Birch Bundle

Birch Bundle
White birch, of course, makes the best bundle, but any sort of twiggy tree will do. Gather bushy branches about two-two and a half feet long. Remove all small twigs from the heavier end for about 7 inches. (Unless they fold down nicely into the bushy end.) A bundle that is a nice, comfortable handful down at the heavy end is the best. Too big defeats the purpose. I usually wrap a couple or three twist ties around the handle end for real control.

Take colorful, thin, ribbon and wrap it around the birch bundle handle beginning where the handle meets the branches and continuing to the end of the handle. If you are skilled, macramé looks very nice in a spiral pattern. Tie the end into a bow . Now you have a nice, grabbable handle that won't hurt your hand, and the bushy, scratchy, stingy bundle of branches makes a nice sensation toy for your sub. The fresher the branches, the more stingy the bundle. The dryer the branches, the more scratchy they are. Eventually, they will dry out, break up and you will have to go cut more branches.