But corn brooms, Blackwell says ... “After our miscarriage, my mom gifted me a handmade broom from one of our local markets. I fell in love with it.” Many cultures have broom-related ...

Sweeping with a handmade broom can connect you with the long history of brooms made out of natural ... The answer is broom corn (Sorghum bicolor, also called Sorghum vulgare), which is a variant ...

Shown here is the Signature Traditional Sweeper ($138 CAD); it’s handmade from corn husks, and the head of the broom is ...

It’s made with shorter broom corn, and the broom corn stalk is the handle for it. It’s great for any time of year when we’re out in the garden.” Household crafts like artisanal brooms ...

So most of the brooms we use are made out of a type of sorghum. It's called broom corn. It was a craft that was really commonly grown here, but it pretty much left the U.S. due to a series of ...

Broom Maker Ron DuMoulin shows how he binds the broom corn by hand stitching it. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt) To assemble the brooms, he uses a broom machine or a kick winder which he made to wrap ...

John Paul Warren said he first learned how to make brooms 48 years ago for an Eagle Scout project, and it's a passion that has taken off since. "I've made a ... into each broom he makes.

adding that his entire process involves harvesting the broom corn, next is drying it and then deseeding it before trimming the stems and bundling it. Over the years, he has sold his brooms, made ...

In addition to unsustainable handles, typical brooms have synthetic bristles made of nylon or polypropylene ... you'll find in eco-friendly broom bristles is corn husk, which is sturdy and ...

Corn brooms were high-energy ... “I took it up (to the Nutana Curling Club), they cut it down and made another broom for Mike.” So there’s still a use for those old things, albeit quaint ...

Some of the brooms were traditional full-sized brooms while others were made of dyed broom corn. There were also smaller handheld whisk brooms, which Meckley said are good for cleaning out cars ...