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Intro to broom making with Amina Haswell

English Saturday afternoon
$179.21
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Optional Toolkit Contents
  • Dowel
  • two bundles of soft bristle broomcorn
  • one hard bristle broomcorn
  • thread bobbins (2)
  • anti-friction mat

Language: English

Difficulty: All levels

Category: Basketry

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).

What you leave with: Pot scrubber, a Hand bristle broom and a whisk broom.

- 04:30 pm
Workshops Hallway: room 2
Prerequisites
  • 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
What to bring
  • garden shears
  • x-acto knife
  • socks (for those who don’t want to expose there feet or can get better friction on the dowel with socks)

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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If you wish to attend a workshop that is not offered in your spoken language, please let us know. We may be able to provide language accommodations. Please send an email to agueda@festivaltwist.org with your details and request.

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