1 yard of cotton flannel or any scrap material that has a good nap to it.
4 pieces of Velcro.
A piece of ribbon.

            This time of year spiders, desperate to get in out of the cold, invade our homes. The result, cobwebs! Here’s an easy to make cover for your broom that will make getting rid of cobwebs a breeze.

            Take a piece of scrap flannel material and cut it to 40 inches long and 14 inches wide. Take a second piece of flannel and cut it to 26 inches in length and 20 inches wide. Hem the two pieces of cloth all the way around. Place the longer piece of fabric behind your broom so that it is vertical to the broom covering from the handle join to the top of the broom. Leave a little extra material at the handle. Take the shorter piece of fabric and place it horizontal to the broom, centered to the broom and the longer piece of fabric. Stitch the two pieces together at the place where they cross. Stitch all the way around. Sew two pieces of Velcro to either end of the longer piece of fabric and do the same for the shorter piece of fabric. Now lay your broom in the center of your broom cover at the place where the two pieces of fabric cross. Pull the longer piece of fabric over the broom and secure with the Velcro. Pull the shorter piece of fabric around the broom and secure with the Velcro closures.  Adjust your cover so that the broom bristles are completely covered by the cover.

            Your broom cover will not scratch your walls as your vacuum attachments tend to and when you are finished ridding your home of cobwebs you can simply toss the cover into the washer and you’re ready for the next de-webbing!

            ** Handy hint-
                        Store your broom with it’s handle down and the bristles up. This will eliminate the brooms tendency to sag to one side. The bristles will stay straight and cleaner too!