Plaited Basketry with Birch Bark
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 13
9781402748097
Category
Birch and Basketry
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Publication Year
2009
Publisher
Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., United States
Pages
280
Tags
Description
From the back cover:
A beautiful, durable, watertight art form
For thousands of years, artisans the world over have recognized the strength and resilience of birch bark as a crafting material and have used it to make such diverse objects as canoes, shoes, and food containers. Today, Vladimir Yarish brings new insight and contemporary concepts to the venerable practice of birch-bark basketry. He details how to harvest this unique, renewable resource without harming the tree and how to prepare the bark; outlines his original techniques for weaving, assembling, finishing, and embellishing baskets; and offers projects for traditional Russian-style baskets, trays, watertight bottles, and other unique decorative objects.
A beautiful, durable, watertight art form
For thousands of years, artisans the world over have recognized the strength and resilience of birch bark as a crafting material and have used it to make such diverse objects as canoes, shoes, and food containers. Today, Vladimir Yarish brings new insight and contemporary concepts to the venerable practice of birch-bark basketry. He details how to harvest this unique, renewable resource without harming the tree and how to prepare the bark; outlines his original techniques for weaving, assembling, finishing, and embellishing baskets; and offers projects for traditional Russian-style baskets, trays, watertight bottles, and other unique decorative objects.
Number of Copies
2
