Discover the traditional craft of broom making while creating a collection of beautiful, useful pieces for your home. In this hands-on workshop, students will learn the basic techniques of working with broomcorn as they make several different styles of brooms and brushes. Students will create a Turkey Wing broom, Hawk’s Wing broom, Hen’s Wing broom, pot scrubber, and vegetable brush, learning how variations in tying, shaping, and finishing give each piece its unique form and function. Along the way, you’ll gain an introduction to the materials, tools, and techniques used in traditional broom making. No experience is necessary. Students will leave with a collection of handmade brooms and brushes ready to put to use at home. *Students should bring a pair of sharp scissors and optionally their favorite basketry tools. *Class price includes materials fee. Sue Muldoon divides her time between 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional work. She bounces back and forth between photography, web design and graphic design to seatweaving (chair caning, wicker repair, rush, splint, etc.) and basket weaving. Basketry started as an add-on to seat weaving because there was material begging to be used in more than one format. Sue’s career has always been creative, from wallpaper hanging and interior painting to a lengthy career in the floral industry as designer and merchandiser. Wood carving, furniture refinishing and upcycling furniture in novel ways using unique materials like leather belts, ties and alpaca wool set her apart from traditional seatweaving methods.