For example, the traditional birch-bark tray used to "fan" wild rice - that is, to separate the seed from the chaff - is generally made using birch bark, cut and folded into shape, then sewn with ...
By Aislinn Sarnacki Have you ever noticed how much tree bark varies in texture, color and pattern? If your answer is “no,” I ...
In his rustic cabin in the forests of southern Finland, 87-year-old Erkki Pekkarinen carves delicate strips of birch bark with his knife, before intricately weaving them into beautiful objects.