We are family owned and operated, 9th and 1st generations of sweetgrass basket makers from Charleston, South Carolina.

ABOUT US Darryl, not a native of South Carolina, was born and raised on a small island in the northern part of the U.S. - Manhattan. However, Charleston, his mother's hometown and then residence, became his home when he came down to help her out in her later years. As a child, on Palm Sunday of each year, his mother would play a trick on Darryl, by giving him a piece of palm leaf and say, "In my home, they make baskets out of this! Here, make a basket!" The trick was, his mom never told Darry...

ABOUT US Darryl, not a native of South Carolina, was born and raised on a small island in the northern part of the U.S. - Manhattan. However, Charleston, his mother's hometown and then residence, became his home when he came down to help her out in her later years. As a child, on Palm Sunday of each year, his mother would play a trick on Darryl, by giving him a piece of palm leaf and say, "In my home, they make baskets out of this! Here, make a basket!" The trick was, his mom never told Darryl of the other materials that went into the making of a sweetgrass basket or even how to begin. And then came Angela and the avenue to creating sweetgrass baskets. Darryl & Angela met in March of 1996 on Darryl's first day in S.C. As most love stories go, they fell in love and were married three years later. Darryl has now created a new way of designing his sweetgrass baskets. He has begun incorporating designs in the baskets that he makes using the same materials with which the baskets are already made. If Mom could only see him now!!! Angela is a native of South Carolina. At the early age of 5 years old, she was taught the art of sweetgrass basket making by her grandmother, Mrs. Rebecca Jefferson. As a child, when her elementary school would let out, Angela would walk 1/2 a mile, through the woods, to the basket stand her grandmother owned, along Hwy 17 in Mount Pleasant, SC. It was there that Angela began to perfect her lifelong skill as a sweetgrass basket maker. Darryl and Angela have been selling their baskets, together since May of 2009. They also give educational lectures on the history and use of sweetgrass baskets. Please contact them for more information. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 843-442-4599