Let's talk about how to knit brooms for a bath correctly

Without high-quality, fragrant and biting broomunthinkable real Russian bath. A good broom, harvested by all the rules, not only allows you to warm up very well, but also has an extensive healing effect on the body, and different species of trees and shrubs have various beneficial properties.

Birch broom is considered one of the bestas it is comfortable and durable. Birch leaves and buds contain essential oil, vitamins (C, A), tannins, so they perfectly help with rheumatism, edema, and various skin diseases. This broom cleans and softens the skin well, removes pain and aches in the joints and muscles.

Oak branches perfectly inject steam and have an anti-inflammatory effect. Oak broom is perfect for people with oily skin and a variety of skin lesions - eczema, rash, etc.

Broom has unique healing properties.from eucalyptus. He is so revered by many bath lovers for their antiseptic and analgesic properties. Such a product has an inhalation effect: aromatic steam cleans and heals the respiratory tract, bronchi, trachea, and throat. Also brooms from juniper, nettle, linden, maple, mountain ash, nettle, and wormwood have a whole store of useful substances.

Bath broom can be purchased at the store or fromsellers near public baths, but the best option is to self-procurement of this important "pair" attribute. In this article we will look at how to properly knit bath brooms, as well as how to harvest, dry and store. In fact, this is a completely simple procedure.

How to knit brooms for a bath: the collection of material (branches of shrubs and trees, herbs)

Brooms are made from tree branches andshrubs: birch, oak, linden, ash, ash, maple, juniper, walnut, etc. Often they add various herbs that have a healing effect - mint, wormwood, yarrow, tansy. When to collect bath brooms? According to the Russian custom, they begin to be broken in Troitsyn day (on the 49th day after Easter), as a rule, this is the beginning or the middle of June. Although the collection of material is possible in all summer months. Birch cut until mid-June. Cherry and currant harvested in early summer; linden, alder and mountain ash - in July. Oak and eucalyptus branches are cut off a little later, in August. Material from conifers can be harvested at any time, but according to popular belief, it is better to do it in the phase of the growing moon. Coniferous brooms are not stored, but immediately used because of their strong shedding. For a campaign for material choose not cloudy and not rainy day. When collecting, it is necessary to choose flexible, strong, straight branches, without thorns, with young and strong leaves. Cut off the side branches, at the base of the trunk, they should be about 50 cm long. So, when cutting brooms for the bath, we found out, now consider what preparatory operations with blanks need to be done after harvesting.

We pry blanks and knit a broom

Before you knit, you need a littleto cut the cut branches. They do it in the following way: they prepare a place on a well-ventilated balcony, that is, they lay a burlap or a mat. Then on it lay out the workpiece around the circumference of the leaves inside. Above them stretch the awning and leave them for two days. After this, the blanks become completely ready for the formation of a good broom.

Итак, рассмотрим, как правильно вязать веники для baths. After drying, the blanks are sorted by thickness and length. As a rule, the broom is made from 40 to 75 cm long. Branches for it are selected with the same length and thickness. Forming a broom, thicker branches are laid inside, they will serve as the base of the product. Around them are placed thinner branches inside the bend. The product is given a slightly flattened shape. Further, the blanks from the bottom, where the handle will be, are cleared of unnecessary twigs, leaves and knots.

The handle is tightly tied at two points nearfan, after which one loop moves to the end of the handle. Finally, the handle is tightly wrapped with a long piece of string. For knitting a broom, it is desirable to choose not very thick cotton thread. You should not fasten the product with a metal tape or wire. So, we looked at how to knit brooms for a bath. By adhering to our advice, you can make a strong and tight broom.