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Appalachian Booms
Our brooms are made to be both
used and enjoyed. Our guarantee: If your broom
should wear out, return the handle and for a nominal
fee, we will replace the sweep and return it to you.
In a dry climate, setting the broom in a bucket of
water for 15 minutes every six months will replenish
the brush. In humid climates, hanging the broom
inside allows for the best long-term use. If left
outside on your porch, a solution of bleach and
water scrubbed into the fiber will remove and
inhibit the growth of black mildew.
To create our old Appalachian
Mountain style brooms, we use natural hardwood tree
branches found on our farm. The wood is finely
sanded and finished with a protective coating. We
use all natural unbleached broom corn; a Sorghum
vulgare species, this tall annual grass
resembles Indian corn. Unlike store bought brooms
which are bleached and then dyed, the natural fiber
will retain its strength and flexibility for many
years, and it's natural green color will turn golden
with time. Two Creeks is a member of the Southern
Rivers Artist Guild. Broom-making classes and
demonstrations are scheduled upon request.
Traditionally brooms have been
used to sweep away evil and bad fortune. A brand
new broom brings good luck and harmony to a new
home.
The different styles of
brooms and descriptions with price
ranges are as follows:
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Sweeper;
sizes s/m/lg/double; range $55-$500
The full size
sweeper is one broom that will hopefully
make your sweeping a bit less of a
chore. The flat broom, fanning out to
cover more area than the traditional
round broom was introduced by the
Shakers around 1840, and works well with
the dustpan. Sweepers should be hung on
a hook to keep the brush straight.
Functional & decorative, sweepers should
always hang within easy reach.
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Hearth
Broom: sizes s/m/lg/double;
range $48-$372
Traditionally,
brooms have been used to sweep caves,
cabins, mansions & manors. Our
decorative & functional hand-tied Hearth
broom can be admired and used by the
fireplace, in the kitchen, or beside a
wood burning stove. Hung in a convenient
location, your broom will give you many
years of enjoyment.
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CobWeb
Broom: sizes s/m/lg; range
$36-$48
Light weight
Cobweb brooms easily rid high ceilings &
fans, corners & small spaces beside your
refrigerator or under the dryer of
unwanted webs, dust, and creepy
critters. These long handled brooms can
be displayed in several areas of your
home within easy reach for a quick
sweep. Some have assumed they will ride
well, however, that's not an option.
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Whisk
Broom: Turkey Wing, Hawk Tail;
$24
Good whisk brooms
are like old friends, a pleasure to have
hanging around and always there when you
need them. Just like our friends, good
whisk brooms have been hard to find...
until now. The whisk takes care of
those small sweeping jobs; around the
fireplace or wood burning stove, in the
car or truck, or in the barn & shop.
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Porch
Duster: $15
Dusty porches
provide a never ending battle in the
housekeeping war. Lurking in corners
and laughing at us from ceiling to floor
are the creepy homes of critters who
love to weave webs in all the wrong
places. The 'porch duster', a smaller
version of the long handle cobweb broom,
is light-weight & easy to use. it
quickly dusts screens and railings,
leaving your porch free from sticky webs
& their inhabitants. I have been known
to disable flying insects, chase cats &
dogs, and change the direction of a
curious child on occasion with the all
encompassing porch duster.
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Kitchen
Tools: $10 or three for $24
Cake Tester &
Pot Scrubber
In bygone times,
broomcorn served a multitude of
purposes. Believing in a waste not -
want not way of life, broom makers used
every part of the broomcorn. Scraps were
used to tie cake testers for hearth
kitchens, ensuring baked goods were done
to perfection. Some cake testers doubled
as pot scrubbers.
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Smithy Broom: $35-45
Few people can remember the
village blacksmith, in the past
a pillar of society, and now
almost legend. Today their
pieces are treasured, and the
craft is being preserved by a
group of dedicated blacksmiths
across the nation. Two
Creeks Forge is a member of the
Olcmulgee Blacksmith Guild.
For you blacksmiths out there,
just give us a call and we will
work out the details for tying a
broom to your hand-forged
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A Special Broom For A Special Occasion!
Traditionally, brooms have been used to sweep caves,
cabins, and castles. An old Welsh custom calls for the
newlyweds to enter their home by stepping over a broom;
good luck and harmony will then abound in their union.
Jumping The Broom
In times of slavery in this country, Americans of
African decent were denied all rights, including the
right to be formally married and live together. Because
they could not legally marry, they created their own
rituals to honor their unions. To make a public
declaration of their love and commitment, a man
and woman would literally jump over a broom into
matrimony. The jumping of the broom is a welcoming of
the new, or a symbol of a new beginning. Some couples
today are choosing to include this ceremony in their own
wedding. In a ceremony dating back to the 1600's, the
straws of the broom represent family and the handle
represents the Almighty God.
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“If delight may provoke men’s labour, what greater delight is there than to
behold the earth apparelled with plants…
The principle delight is in the minde, singularly enriched with the knowledge of
these visible things, setting forth to us the invisible wisdome and admirable
workmanship of almighty God."
- John Gerard, 1633, The Herbal
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