FORT DAVIS - Ron Cox can be seen most any day of the week working outside his shop on State Street, carving spiral markings into slender pecan tree branches, then taking the pieces inside to work his ...
No one makes brooms by hand anymore. Well, almost no one. More than a century ago Jack Martin’s maternal ancestors, the Hockadays, began growing broomcorn alongside more conventional crops on the ...
U Tin Oo, owner of the Win Ngwe Toe grass broom business in Yangon, vows to sustain his business of making traditional brooms, which he thinks is a big contributor to the local economy. “Despite ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Friday, people will have a chance to learn about a significant part of the Appalachian culture — traditional broom-making. The Marble Springs State Historic Site will host an ...
Many domestic and international tourists visiting Ninh Binh are now choosing to explore and experience the cultural life of ...
A villager makes grass brooms at a workshop in Hmawbi Township of Yangon Region, Myanmar, May 11, 2024. Photo: Xinhua U Tin Oo, owner of the Win Ngwe Toe grass broom business in Myanmar's commercial ...
HILLSBORO, W.Va. (WCHS) — You probably haven’t given much thought to the lowly broom stashed away in your pantry, closet or garage, but what would we do without them? They clean up our messes, sweep ...
LONG GROVE, Iowa — Bits of straw blew as Daniel Jepsen of Great River Brooms lowered a steel blade and trimmed the uneven ends of a kitchen broom in the making. Jepsen, a farmer in Miles, Iowa, and ...