Altar Besom Brooms with short handle

These altar sized besom style brooms are both functional and witchy AF. The hearth style has a shorter handle and each one is unique. Handmade and hand dyed with broomcorn and lovingly stitched and adorned with special details. All brooms are anointed with an ancient recipe of an iron solution for protection and belladonna is applied near the base of the broom (near the broomcorn) for additional magic and 'flying' properties for when you really need to clean our your house. Handles are finished with a handmade Roman beeswax which contains natural beeswax and bayberry wax for money, luck, and prosperity in the home.

These are handmade at Queen Meb and range from 32”- 34” tall or shorter for the slim. Hang them on the wall to help them keep their shape and mist them with white vinegar and water if they get musty. Preservatives are not used in the dye, so fading can occur if left in sunlight. Bleeding can occur if they get too wet. Since this is a natural material you may notice color variations in the dyes, especially black. This is normal for natural, non-toxic dyes and the natural dyeing process.

The Broom Making Story: One of the artist's ancestors is a Lenape indigenous woman who was known to travel around, sell brooms, linens, tell fortunes, and heal people with herbs. Her partner is also helping to make these brooms, and he is using the inspiration of his Appalachian ancestors, mixed-European ancestors, and connections to the First Nation Metis.