Whisked Away

How I got started...

I learned how to make a whisk broom from my friend Nora, here in Vermont. t was so much fun. I loved that I could make something practical but beautiful, possibly even whimsical, using color and creativity. I could make something with just my hands, few materials, and common tools. I also loved the fact that it did not take over my space, especially because it is a wonderful indoor (think winter) activity- wind is not helpful in making brooms. 

In classic woodshedding fashion, I took what I learned and spent 10 days during the following mud season making nothing else but brooms with my mom with the intent that each broom would be different from each other. Different sizes, patterns, handle types, and designs. We were successful and I came home with a box of brooms, the foundation for my little enterprise of making and selling brooms at an individual level.

This website is not a tutorial of how to make a whisk broom. It is not a resource for outlining what tools are needed or where to get supplies. It is not comprehensive in describing the history of the broom, the myriad of uses a broom can be used for, or even the many types of brooms that can be made. There are other websites, books, and instructors that can and are dedicated in providing this information.

My website is simply a space to showcase what I make, the styles I create and how they might be used in your daily life. My inventory is always changing.   Thanks for taking a look at my brooms!