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Local basket makers show off their skills at 17th Annual Sweetgrass Festival

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – The 17th Annual Sweetgrass Festival was held Saturday where tourists and locals celebrated Gullah Geechee Culture and the art of making sweetgrass baskets. Local basket ...
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Charleston sweetgrass basket makers reflect on spiritual significance of art

Michael Ellis bows his head and ties a palm around bulrush and sweetgrass, weaving together a handmade basket that allows him a moment of solitude. The brief time of serenity is interrupted when a ...
The Island Packet

Sweetgrass basket making classes at Coastal Discovery Museum

The Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn will offer summer classes on how to make sweetgrass baskets. The next class will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and again on Aug. 7. Participants will learn the ...
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Learn how to make a sweetgrass basket at the Charleston Museum

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Locals and visitors alike can learn how to weave a sweetgrass basket at the Charleston Museum. Local artisan Sarah Edwards-Hammond will provide comprehensive instruction on ...