on Last Loop Rope Art. They spent two days with Chele learning how to rope and how to make a rope bowl. The story came out in the spring of 2011, the April\/May magazine. Chele’s rope art is a little different from others. There is no glue; the work is burned together and then power washed.\u00a0Although these rustic, one-of-a-kind pieces are sturdy, they are still a piece of art and can break. Chele enjoys taking a customer\u2019s idea and creating a beautiful piece of art, so custom orders are welcomed. Pieces include: baskets, bowls, candle holders, bathroom soap bottle holders, wastebaskets, lamp bases, business card holders, bird houses, welcome signs, wreaths, crosses and ribbons, mirror frames, clocks, footstools\u2026..the possibilities are endless. Depending on the product, rope used and embellishment, prices start at about $17.50. Chele also produces WildRags. WildRags are usually as 36\u201d x 36\u201d piece of cloth in various colors, patterns and fabric type that cowboys have worn for decades. They were traditionally used to keep the cowboy\u2019s neck and face warm, cool by wetting in cold water, or to keep the dust out of their face, and other practical uses. Chele makes Wyo-Skies Wildrags, which are made from 100% silk, in a variety of sizes and dimensions. She dyes them herself and no two scarves are the same. These are great for anyone, in any type of weather (silk allows your skin to breath). Wyo-Skies Wildrags can be used as headbands, belts, wraps\u2026and just about any way a person could image. Pricing starts at about $15 (8\u201d x 54\u201d) to $45 for a 44\u201d x 44\u201d. Most of Last Loop Rope Art pieces are feature on their Facebook page, Last Loop Rope Art & Wyo. Skies Wildrags, and the website,\u00a0lastloopropeart.com. Pieces can be found at the Flying Eagle Gallery in Thermopolis, as well as the Jim Gatchell Museum and Frontier Toppings in Buffalo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,1,167,184,157,656],"tags":[1340,1339,889,103,102,722,64,1341,104],"class_list":["post-3425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-most-recent","category-uncategorized","category-wy-people","category-wyoming-agriculture","category-wyoming-business-2","category-wyoming-first-spotlights","tag-chele-needens","tag-last-loop-rope-art-buffalo-wyoming","tag-made-in-wyoming-program","tag-www-wyolifestyle-com","tag-www-wyovore-com","tag-wyoming-first-program","tag-wyoming-lifestyle-magazine","tag-wyoming-rope-artists","tag-wyovore"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3425"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3432,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3425\/revisions\/3432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wyolifestyle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}