Whisk Broom Workshop
Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 from 10:00AM - 1:00PM EST
in Weaverville, NC
Learn the Appalachian craft of broom making!
This class is open to total beginners as well as professional crafters. Participants will design and make a a hawk tail style whisk broom using traditional broom corn straw and natural cordage. Whisk brooms are useful, attractive, and make great environmentally friendly tools for tending to a space. They are great for quickly cleaning tables and countertop surfaces or can be used to clean dust, dirt, and cobwebs from hard-to-reach spaces where a big broom can't get, such as behind kitchen appliances or toilets. Some people like to keep one in their car or near their fireplace to clean up ashes. They make excellent housewarming or wedding gifts and can also be used in a ritual or sacred space for energetic clearing purposes. If you've never had a whisk, you are missing out on the joy of using these beautiful, handcrafted tools!
When: Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 from 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Location: 346 Ox Creek Road, Weaverville, NC 28787
Age limit: 15+ or with special permission of instructor.
Please note: this class will exercise upper body muscles and will require use of both feet and hands while seated. There is a minimum of four participants in order to hold this event and a maximum of ten participants.
Cost: This workshop has three ticket price options: $60 for a standard ticket, $85 for a sponsor ticket to support equitable access, and pay-what-you-can equity tickets for people of the global majority (PGM) from racialized communities. If you are interested in claiming an equity ticket, please reach out first to frea(at)wildearthcrafts.com. Twenty percent of the ticket sales will be redistributed to a local First Nations organization (10%) and and African American reparations initiative (10%).
About Wild Earth Crafts: 🖤🤎🏳️⚧️🍉🪶Wild Earth Crafts supports DEI, LGBTQ+ rights, access for all bodies, a Free Palestine, Landback, decolonization and collective liberation 🖤🤎🏳️⚧️🍉🪶
About the Instructor: Frea Forager (pronounced FREE-yuh; she/they) helps people tap into the potent medicine of their own creativity and deepen their connection to the natural world through earth crafts. She is committed to fostering an equitable and liberatory approach to craft work. Her teaching thoughtfully explores how craft practices, education, and materials are connected to broader social issues such as historical and ongoing injustices, including land theft, genocide, and systemic inequality. She also shares ways she is actively engaging in efforts towards repair and positive change within the field. You can learn more about her and the work she does HERE.
Cancelation Policy: Refunds minus a $15 processing fee are available up to 15 days before the event. After that, a credit will be issued for a basket purchase or attendance at a future workshop
