Sweetgrass Trivets (set of 2)
with Barbara McCormick
Create a traditional sweetgrass basket that can be used in multiple ways (one trivet will be completed in class and materials will be provided for the second trivet).
Whether a beginner or experienced, this class will allow you to put your imagination to use. Sweetgrass baskets are coiled with Sweetgrass and Southern long-leaf pine needles and lashed with strips of palmetto. Techniques taught will enable the students to design a variety of shapes and sizes of Sweetgrass baskets.
This is an art form stemming from West Africa over 300 years ago.
NO WATER REQUIRED. Scissors ONLY. Additional tools will be provided during class.
Skill/Experience Level
All levels
Class Day and Time
Sunday – Half Day morning
Material Fees
$60.00 to be paid directly to the instructor for sweetgrass, pine needles and strips of palmetto. The instructor will loan you the tools needed to make the basket.
Equipment and Supplies to be brought by Student
- scissors
Meet the Instructor
Barbara McCormick
Barbara was born and raised in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina where she learned the trade of sweetgrass basket weaving from her grandmother, mother, aunts, and other family members at a very early age. She has since carried on this tradition and has shared her talent with others including her family. Barbara teaches several classes along the East Coast and has her work displayed in several publications including: “Row Upon Row: Seagrass Baskets of the Lowcountry,” a documentary, “Grass Roots: The Enduring Art of the Lowcountry Basket,” as well as the Kaminsky House (Georgetown, SC) and McKissick Museum (Columbia, SC) just to name a few. Sweetgrass basket weaving is an art form that came from West Africa over 300 years ago during slavery.
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