Broom Making with Marybeth Garmoe

[@sarahallenhumboldt2638]

You are so kind and generous; thank you.

[@abittwisted]

I had seen recently one person who has a setup that hangs from the ceiling to tighten the thread. I believe it has a foot treadle to tighten the string while standing. I need to contact them and see if they can help me build one of my own.

[@kevinorr6880]

I would be very interested in seeing a picture of what you are speaking of. Please share with me. Thank you.

[@doritroyan9913]

Thank you for sharing your craft with us! Beautiful brooms 😊

[@abittwisted]

I plan on growing my own broom corn here in California. We have the perfect growing season for the broom corn. I will be making 100% natural brooms that can be composted using my own home grown and spun long line flax fiber into thick cordage for the broom. I will wax the cordage before making the broom. I know two ply cordage works well and is very strong but I’m going to play with making 3 and 4 ply to see how strong it can be for making brooms and all will be waxed as well. I will be using bees wax to wax the thread. What Im most interested in is making the tool you use to wrap your string tightly. I think it is a genius idea to use the shaving horse and modifying it to suit this purpose. I have yet to make a single broom but will buy some broom material first to practice with. I was thinking of using cattail and or bamboo which we have loads of down here. The leaves may be suitable for making brooms instead of the broom corn which I will try and I will be using natural branches for the broom and no store purchased sticks. I have a Mulberry tree that produces perfect long branches each year for use to make broom handles. We have grown the tree like one would grow willow to make long stems for making baskets. Any idea where I can find the information on the shave horse modification for the string?

[@pegcamp9140]

Beautiful broom

[@delaneydillon1671]

Beautiful video! What kind of scissors are you using?

[@bobbymiller1414]

I would love to make one of those stands I make brooms now my back hurts I think the stand would help me how's the stand made looks like it has pulleys and wheels appreciate you give me some measurements and some pictures thank you for this video

[@kevinorr6880]

I would love to see what you came up with of your bodgers pony to hold the string. Thank you.

[@JadeOhara-l1r]

ID LIKE TO SEE A CLOSE UP OF HOW YOU DID THE STRING KNOTT PULL 😊. JUST BEAUTIFUL HONEY , THANK YOU FROM WEST VA

[@HauntedCandlerAcres]

What do you charge fir the witch brooms if I wanted to buy wholesale for my shop

[@NorthHouseFolkSchool]

You can contact Marybeth through her website: www.ox-cartbroomandwood.com/

[@stevegroseclose4004]

After watching many of the videos of broom making I think it is interesting that the question of where to get broom corn is never actually answered, yes we all know it comes from Mexico

[@sarahallenhumboldt2638]

Maybe you knew it comes from Mexico, but, please do not speak for others; it comes across as arrogant.

[@aarde7036]

Pity that the camera was placed so that her hand is in the way. Very nice brooms otherwise!