Millstream Home · Handwoven in Pennsylvania
A smaller, lighter companion — handwoven by Amish makers on a traditional loom that has been in their family for over fifty years. Made for the corners, the nooks, the everyday spaces.
Volume I · The Craft
Some spaces call for something lighter. The Cottage Broom is the smaller companion to our Everyday Broom — same Amish makers, same fifty-year-old loom, same natural broom corn and solid oak. Just sized for the kitchen, the mudroom, the studio, the places where a full broom feels like too much.
Their loom is older than most of us. Their craft is older still.
At 52.5 inches tall, the Cottage Broom fits where others can't. Under counters. Behind doors. In the cottage, the apartment, the cabin — wherever you sweep every day and want something beautiful doing it.
Volume II · The Makers
Deep in Pennsylvania, the Millstream Home workshop sits in the kind of quiet that only exists far from highways. The family that works here does not advertise. They do not have a website. They make brooms, and they have for over half a century.
The Cottage Broom begins as the same bundle of natural broom corn, grown and dried in the tradition of their grandparents. The oak handle is shaped by hand. The binding threads are wound tight. Smaller, but no less considered.
The Cottage Broom fits perfectly in our kitchen. It is lighter than I expected, but just as sturdy. We use it every single day — and honestly, it is too beautiful to put away.
A Rarely Customer
Volume III · The Keeping
Most things wear out and get thrown away. This broom wears in and gets better. The bristles soften with use. The handle develops a patina from your hands. And when the fibers start to spread, a simple soak brings them back to life.
Soak the corn fibers in cold water. Pull them together gently. Tie with string. Let dry. That is all it takes. Not a replacement — a renewal. The kind of care that turns an object into a companion.
The Ritual
When the bristles begin to spread, soak them in cold water for a few minutes. The natural fibers soften and become pliable again.
Pull the fibers together gently, coaxing them back into their natural alignment. Tie snugly with kitchen string.
Let it dry completely — lean it upside down or hang it. Remove the string. Good as the day it arrived.
Bring One Home
Handwoven by Amish makers in Pennsylvania. Natural broom corn, solid oak handle, 52.5 × 11 inches. Made in small batches by hand.