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MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit
MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit
A person sits with their feet on a wooden dowel wrapped with thread
Wrapping a thread around a hand broom
Trimming thread wrapped around a hand broom
Wrapping thread around the handle of a hand broom
Using a pen to insert a loop into the handle of a hand broom
MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit
Trimming the handle of a hand broom with a knife
Trimming the sweep of a hand broom with garden shears
MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit
MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit
MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit
A person sits with their feet on a wooden dowel wrapped with thread
Wrapping a thread around a hand broom
Trimming thread wrapped around a hand broom
Wrapping thread around the handle of a hand broom
Using a pen to insert a loop into the handle of a hand broom
MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit
Trimming the handle of a hand broom with a knife
Trimming the sweep of a hand broom with garden shears
MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit

Make It Yourself Broom Kit

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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.

MK118 - Lee Valley MIY Broom Kit

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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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