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 ...

For Andrea “Annie” Cayetano-Jefferson, this tradition ties her to generations of Gullah people, including her mother and daughter. Peter Frank Edwards My aunt Linda used to tell me, ‘Nobody has to ...

Alston estimates 25 families carry on the Sweetgrass basket making tradition in Mount Pleasant, with around five to 10 artisans within each family. He suggested maybe instead of making them rent the ...

In front of the Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island, Michael Smalls and Dino Badger, the self-proclaimed “Gullah Elders,” sat meticulously sewing the beginning stages of a pair of ...

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 ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A Lowcountry legend is continuing to keep a 300-plus-year tradition alive. For this WMBF ‘Black History Spotlight,’ get to know Mary Jackson, an artist known for creating ...

CHARLESTON — Basket makers have sewn baskets in the South Carolina Lowcountry since the 17th century. The tradition has been preserved at the hands of the Gullah-Geechee people, descendants of ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. Emily Manigault wants to make a good impression. At her roadside stand along Highway 17, she sweeps the sidewalk, a crucial slice of concrete that leads potential customers from ...

This Saturday, Charlotte will experience a slice of South Carolina’s Lowcountry region, a historically and culturally rich area along the state’s coast. During the Lowcountry Culture Festival at ...

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.