She earned special distinction for her accomplishments in doubleweave basketry, a difficult plaited basket weaving technique.
[1] Eva Wolfe (née Awee Queen), was born in the Soco community of the Qualla Indian Reservation.
She continued weaving baskets all her life, while raising eleven children on the Qualla Indian Reservation.
In order to weave her baskets, Wolfe and her husband Amble would travel 80 miles each April to find and cut suitable river cane.
[1] Wolfe would work with as many as 120 cane splits at a time to make one basket, keeping them pliable by dipping frequently in water.