Upcoming Workshops

Sunday
September 28th, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Colorblock Hand Broom

Learn how to make a traditional style hand broom in this 2 hour workshop hosted by Husk Brooms. These hand brooms are crafted with broom corn, and feature two nylon cord choices. Color block refers to the use of two solid colors crafted next to each other. The hens wing creates a fan shape, these are great tools for cleaning large areas: desks, kitchen tables, stairs, fireplaces, or even radiators. Broomcorn is the essential natural material for household cleaning because it’s delicate enough to catch hair and smaller debris while being strong enough to bend without breaking.

Saturday
October 18th, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Dried Broomcorn Brushes

It's almost the gifting season! Learn how to make TWO traditional, turkey wing hand brooms adorned with dried broom corn seeds in this 2 hour workshop hosted by Husk Brooms. Participants will learn about broom making history and how to grow the main crop used in broom making: broomcorn. These hand brooms can be functional or used as decoration. Broomcorn is the essential natural material for household cleaning because it’s delicate enough to catch hair and smaller debris while being strong enough to bend without breaking.

2026 classes coming soon!

Workshop  FAQs

  • Comfortable clothing is ideal! A safe call is to wear clothes you don’t mind getting wet as certain broom styles work with saturated fiber.

    Wear shoes and socks that are easy to remove.

  • Yes. Working barefoot is encouraged and ideal because your toes can easily grip the wooden dowel we use as a foot bobbin to control how tightly wound the broom will be. The tighter its crafted the longer your broom will last :)

    It’s not awkward, no one is looking at your toes! Light socks are also fine.

  • Husk Brooms teaches broom making to adults 18+.

    Wrist strength and toe strength is required as they are hand-tied brooms and do not have any nails or glue holding the fibers together. Unfortunately, provisions to these workshops are not currently available. Strength is required even for beginning level classes.

    Broom making is consistent wrist twisting and also strengthens the forearms.

  • The main fiber used in broom making is called Broomcorn, a type of sorghum.

    Nylon cordage is used in Husk Brooms workshops for its strength and variety of colors.

  • Nylon cordage used in the workshop is #18 La Espiga from Creative Yarn Source.

    Caddy Supply offers craft broomcorn in large quantities.

    Visit my shop page for smaller bundles!