About Us
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Catherine grew up in northern Pennsylvania and learned many of the traditional Appalachian crafts as a child. Basketry, candle making, even helping out at quilting bees sometimes. One year, a friend gave her some broomcorn seeds. She grew them in her little garden plot, and then made a terrible broom out of them that fall. Now she's grown up and learned how to do it properly, and she teaches classes and sells her work.
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Many people buy our brooms for display, but we encourage you to use them. They're made of natural fibers, and they won't hold dirt or pet hair in the bristles. They won't get brittle over time, and they can even get wet. As long as you let them dry completely, they'll be good as new.
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Our brooms are perfect for cleaning hardwood stairs and tight corners, cleaning ash out of your fireplace, sweeping crumbs off your tables and counters, getting cobwebs, or keeping in your car to clean your seats.
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You can use them in rituals, whether you have an altar with specific needs, or you just want to sweep bad energy out of your house at the turn of the season.
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And of course, they look beautiful hanging on the wall or propped up against the fireplace.
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Turkey Wing Brooms
Turkey wing brooms are our most popular design- they look traditional, woodsy, and witchy all at the same time. The pointed end is great for sweeping out tight corners.
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The turkey wing pattern is named because of the way that the bristles fan out to the side, mimicking a bird's wing. Preserved turkey wings were used as brooms because the feathers fanned out nicely and worked well on fine dust and other messes.
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Ben Franklin allegedly published the turkey wing broom pattern and popularized it in the US in the 1700s.
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Turkey wing brooms come with many different types of dyed broomcorn and different patterns in the handle wrapping.
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Hawk Tail Brooms
Hawk tail brooms are more challenging to make because of their shape. They are often thicker with denser bristles than turkey wing brooms.
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The hawk tail pattern is named because of the way that the bristles are gathered in the center and fan out to both sides, like a hawk's wedge-shaped tail.
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These brooms are great for bigger messes, stairs, porches, fireplaces, and potting benches. The dense bristles make short work of dirt and ash.
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Hawk tail brooms come with many different types of dyed broomcorn and different patterns in both the center wrapping and the handle wrapping.
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Angel Wing Brooms
Angel wing brooms are a beautiful, unique, and challenging broom to make, and they look gorgeous hung in the home or in a special place on a mantle or altar.
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The angel wing pattern is named because of the way that the two groups of bristles fan out from the center- you can imagine an angel standing there!
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Like hawk tail brooms, angel wing brooms are thick with dense bristles, great for pet hair, fine dust, and dirt.
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Angel wing brooms come with many different types of dyed broomcorn and different patterns in the handle wrapping.
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Mini Whisk Brooms
Mini whisk brooms are adorable, affordable, and useful all over the house.
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They vary in length, thickness, and colors for all sorts of uses. They're great for small messes like countertops, tablecloths, picnic tables, and even workshops- they'll get sawdust, thread scraps, or any other crafting mess taken care of quickly. You can even use them to get the silk off of fresh corn on the cob!
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Their small size also makes them a good candidate for ritual uses and altars, quickly and efficiently sweeping up dust, herbs, and incense ash.
Pot Scrubbers
These little pot scrubbers are our best sellers! They come in all the different shapes, sizes and colors​ that you can imagine.
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They're a natural material and they're tough enough to scrub off the most stubborn cooking messes. You can use them on glass bakeware, cast iron, nonstick pans, and even glass top stoves. They won't ruin seasoning or finish on pans.
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After you use your pot scrubber, stand or hang it up to dry. As long as you properly dry them, they will last a long time. Fats from meat dishes may get stuck on the bristles, but some soap should get it out.
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When your pot scrubber wears out, cut off the cord and toss the bristles in your compost or garden.
