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Corey Alston has been weaving sweetgrass baskets for 23 years. The tradition he carries stretches back through generations of ...
A round sweetgrass basket (a) with lid (b) sewn by Sue Middleton. The basket is made of coils of dried sweetgrass bound with strips of dried palmetto, with pine needles sewn in for color.
• Sweetgrass baskets by local artist Corey Alston, a fifth-generation Gullah Geechee weaver, celebrating the centuries-old African diaspora art form that remains central to Charleston's heritage ...
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Sophie admires the entries for the hanging basket contest and gets some tips from a past winner to create her own basket display.
Visitors can also enjoy performances from local bands, Legend Gullah Storytellers by Ron and Natalie Daise, and a hands-on sweetgrass basket workshop led by Jennifaye Singleton.
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The Charleston City Market stretches across four city blocks in the heart of downtown and is a vibrant place to shop for sweetgrass baskets, chat with local makers and pick up a few edible souvenirs.