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, awareness, and finding our own creative voice and expression. - Rhythm & Continuity
Regular classes and check ins help us to dive deeper, feel held and connected, and commit to giving ourselves this time to be in community working with our hands. - 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
Monthly In-Person Gatherings
Tuesdays
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. This is about learning broom-making and its ALSO about delving into our own understanding of our selves – which includes those aspects that limit us as well as what we desire to create.
Class Dates
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October 13
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November 10
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December 8
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January 19
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February 16
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March 23
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:
$1500 Pay in Full OR $1800 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 pay a deposit to hold your spot!