Flower Hand Brooms for Mum at the Centre for the Apothecary Arts Hamilton
May 9 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Why buy mum a bouquet of flowers (that will be tossed in a week), when you and her can make an everlasting, and beautiful Floral Hand Broom instead! The marriage of seed, to bloom, to the fibre used in Broom Craft and working with the gorgeous dried flowers grown locally, well it just makes sense! We feel elation and joy among flowers, and to be crafting functional art among, and with them will be a joyful time indeed!
In this hands on crafting workshop, over 3 hours, you will learn the art of making a set of 2 kitchen tools (cake tester and pot scrubber) and a Round Floral Hand Broom.
We enjoy beautiful herbal tisanes, and aromatic delights as our host specializes in aromatics for incense, perfume and medicine. While we sip, and enjoy exotic aromas we will discuss some of the history of broom making in Canada as well as learn about broomcorn. We also will talk about the language of flowers and their meanings, the magick they offer, and how we can incorporate them in our hand brooms. Then we will get down to the business of broom making! (Time permitting, you may be able to make a second hand broom as well.)
All supplies are included for you to craft your brooms:
Natural Broomcorn.
Strong Nylon Cord, many colours to choose from, for winding and weaving your broom.
Dried, organic, locally grown florals you will be able to add into your hand broom.
Some charms and crystals to add to your hand broom, (please bring your own charms, talismans and/or crystals to add. If I can make it work for you, we will weave them in.)
At the end of the afternoon, we will have made 3 brooms, EACH!
Space is limited to 8 people, so be sure to register early to avoid any disappointment. Wear comfortable clothes, be prepared to work in socks or barefoot, and know as well as its physical activity with requires using upper body strength and repetitive hand and wrist motion.