Tampico Brush

Soft soft Tampico. Cynthia from Sunhouse Craft brought this fiber over to broom making confident that it makes an excellent brush! The fibers of an agave plant, tied with a pale white-rose nylon and a traditional broomcorn handle. Please note, this is a softer sweep than some stiffer broomcorn brushes. Handle made from scrap leather unless otherwise noted. Excellent as a bench brush (what Cynthia uses in her studio), clothes sweeper using the short end!  Details: Dimensions: 11" total length, bottom part of brush is 6" long, all with a 1" diameter Materials: tampico fiber, nylon string, and leather hang tie Handmade in Berea, Kentucky Note: in the image with multiple brushes hanging from the peg rail the Tampico brush is in the very middle Meet the Makers "I’ve said before that every craftsman searches for what’s not there to practice his craft. A builder looks for the rotten hole where the roof caved in. A water carrier picks the empty pot. A carpenter stops at the house with no d