 |
| Holiday Sweetgrass Baskets, Charleston, S.C. |
Charleston is famous for sweetgrass baskets and I have a secret connection. My friend Sandra had a booth at the hospital's employee craft sale today. Whenever I need something special for a gift or wedding present I ask her to bring me something in the price range I can afford. They are not cheap but everyone in the lowcountry appreciates the value of a beautiful sweetgrass basket. The basket making method came from Africa with the slaves and is passed down in families to this day.
Check out more images here.
11 comments:
It does look like intricate work. I can see why that would make them end up expensive...
Those are beautiful.
Those are beautiful.
All the baskets are beautiful and so very special.
They really are. It is a talent passed down in families. They are ornate works of art.
I really regret not buying a few of these baskets as a memento to our time we lived in South Carolina. They are pieces of art!
Guess I'll just have to make a side trip to Charleston some day, huh?
These are wonderful baskets.
I bet they smell wonderful. I would buy one and put it near the fireplace, to get warm and fill the house with the scent of sweetgrass. If I had a fireplace.
Yes you do! Let me know.
Some of them are very intricate.
They do smell nice when they are new.
Post a Comment