Clean Sweep Brooms

Hello everyone! Things have been/are kinda hectic right now so I haven't been focusing as much on brooms. That being said, I am in a financial rough spot right now as I deal with a new job, bills, and unexpected costs. I will have at least 3 flat sweeper brooms for sale this week. I haven't made them yet, so if you message me before tonight, I can customize them. They will be $75 each, will have oiled cedar handles, and will be woven like normal. I'll post pics once I get them made.

If you've received a broom from us, please feel free to leave a review! Let us know what we did right and what we can improve on!

Good news! 50 POUNDS of broomcorn is on its way to us so we can whip up the brooms on backorder! It'll likely be here sometime next week!

We're almost to 100 likes! Invite your witchy, folksy, and artsy friends and let's do this!

Our tax paperwork is in order and we are officially a legal business! 🤩

Part 2 of our broom history series!

The broom game was changed forever when Levi Dickenson, a Massachusetts farmer, built the first sorghum (or broomcorn) broom for his wife in 1797. Word quickly spread about the superior nature of his brooms and he began manufacturing them for other members of his community.

In 1810, the first kick winder machine was invented and it revolutionized broom production. This machine did away with the artistic handwoven fastening that we use in our broom making process and instead affixed processed (without stalks) broomcorn to the broomstick. At this time, brooms were in their traditional "round" shape.

By the 1820s, a Christian religious sect called the Shakers began producing brooms. They used wire to attach the broomcorn instead of the traditional twine. They also changed the shape of the broom by sewing it while clamping it with a vice. This created the flat, wide shape we know today.

As Americans expanded westward, it was found that broomcorn grew exceptionally well in the Midwest. The next part of this series will talk about Oklahoma's broom making history.