Q: What is broomcorn?
Broomcorn is a type of sorghum grown for its long, fibrous seed heads, which are dried and used as the bristle material in traditional hand-tied brooms.
MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit
With this MIY kit, you’ll learn about the magic of Appalachian broom making, a satisfying skill perfected by broom squires and hobbyists for centuries. Using just your hands, some thread, bundles of processed natural broomcorn and a bit of elbow grease, you’ll make two styles of natural-fiber hand brooms – a round broom and a wing whisk – using traditional thread-wrapping techniques.
You will learn about sorting and preparing the broomcorn, using tension and decorative wrapping techniques to hold everything together securely, and finishing your brooms by trimming and shaping the ends.
This kit contains everything you need to make both brooms yourself, including reusable tools and supplies. A step-by-step video and a downloadable copy of the written instructions are also included. Components of the kit are listed under the Specifications tab.
Broomcorn is a type of sorghum grown for its long, fibrous seed heads, which are dried and used as the bristle material in traditional hand-tied brooms.
The kit includes broomcorn bundles, nylon thread, a maple dowel, pruning shears, spring shears, a woodworker's knife, a friction mat and a tape measure, plus a step-by-step video and written instructions.
No, the kit teaches you the sorting, wrapping and finishing techniques from scratch using just your hands, thread and the included tools.
You can make a round broom and a wing whisk, two natural-fiber hand brooms built with traditional thread-wrapping techniques.
| Materials | Broomcorn; nylon thread; maple dowel |
| Includes | Broomcorn bundles; nylon thread spools; maple dowel; stainless-steel pruning shears; spring shears; woodworker's knife; friction mat; pocket tape measure |
| Package Quantity | 1 kit |
| Warranty | Lee Valley Satisfaction Guarantee |
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Make It Yourself Broom Kit
With this MIY kit, you’ll learn about the magic of Appalachian broom making, a satisfying skill perfected by broom squires and hobbyists for centuries. Using just your hands, some thread, bundles of processed natural broomcorn and a bit of elbow grease, you’ll make two styles of natural-fiber hand brooms – a round broom and a wing whisk – using traditional thread-wrapping techniques.
You will learn about sorting and preparing the broomcorn, using tension and decorative wrapping techniques to hold everything together securely, and finishing your brooms by trimming and shaping the ends.
This kit contains everything you need to make both brooms yourself, including reusable tools and supplies. A step-by-step video and a downloadable copy of the written instructions are also included. Components of the kit are listed under the Specifications tab.
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