3-Hour Workshop

Date: Thursdays, May 2, 2024

Time: 6pm-9pm

Description: Learn how to make a functional hand broom woven onto a rope handle. These hand brooms are great for work areas: work bench, gardening station, kitchen counters or for fireplace maintenance. These brushes have stiff ends that push debris easily into a dust pan. Students will put the brooms into a broom vice and stitch the ends flat with a long needle.

This workshop is beginner friendly. Please keep in mind broom making requires manual dexterity in both hands and feet (toes especially!) Participants should feel comfortable using a blunt knife and lighter. Participants will be encouraged to work barefoot or wear thin socks as this helps control the foot bobbin.

This workshop is for people 18 and over.

Tuition: $55 + $25 materials fee

Materials: All materials will be provided.

Location: Contemporary Craft (5645 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201)

Cancellations and Refunds: Workshop cancellations are decided three business days before the start date. If workshops must be cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, the entire class fee will be refunded by check, to your credit card, or Contemporary Craft account for future workshops.

Refund Policy: Student refund requests must be made at least three business days before a class begins. There will be a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given without three-business days notice. Processing of refunds takes approximately three weeks.

If you require accessibility accommodations, please let us know by calling 412.261.7003 and we are happy to assist you.

About the Artist

Tia Tumminello is the founder of Husk Brooms. Husk Brooms offers handcrafted brooms and brushes for home, studios, and sacred spaces. Made with intention, these functional tools enchant cleaning routines and make mundane tasks sacred. When not in use, they add charm to spaces and showcase the acceptance of natural material within the home. Husk brooms are made the traditional way without any machinery in Pittsburgh, PA.