(SOLD OUT) Broom Making Workshop with Dustin Cecil

Name: (SOLD OUT) Broom Making Workshop with Dustin Cecil
Start: 2024-11-09T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-09T12:00:00-05:00
Location: 1 Clay Sq, Charleston, WV, United States, West Virginia 25301

Schedule

Sat Nov 09 2024 at 09:00 am to 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1 Clay Sq, Charleston, WV, United States, West Virginia 25301 | Charleston, WV

Just in time for fall, learn how to make a primitive cobweb broom in the traditional Appalachian style!
This lightweight narrow broom is great for reaching all the places cobwebs can be found including sweeping the ceiling. These brooms are not only functional but also make great decorative items and gifts! In this workshop, you will learn the basic weaving techniques used to make a broom, with natural broomcorn (sorghum).
Everyone will go home with 1–2 completed cobweb brooms. No experience required. Ages 10 and up, under 12 to be accompanied by an adult. Limited space is available, advanced registration is required. Registration is $45 for Clay Center members, $55 for non-members, all supplies included.
Questions? Please call our Box Office at 304-561-3570 or email [email protected].
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This workshop is presented with support from the Bernard H. & Blanche E. Jacobson Foundation, Charles & Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, Daywood Foundation, Elliot Family Foundation, Fund for the Arts, and Herscher Foundation, Inc.
The Clay Center’s performing and visual arts offerings are presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.