For the Southerner or Southerner at Heart....cruising the cobblestone streets of Charleston is a treasured pastime. The beauty and heritage of the Lowcountry are reflected in the Charleston Carry Original Sweetgrass Bicycle Basket.
NEW QUICK SHIP GIFT PACKAGING FOR THE HOLIDAYS:
The Original Sweetgrass Bicycle Basket is Custom Made to Order and the sweetgrass portion can take several weeks or even months to weave depending on the artisan's schedule. Therefore, we have created a clever way for you to GIFT a bicycle basket just in time for Holiday delivery.
When your order is placed online, we will ship within a few days our Signature Brass Pineapple Charm Presented in a Petite Embossed Wooden Keepsake Gift Box as our "Pineapple Promise" to you that we are Holding your Place in the Artisan's Weaving Queue. This keepsake gift box will be tied with a bow and ready for gift giving. Please include in the "note section" of the check out process your gift recipient's name, your name and any special gift message. Pineapple Promise Box with Brass Pineapple Charm: Box 2.25"x1.5"x1"
Each heirloom Bicycle Basket is hand woven by Sweetgrass artisans carrying on their family's Lowcountry basketry heritage and tradition from a very young age. Each heirloom sweetgrass basket is then accented with a removable and washable hand tailored seersucker lining in our signature Haint Porch Blue/ Green and Pineapple Slice Yellow Seersucker accented with leather and brass buckle straps and an engraved Charleston Carry brass logo.
Offering Three Sweetgrass Options:
The Master Sweetgrass Collection: A museum quality handwoven sweetgrass basket by award winning master sweetgrass artisans. Masterfully skilled and experienced, many of their works of art have appeared in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. Each basket is custom made to order and varies slightly in shape and size capturing the creative skill of each artisan. Each basket includes the artisan's badge of authenticity. Accented with leather and brass buckle straps and an engraved Charleston Carry brass logo. The Master Collection is presented in our signature silk preservation pouch and a wooden preservation crate. Approximate Size 11 1/4" x 9 3/4" x 6 1/2" $1700
The Heritage Sweetgrass Collection: High quality hand woven sweetgrass basket by skilled artisans of the Iconic Historic Charleston City Market and roadside stands along the sweetgrass corridor of Highway 17 in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Each basket is custom made to order and varies slightly in shape and size capturing the creative skill of each artisan. Each basket includes the artisan's badge of authenticity. Accented with leather and brass buckle straps and an engraved Charleston Carry brass logo. The Heritage Collection is presented in our signature silk preservation pouch and a wooden preservation crate. Approximate Size: 11 1/4" x 9 3/4" x 6 1/2" $1400
The Junior Sweetgrass Bicycle Basket: Smaller in size for children, but hand made with the same attention to detail as The Original Sweetgrass Bicycle Basket. The Junior Sweetgrass Bicycle Basket is presented in our signature silk preservation pouch. Approximate Size: 9" x 6 1/2" x 6 1/2 $650
NEW! CAROLINA CARRY PINE NEEDLE BASKET
CAROLINA CARRY Pine Needle Bicycle Basket: High Quality Longleaf Pine Needle Basket handwoven in North Carolina features a brilliant gold-rust color on the full length of the needle. The Carolina Carry Pine Needle Bicycle Basket and liner is custom made to order and varies slightly in shape and size capturing the creative skill of each artisan. Each basket includes the artisan's badge of authenticity. Accented with leather and brass buckle straps and an engraved Carolina Carry brass logo. The Carolina Carry Pine Needle Bicycle Basket is presented in our signature silk preservation pouch. Approximate Size: 11 1/4" x 9 3/4" x 6 1/2"
