Upcoming Workshops

May 31, 2025

10am-12pm

Woven Round Whisk Workshop

Students will learn how to wrap a foot spindle, work with cord tension, cut broom corn stalks, weave a decorative handle and traditional finishing techniques to secure a lasting tool. Students will have to feel confident using a box cutter, bread knife, and scissors.

Students will have their choice of cord color.

Note: Broommaking requires strength in both hands and feet. Working barefoot on the foot bobbin will be encouraged.Please take this into consideration when registering.

For attire: Denim or rugged pants are suggested and weaving the handle does emit moisture, so your clothing could potentially get wet! A tight gripping glove is recommended (not required) for your dominant hand to help weave with ease.

June 21-22, 2025

10am-1pm

House Broom Intensive Workshop

2-day workshop required for attendance!

Learn how to make a traditional style house broom in this 2 session workshop hosted by Husk Brooms.

Moderate hand and feet strength is required. These hand brooms are hand-tied and do not use any glue or adhesives. Using the foot bobbin without socks or shoes on will be encouraged and is surprisingly easier!

Clothing: Wear clothes you don't mind getting wet and can comfortably move in.

Students will craft one house broom over the course of 2 class sessions. Both sessions will be required for completion of the house broom.

July 26, 2025

Leather Strap Hand Broom Workshop

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, nylon twine and feature a leather strap. Crafted to create 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.

August 17, 2025

Cobweb Broom

Learn how to make a functional, long handled broom known as a Cobwebber with Tia Tumminello of Husk Brooms. In this 3 hour workshop, you’ll learn traditional broom making techniques required to create one long handled broom. The Cobweb style broom is great for cleaning hard to reach places: ceilings, under the couch, behind furniture etc. Such as the name entails, the cobweb broom is great for gathering hair and small debris like cobwebs and pet areas. We’ll discuss broom care for longevity and each handle will be outfitted with a hanging loop for storage. Driftwood handles will be carefully selected by Husk Brooms and be provided for participants’ use for the class.

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!