🌙 A Little Weaving Tip From the Broom Room

I don’t know if anyone actually reads these little broom room rambles…but I’m going to share them anyway 😂💜

Thinking on one of the things that completely changed weaving for me was realizing this:

🧹 If you start with 3 reeds…you’ll end with an odd number

And for continuous spiral/twill weaving? That makes ALL the difference

That little tip finally made so many patterns click for me, and I actually picked that up from none other than Jill Choate after watching hour after hour of her phenomenal broom-making videos on YouTube!!! 💜

When your reed count stays odd, the pattern naturally shifts itself as you weave around the broom instead of stacking directly on top of the previous row and that’s what creates those flowing beautiful patterns

It gives movement instead of repetition

Twilling in process

If the count lands even, the pattern often locks into place instead of traveling around the handle

It sounds tiny, but understanding that one little detail suddenly changed the way my hands understood weaving…I hope that little tip helps someone else the way it did me!

And since this newest whisk carries a little raven charm…here’s your random folklore tidbit of the day:

🖤 Ravens have long been tied to witches, prophecy, and old magic because of how startlingly intelligent they are. In Appalachian and European folklore alike, they were often seen as messengers between worlds…carrying secrets, warnings, or wisdom from places humans couldn’t quite reach

Honestly…that feels pretty fitting for us broom makers too✨

Sometimes the difference between frustration and flow is just…a twist of the wrist 😉🧹💙