The Broommaker’s Path

A six-month mentorship in craft, connection, and becoming
October 2026 – March 2027

Core Intention

This mentorship is an initiation into craftspersonship.

It is for those who feel the pull toward making- as a way of being in relationship with time, the Earth, community, and the self. Over six months, participants are invited to step into the identity of broommaker through sustained practice, embodied learning, and consistent connection with others walking the same path.

This is a slow, relational container that honors craft as a regulating, meaning-making practice – one that settles the nervous system and roots us more deeply in the natural world.

What This Mentorship Offers

• Identity Formation
  Moving from “learning a skill” into being a craftsperson. Developing confidence, discernment, and a personal relationship with tools and materials.
• Rhythm & Continuity
  Regular touchpoints create steadiness and accountability, allowing craft to become woven into daily life rather than confined to occasional workshops.
• Relational Craft
  Learning alongside others who share a devotion to making, depth, and meaning—fostering a sense of belonging and mutual witnessing.
• Embodied Regulation
  Broommaking as a grounding, nervous-system-regulating practice that invites presence, repetition, and attunement.
• Connection to the Natural World
  Working with plant fibers and natural materials as a way of remembering our place in the wider web of life.
• Hands on Experience
  Practice, Practice, Practice in a supportive & intentional container

Structure & Flow

Duration

6 months | October – March

Designed to follow a seasonal arc—moving inward with reflection, deepening through winter, and emerging with clarity, skill, and confidence in the Spring. 

Monthly In-Person Gatherings

Sundays OR Thursdays

I will be running two cohorts – one that meets monthly on Sundays and one that meets monthly on Thursdays. Classes will be held in downtown Marshall, NC from 10am-4pm.

Each session will begin with a check in time and intention setting. We are not machines, we are humans – and full of dynamic experience. This is a space of honoring our process and developing relationship with each other as well as learning craft. Feeling seen and held opens up doorways for more authentic creative expression.

Class Dates for Sunday Cohort

•  October 11

• November 15

• December 6

• January 3

• February 14

• March 21

Class Dates for Thursday Cohort

• October 8

• November 12

• December 10

• January 14

• February 11

• March 11

Materials & Support

A complete broom-makers kit ($80 value) :

• Foot treadle/winder
• Hand forged bodkin
• Stitching clamp
• Scissors

While enrolled in the mentorship training, you will have the option to purchase materials at a wholesale cost through my business. (Broomcorn, cord, and handles)

Monthly Open Studio / Drop-In Hour (online)

• I will facilitate an online call monthly for both cohorts to answer questions and demonstrate techniques that you may be struggling with.

Who This Is For

This mentorship is for those who:

• Feel called toward craft as a way of life, not just a skill
• Long for consistency, depth, and relational learning
• Desire nervous system steadiness through repetitive, embodied making
• Want to be in community with others who value slowness, presence, and meaning
• Are ready to commit to practice and to themselves

No need to already “feel like a craftsperson”—this container exists to help you become one.

The Deeper Thread

At its heart, this mentorship is about remembering.

Remembering how to work with our hands.
Remembering how to stay with something over time.
Remembering how to belong—to a craft, to a lineage, to one another, and to the living world.

Broommaking becomes both the practice and the teacher.

 

Cost:

$2200 Pay in Full OR $2498 Payment Plan

Includes 6 Full in person class days, 6 online drop in hour calls, materials kit, all supplies during class sessions, option to purchase wholesale materials for use at home, private community thread, follow up 1:1 coaching/mentorship call during program or within 3 months of close.

I am happy to get creative with you on payment plan options, please just reach out to discuss.

To Apply, please fill out the Interest Form and I will be in touch.