Whisk Broom Making
November 9
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$90.00
Spend an afternoon learning the Appalachian craft of broom making! Participants will 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.
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About Your Facilitator:
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.
Website: https://wildearthcrafts.com/
A couple of full scholarships are available for BIPOC/PGM folks on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact Christiana Key at 423-493-9155 or email: ckey@crabtreefarms.org to secure one of these tickets, or if you have any questions!
Please Note: Sometimes, we don’t make the ticket minimum, therefore, we have to reschedule the class or cancel. Please check your email and spam folder 48 hours before scheduled class to see if there has been a change. Thank you!
Refund Policy: Refunds can be requested up to 7 days before the start of a workshop. The cancellation fee will be 10% of the ticket amount. To request a refund, please email Christiana: ckey@crabtreefarms.org. If you find that you can’t attend the workshop, but it is too late to request a refund, you are welcome to gift the workshop to someone else.