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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Andrea “Annie” Cayetano-Jefferson, this tradition ties her to generations of Gullah people, including her mother and daughter.

Students take a Gullah basket weaving class hosted by Andrea Cayetano-Jefferson in the Student Union Tuesday afternoon. The class was organized by UConn Black Students Association President Breanna ...

ST. STEPHEN, S.C. (WCBD) – It’s an art form and tradition that is a major part of Lowcountry living – sweetgrass basket weaving. Approximately 50 basket weavers spent the day pulling the grass to make ...

We will begin small twined baskets made with a diminutive relative of tule (Schoenoplectus americanus) known as "sweetgrass" among native weavers in the Pacific northwest. As well as being fragrant, ...

A long celebrated artisan craft in the Lowcounty has been making its way through generations. Sweetgrass basket making is a special skill that one can learn, and once perfected can make into art.

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Anyone who's lived in or visited the Lowcountry has probably come across a sweetgrass basket. Whether you're driving along the Sweetgrass Corridor in Mount Pleasant, ...