Whisk Broom Workshop

Spend an afternoon learning the Appalachian craft of broom making!

Join Frea with Wild Earth Crafts to design and make a turkey wing style whisk broom made with traditional broomcorn straw and natural cordage. Whisk brooms are incredibly useful and attractive and make great handmade gifts! This class is open to total beginners as well as professional crafters. Age limit: 13+ or with special permission of instructor.

Frea Forager (pronounced FREE-yuh; she/her) is the craftswoman behind Wild Earth Crafts. She has been avidly foraging and crafting with various grasses, vines, sticks, and other wildcrafted materials since 2014. Please send any questions and inquiries to her at freawild@gmail.com or call the Little River Canyon Center for more information, 256-845-3548.

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024
Where: Little River Canyon Center
Time: 12:30 – 3:30 pm (CST)
Fee: $60 per person. No refunds after October 28.