June 19th- Bush broom making workshop

Repetition is never boring when you are making something by hand. Join us for a day of bush broom making!

When: Saturday June 19th, 10am-2pm

Where: Jackeys Marsh

Host: Jas

Cost: $160pp

What to bring:

• Refreshments and a light snack will be provided. Please bring lunch if you need and a water bottle.

Please wear comfortable, warm clothes that you don’t mind getting messy. 

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FOR THOUSANDS OF years and still today in many parts of the world, brooms were fashioned at home as needed from whatever brushy stuff was on hand: reeds, sticks or grasses, lashed together, often with a stick pushed into them.

Like magic, we will transform wooden sticks and local grasses into enchanting, one-of-a-kind brooms featuring hand-carved handles. Start by learning carving skills, incorporating stains and woodburning. Then, using cordage, beeswax and creativity, we will transform our branches into brooms.

This workshop will be done around a warm fire in the pristine bush of Jackeys Marsh.

All levels welcome; some hand strength required.