Cobweb Broom

Friday, November 14, 2025 

11:00 – 2:00 pm 

Ages 16+

$60 

Upstairs Classroom

Reach all those high corners where the spiders make their webs with your own handmade and designed Cobweb Broom taught by Sandy VanPatten!  You will choose your broom handle, colored nylon string, and dyed reeds. 

This hands-on class requires some arm and hand strength and is open to ages 16 and up. You will need to use your stocking feet to control the tension of the cord (on a spindle.) Footies will be provided if needed. 

All materials are provided. You may elect to bring your own walking stick to use a broom handle instead of the options that Sandy will provide.

Artist Bio:  

Sandy VanPatten is a self-taught Broom Squire hailing from the Copper Country of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Specializing in a range of handcrafted brooms—such as crumb brushes, turkey tail & hawk tail whisk brooms, regular whisk, hearth brooms, cobweb brooms, and kitchen brooms—Sandy combines traditional craftsmanship with a deep passion for creation. Although semi-retired from her day job, Sandy remains fully committed to the art of broom making, teaching classes in Marquette, Baraga, L’anse, Porcupine Mountains, and Calumet.