I swept my porch yesterday with a natural corn broom. It’s a marvel and has barely changed since the first brooms were made. My modern broom still is a bundle of flexible “stems” held ...

Brooms made of natural materials, shaped by hand and tied with string might seem old-fashioned and quaint, but the craft is growing in popularity.

Artisanal brooms exist, and they can cost $350 How much should you pay for an everyday household tool?

For more than three decades, Sam and Karen Morrison have been winding and binding Shaker-style brooms inside their charmingly eclectic trading post tucked away in the sleepy town of Victor.

These include brooms for fireplaces, kitchen brooms and besom brooms, commonly known as witch’s brooms. Besom brooms are sewn rounder and are more aerodynamic than other types of brooms, including ...

The hand-woven Shaker brooms made by artisan Chuck Fath have a following among those seeking him out at the Village Peddler Festival, which takes place Saturday and Sunday at Lake Metroparks ...

Household crafts like artisanal brooms—and the unique, deeply personal ways in which they’re made—ultimately tie us back to one another, our community, and our self, allowing for the ...

Shaker Village is thrilled to present our 2023 workshops with a wonderful selection of popular broom-making, fiber, and traditional arts classes.

Making a Shaker flat broom is a labor-intensive process, but Bailey enjoys it as an expression of a creative urge to make something useful.

Shaker whisk brooms became popular for housewives, farmers, craftsmen, store owners and even cowboys. This little broom packed easily in a saddlebag and was handy for brushing dusty clothing ...