Mini Corn Brush - Kibi Works

Mini brush beautifully bound in Japan by fine craftsmanship. 
For table/desk top, keyboard, on the shelves, window ledge, any trickey corners of your home.
Made of organically and sustainably grown broomcorn (sorgham) straws.

Corn broom making used to be widely seen in Japan, in each region's distinct binding style. It's long straws are very flexible yet durable.

These small brushes are made in the Kanuma area style. Hemp yarn woven on the handle serves both as structural support and as decoration, showing tradicitonal checker patterns.

Kanuma brooms have been renowned for its elaborate binding and long lasting utility. Now, Kibigara Kobo is one of the very few surviving traditional corn broom makers in Japan.

Kibigara Kobo (meaning, broom corn studio) is one-woman operation by Sanae Masukata. She is the 3rd generation Kanuma broom maker, crafting in the way she learned from her father and grandfather.
She has a strong passion to carry on this otherwise extinct traditional craft, but only in the sustainable way that she feels it is right. The broom corn she uses is all organically and responsibly grown by herself and a few other farmers in the area.
 
Measurement
Length 14cm approx 5.75  in
Width 2.0 cm approx 3/4 in
Due to handmade nature, each item slightly varies in size, colour and form.
 
Yarn Colour
Red Green Yellow
Material
Organic Japanese sorgham ( broomcorn)
Hemp yarn