Broom Making

Name: Broom Making
Start: 2026-12-12T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-12-12T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Hudson River Maritime Museum

Hudson River Maritime Museum

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Discover the traditional craft of hand broom making using natural broomcorn. Learn to create whisk, cake-tester, Turkey Wing, and Hen's Wing styles while mastering wrapping techniques that shape and embellish each piece. This hands-on workshop combines history, function, and artistry in every sweep.

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86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY
8 hours

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Sat. Dec 12th, 9am–5pm ET

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Learn the art of broom-making. We will make a whisk, cake-tester, Turkey Wing and Hen's Wing style hand brooms. Wrapping bundles together with twine using tension creates different shapes of brooms, and wrapping the handles with knurl or colored flat reed will embellish your wings. We will be using broom corn, which is from the sorghum family. Thought to have been brought to the states from Europe by Benjamin Franklin, it is grown in the U.S. and Mexico. The fibers in the broomcorn are great for picking up fine particles and dust.

Hand strength is important, but you don't need to bring anything else to this beginner-level class.

Extra kits will be available for purchase.

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Full refunds less a 5% processing fee will be offered for cancellations that occur 32 days or more before a program's registration deadline (if no deadline, the first day of the program).
Cancellations between 31 and 9 days will be offered a 50% refund or credit toward another class.
Cancellations after the registration deadline or within 8 days of the first day of class (whichever comes first) will not be refunded.
In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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The Hudson River Maritime Museum, located on the historic Rondout waterfront, is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the maritime heritage of the Hudson River and its tributaries and teaching residents about these facets. With a collection of historical artifacts, educational programs, and annual exhibits, the museum offers a unique glimpse into the region's rich maritime history.

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