Hand Brooms with Joan Namkoong

Register Online Now through August 4, 2024.

Join us for Hand Brooms with Joan Namkoong.

Simple hand brooms using broom corn and tampico fiber are useful around the house, office and weaving loom for dusting off bits and pieces! Learn to tie a turkey wing broom and a hawk’s tail broom — a simple process that’s fun and quick. You’ll make at least 3 or 4 during our session.

• $15 supply fee for fibers payable to instructor
• Scissors or garden clippers and/or knife with razor blade edge
• Dowel, pvc pipe, bamboo or other rounded stick, 15-18” long, about 2” in diameter.
  
• Wear comfortable clothes, pair of socks 

Instructor Bio

Joan Namkoong is a 30 year plus weaver who lives on the Big Island. She weaves and sells functional textiles like scarves, shawls, towels, rugs, runners and yardage for household use. Silk is her favorite thread followed by cotton. Plain weave is used most of the time on her 8- shaft Gilmore loom. She also uses a drawloom to weave complex images and patterns.

Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui members receive a discounted class fee. If you are interested in becoming a member please click HERE.

This class is open to adults, and minors ages 12-17 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you are interested in taking the class with your child, please register online and add your child as a guest. Those registering for a Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui class may add one guest based on availability.

We require a minimum of three participants for each class. A full refund will be issued to those registered, if class is cancelled by Hawaiʻi Handweavers’ Hui. Refunds for class registration cancellation by participant will be issued in full only if the cancellation is made more than 14 days before the class begins.

MAP Downtown Art Center - Parking, Enter the Chinatown Gateway Garage from Bethel Street.All transactions by credit card. 

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For more information contact: classes@hawaiihandweavers.org

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