Jimmie Dinkins explains the first steps in the process of making a kudzu basket.
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R.C. Hagan talks about how he started making axe and hammer handles.
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Sue Middleton talks about learning to make more complicated baskets.
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Sue Middleton explained that men would help their wives make baskets.
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R.C. Hagan talks about the different baskets he makes and when to use odd or even numbers of ribs.
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Sue Middleton talks about how she was inspired to create a new type of basket.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...