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offering beautifully handcrafted
broomcorn brooms & tampico brushes!

learn the craft! 

We provide broom-making equipment such as kick winders, foot brakes, resource guide, sewing needles, and vises!  We also have fiber, cord, side cutters and other broom supplies! 


plus - brush making instructions & kits!

Unthreshed broomcorn!

unthreshed broomcorn

brooms & brushes

portfolio of products

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Broom-making tools

broom making tools 

Broom-making winder, broom sewing vises,  bodkins, fiber stacker, resource guide

traditional house-warming & wedding gifts!

A new broom brings good luck and harmony to a home. A broom, salt, and bread completes a traditional housewarming gift!

Bread – that this house may never know hunger.

Salt – that life may always have flavor.

Broom – to sweep away troubles.

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learn tampico brush-making

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tampico fiber in the shoppe!
hairpin brush kit and instructions
Kit includes enough fiber and cord for 3 brushes, plus a rip cord and a band wrap.  
Choose to add a flush cutter and foot brake.

new to broom-making?  start here...

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Whether you're a brand-new broomsquire or you've been making brooms for a while but still feel like you're piecing everything together, you're not alone.  I created this guide because, when I first started, I spent countless hours researching the information I needed to continue making brooms after class. My goal is to save you that time, answer the questions I had as a beginner, and help you spend more time making—and less time searching.

Finding reliable suppliers, quality tools, broom handles, fibers, classes, books, and trusted techniques can be one of the biggest challenges in learning this traditional craft. That's exactly why I created the Broom Maker Resource Guide.

Inside you'll find more than 90 carefully curated resources, including production tools, inspirational broom makers, online forums, virtual and in-person classes, books, broom handle suppliers, extensive information on dyeing broomcorn (including color formulas and professional tips for achieving rich, antiqued finishes), and much more.

Take a peek at our resource guide that provides answers to your questions - much cheaper than taking a class and pestering the instructor when he/she is reticent to provide more information! 
 

about.

about...

the broom-maker...

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the brooms and brushes...

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broom folklore/history...

READ MORE HERE - INCLUDING LINKS TO RESOURCES!

contact.

contact - get in touch.
Telephone:  (515) 278-4835

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