Intro to broom making
Intro to broom making
Intro to broom making

Intro to broom making

with Amina Haswell
English Friday morning

$166.71
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Language : English
Difficulty: Beginner
Category: Weaving and Home decor

This course is designed to introduce you to the world of 
broom-craft. You will learn common broom terminology, 
the various parts of the plant matter that can be used for 
crafting brooms brushes and other accessories. You will:
learn the history of broom making and various tools used 
to make brooms dating back to the early 1900's. You will 
have the opportunity to craft several brooms using time 
tested techniques. Learning how to make a variety of 
whisks (wing whisk, turkey whisk and Rad Broom. 

At the end of this workshop, you will leave with your own handmade little broom
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Prerequisites
  • Could be physically demanding for the upper body
  • Could be physically demanding for the upper body
What is provided (for the duration of the workshop)
  • Broomcorn
  • Dowel
  • Thread and some tools to share
  • Broomcorn
  • Dowel
  • Thread and some tools to share
What to bring
  • Garden shears and exaction knife
  • Garden shears and exaction knife
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TEACHER

Amina Haswell

Amina is a Winnipeg based Broomsquire (The official term for broom-maker) and
the Creative Director and Owner of Prairie Breeze Folk Arts Studio (PBFAS). PBFAS
is an artisan driven home décor and Household essentials company, specializing in
quality-crafted brooms, brushes and other houshold essentials.
Amina was first drawn to the art of broom-making in 2011. Since then she has
been honing her skills in the folk-art form of broom-making, sharing ideas and
collaborating with broom-makers across Canada and the US. Attending various
institutions in the US for in-depth training opportunities in Folk arts. Amina also
teaches the art form/trade to others which allows her to experiment and develop
new techniques.
Amina is inspired by colour and fibers and so broom making seemed a natural fit.
Amina spends her days binding naturally unprocessed broom corn ( also known as
sorghum bi-colour) grown locally on her acreage and imported from North
American sources and binds them with natural and synthetic fibers to make over
36 varieties of brooms, in over 42 different colours.
Amina harvests many of the handles she uses in her broom making by foraging
the forest for the perfect sticks in areas across Manitoba. and across Canada
when possible.
You can learn more about the artisan and her products by visiting www.prairiebreezefolkartsstudio.com

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