The Sweetgrass Festival kicks off Saturday in Mt. Pleasant. The festival recognizes the more than 300 year old woven art. The sweetgrass baskets were created by South Carolina slaves. Weaver ...

The Town of Mount Pleasant is looking to revitalize a cultural staple in town that dates back centuries in the Lowcountry. The Culture, Arts, and Pride Commission approved plans to beautify and ...

Sweetgrass baskets are in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. Corey Alston, a spokesperson among Mount Pleasant weavers, explained there have always ...

Using sweetgrass to craft baskets dates back to the 1700s, a tradition that has been kept alive in Mount Pleasant for more than 300 years. “I think it’s good for the culture to spread basket ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Lowcountry sweetgrass basket makers, crafters, and artists are all invited to apply to showcase their talents at the 21st Annual Sweetgrass Festival. The annual ...

STEPHEN, S.C. (AP) — For most of his 80 years, Joe Mazyck has been harvesting the soft, pliable sweetgrass used to make the iconic baskets that ... on,” the Mount Pleasant resident said ...

"When I was a little girl, I could go into my grandmother's backyard and find sweetgrass," said Angela Stoneworth, a basket sewer from Mount Pleasant. Her husband Darryl has joined the group who ...

Woven by Gullah artisans for more than 300 years, sweetgrass baskets are some of the most ... on this year’s event on the Experience Mount Pleasant website and make your plans now to attend ...