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''As every school-age wizard knows, the fact that we fly on broomsticks is probably our worst-kept secret. No Muggle illustration of a witch is complete without a broom and however ludicrous these drawings are (for none of the broomsticks depicted by Muggles would stay up in the air for a moment), they remind us that we were careless for far too many centuries to be surprised that broomsticks and magic are inextricably linked in the Muggle mind."
—Kennilworthy Whisp, Quidditch Through the Ages
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Braided brooms
I'm a new broommaker and I keep on seeing designs where they braid the broomcorn in, or where they used broomcorn from down the broom into the top of the broom. Does anyone know how they do that?
Example by Heartcraft broom
00:15 UTC
Making a wildwood broom with hickory bark braid - Mr. Chickadee
07:59 UTC
help finding suppliers in Canada
I want to learn how to make brooms for myself and to sell at my local farmers market, small production for sure. I'm from a small secluded area on the North Coast of British Columbia. Where do I go to find broom corn to get started? I can find all the other supplies no problem. Any advice is welcome and much appreciated!
19:06 UTC
Dyeing broom corn?
Hi all! I am new to broom making and wanting to dye my own broom corn. I am currently using mx procion dye as well as rit dye with no luck- the dye can’t seem to penetrate the hurl. Any suggestions or processes? I have had little luck researching! Thank you 🙏
20:40 UTC
I've all bit finished this cutie! I used pink bouquet arrangement twigs from joann's and a pink-ish birch branch. I still want to add an accent or decoration but this is technically a finished broom!
19:52 UTC
Help? I'm looking for something to use as a handle, like Ethel's in The Worst Witch. Any ideas?
23:31 UTC
BROOM MAKING: TWISTED Turkey ON A STICK #DIYbroom #broommaking #brooms #...
14:31 UTC
What is your dream broom?
What features does it include?
22:46 UTC
BROOM MAKING: Wrought Iron Broom #ironbroom #DIYBROOM #broommaking #brooms
23:33 UTC
BROOM MAKING: Sweeper broom w/driftwood beaver chew handle #DIYBROOM #br...
15:33 UTC
Something to brighten things up?
22:01 UTC
All set up and ready to.go at the 2020 Spring Flower and Garden Show in Little Rock, Akransas. I'll even be demonstrating a bit this weekend. Find me in the Barton Coliseum.
21:58 UTC
Kitchen broom on vine twisted hackberry
03:54 UTC
Today's project is a house broom with colorful sashes wrapped and stitched into the sweep. It's bound onto a vine twisted oak handle.
22:23 UTC
Plaiting a rooster tail
15:30 UTC
Working in Miniature
16:49 UTC
Made while demonstrating at a craft show.
20:02 UTC
Moaning Myrtle Mark II
00:14 UTC
Moaning Myrtle Mark I
00:03 UTC
Putting a new twist on an old pattern...
23:39 UTC
Being knotty... making a rope whisk...
14:58 UTC
Foxfire broom making with Miss Carol.
02:04 UTC
Just finished this Rooster Tail
21:03 UTC
Made a Quidditch broom for my Halloween costume
03:21 UTC
Hearth Broom on vine twisted dogwood handle from Havencroft Brooms at the Ozark Folk Center State Park... playing with some new white jute I found... the jury is out... what are your thoughts? #brooms #broom #broommaking #hearthbroom #hearth #havencroftfarm #handcrafted #ozarkfolkcenter #ozarkfolkc
16:51 UTC
Just finished this Hen's Wing Whisk in a demonstration at the Mother Earth News Fair in Topeka, Kansas. #motherearthnewsfair #motherearthnews #brooms #broommaking #craft #handcrafted #havencroftfarm
15:56 UTC
I made this one for fun
17:05 UTC
Some plaiting patterns on my tying table.
15:46 UTC