COLUMBIA — The traditional way to weave a sweetgrass basket is to sit it on your lap. Corey Alston’s latest creation is going to be so big he had to commission a woodsmith to build a cradle that’s ...

Michael Ellis bows his head and ties a palm around bulrush and sweetgrass, weaving together a handmade basket that allows him a moment of solitude. The brief time of serenity is interrupted when a ...