A New Basket | Digital Traditions
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Sue Middleton talks about how she was inspired to create a new type of basket.Jimmie Dinkins explains the first steps in the process of making a kudzu basket.
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Sue Middleton talks about how she was inspired to create a new type of basket.Audio
Sue Middle taught her son how to weave, but he hasn't quite taken to the art form like she would have liked.Audio
R.C. talks about the way he prepares and cooks venison (deer meat).Audio
Sue Middleton explains how she decides on the shape of the basket.Photo
Native of Donalds, SC (Abbeville County), Mr. Hagan made split-oak baskets, axe handles, and turkey calls while Mrs. Hagan is an accomplished quilter. Mr. Hagan learned to make split-oak baskets as a...Photo
Basketmaker from Mt. Pleasant, SC (Charleston County). After quitting her job to sew full time, Middleton was soon making baskets that were especially adventuresome. She turns out huge, heavily...Photo
Basketmaker from Seneca, SC (Oconee County). Washington learned basketmaking from his father, who sold his baskets for around fifty cents each. Though he learned when he was eleven years old...Photo
As a youngster, Jeannette Lee learned the art of sweetgrass basket making from her mother and grandmother. The activity was an essential part of her childhood, and often provided a significant portion...