Hand Broom Making Kit

Learn to make Appalachian style hand brooms! Join Cynthia Main, author of The Handmade Broom, and unlock the fun of this traditional and practical craft. You’ll learn to weave four beautiful and functional brooms with this kit.

This is a fun and accessible craft, recommended for ages 10 and up: some manual dexterity and strength pulling is required. 

Kit Includes:

+ enough broomcorn to make four hand brooms
+ WARM TONES ONLY: colored nylon thread for weaving one spool each of: black, pink, cream, and silver
+ COOL TONES ONLY: colored nylon thread for weaving one spool each of: black, green, navy, and silver
+ optional small dowel to use as a string spool with your feet as you weave
+ optional stalks for weaving decorative tops
+ instructions for weaving in a 20-page 100% recycled, sewn spine booklet made by Lickety Split Press in Northern Kentucky, with photos by Christina Stallard Photography
+ instructions for different hand brooms available on Youtube

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Sunhouse Craft is a woman owned, small batch artisan production house with a focus on traditional craft.

Brooms, wooden wares, and other home goods are handmade with attention to detail in their studio storefront located in Berea, Kentucky.

With an emphasis on sourcing their materials directly from their region, and helping farmers to help them raise crops they use in their work, they are helping regenerate a thriving, local economy and working towards a craft with a strong sense of place. They strive to have their companies’ values echo in every aspect of their work and make thoughtful goods for the home.

Please note the fiber content of the yarn you are working with, and follow the applicable instructions: 

Cotton or linen - Machine washable on cool cycle with pH neutral soap. Lay flat to dry.

Superwash Wool - Machine washable on cool cycle with pH neutral soap, though hand wash recommended. Lay flat to dry.

Wool and Wool blends - Handwash only in lukewarm water with pH neutral soap. Lay flat to dry.

Yarn that has been pre-ordered and / or purchased can be exchanged within 45 days from when we contact you to pick it up (for curbside pickup) or from the day that we ship it for store credit only (less any shipping costs) as long as it is in its original condition (ball band in place). After this time period, yarn can no longer be returned for store credit. We do not refund original or return shipping costs. Please read our full policy here.

If you would like to add-to-order, please click here to review the instructions. We cannot refund shipping charges.

If you would like to apply a discount code, please click here to review the instructions. We cannot refund discounts.

Please click here for our shipping rates and policies.

Curbside Pick-Up
To pick up your order at our shop, when checking out, under shipping method, choose Pick up at our Oakland store - 6328 San Pablo Ave.

You will receive an email when your order is ready. Orders placed Tuesday-Saturday are typically ready within 24 hours. To pick up your order, come to the shop between 11am - 3pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Knock on the front door and give us your name. 

Pre-orders
Pre-orders will ship on the date listed on the product’s webpage. If you ordered additional items, all items will be shipped with your pre-order. If you would like those items shipped separately, please place two separate orders.