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No one makes brooms by hand anymore. Well, almost no one. More than a century ago Jack Martin’s maternal ancestors, the Hockadays, began growing broomcorn alongside more conventional crops on the ...

LOPEZ, Pa. — A new store in Sullivan County sells one thing and one thing only: brooms. Jon Meyer had never been to a broom store before. He takes us there for this week's stop On The Pennsylvania ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — One local maker is bringing style and necessity to your home. Aviary Broom Co. creates handmade, traditional, and one-of-a-kind brooms with added flair. By using products ...

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — John Paul Warren said he first learned how to make brooms 48 years ago for an Eagle Scout project, and it's a passion that has taken off since. "I've made a lot of brooms in my ...

Blackwell, who is based in Eugene, Ore., has an Instagram following of more than 113,000. “I wouldn’t consider myself an influencer, but I guess I do want to influence people to use handmade brooms,” ...

There’s something magical about autumn—the crisp air, the shifting colors, and the way nature seems to scatter treasures everywhere you look. Around Idie’s Farm, I love gathering branches, herbs, and ...

One crafter is turning the lost art of broom making into something far more symbolic than a cleaning tool. As a girl, Ridenour lived in a series of group homes. Struggling to feel safe in her ...

Cynthia Main runs Sunhouse Craft, a company that makes handmade brooms, Appalachian style. (Photo courtesy of Sunhouse Craft) Rural arts programs helped Eastern Kentucky maker Cynthia Main develop ...

After 850 years of using tied-together twigs to sweep the streets, Munich this summer decided to give newfangled plastic brush brooms a try. The city, which had been importing twigs from Italy so that ...