Kaniksu Folk School - Intro to Broom Making

Kaniksu Folk School is an initiative of Kaniksu Land Trust that offers traditional skills courses for adults, families, and children. Each class may have age restrictions.

This class will introduce the basics of broom making including sorting broom corn, slip knots, use of a foot spindle, wrapping and tying off the handle, sewing, and trimming. Students can expect to make at least two wisk brooms and/or pot scrubbers, probably more. Broom corn, used to make the brooms, is a type of sorghum grass originally from Africa and reportedly brought to North America by Benjamin Franklin. Handcrafted brooms have largely been replaced by machine-made but the craft lives on creating useful and beautiful tools and decorative pieces.

Ages: 13 and up welcome

Cost: $50

You may also like the following events from Kaniksu Land Trust:

• Next Tuesday, 23rd September, 06:00 pm, Kaniksu Folk School - Blacksmith Bottle Opener in Sandpoint
• Next month, 7th October, 05:00 pm, Kaniksu Folk School - Intro to Sashiko & Visible Mending in Sandpoint
• Next month, 7th October, 05:00 pm, Kaniksu Folk School - Egyptian Link Bracelet in Sandpoint

Also check out other Workshops in Sandpoint.