In this 3 hour workshop you will learn to make a traditional cobweb broom. We will cover the materials needed, how to prepare them, the basic construction of the broom, and how to finish it. You will take home a finished broom you will be proud to use and display. This is a class for people with no previous broom-making experience.
Appropriate for ages 18 & up.
Some upper body strength and manual dexterity are required.
**Broom-making is a messy, drippy activity. Dress appropriately.
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Instructor bio
Jill Mahoney became interested in broom making while her daughter was a student at Berea. In 2019 she took a broom-making workshop at Berea taught by Chris Robbins the Head of Broom Craft at that time.
In Chris’s workshop she learned how to make a whisk broom, turkey tail broom and cobweb broom. The cobweb broom is her favorite broom to make.
Since then Jill has made brooms that she sells at the Madison Farmers Market.
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