Witch City Broom Making Workshop
About
The Witch City Broom Making Workshop lets visitors design and build their own witch’s broom as a keepsake for the home or an altar. Participants choose from colorful broomcorn, ribbons, trinkets and charms, then learn how to wrap the broom and attach elements meant for protection, warding off evil, good luck or repelling spells. Local Salem instructors guide each step, and the workshop asks only that guests bring an open heart and a little creativity.
The workshop is run by Witch City Walking Tours, whose broom instructors include a practicing Alexandrian priestess who is one of nine members of the Salem Coven, and an artist with a photography degree whose favorite holiday has always been Halloween. Brooms come in three sizes: 24, 36 and 48 inches. Children of all ages can take part with parental supervision, and two or more people can share in making a single broom with one purchase.
What to Know
- Workshops are booked in advance online.
- The workshop space is not wheelchair accessible; its old brick building has only stairs.
- Shipping is not offered, but a nearby UPS Store carries boxes sized for every broom.
- Larger brooms can be boxed and checked as luggage for the flight home.
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