Crafts from birch bark by own hands: two master-classes

Surprising yet the creation of man. In times of general shortage people complained that nothing can be bought in stores. Now, when you have everything you want on the market, needlework has become extremely popular. Do not be an exception and crafts made of birch bark. With their hands of this natural material enthusiastically master all kinds of products and kids, and adults. And, it must be said, sometimes such creations are obtained which can be called without exaggeration real works of art.

Back to the past ...

However, crafts made of birch bark, made by their own hands, is not at all some innovation that we all know from history. This fishery began to thrive even in Ancient Rus. However, then the manufacture of birch bark products was more dictated by a vital necessity, rather than a craving for creativity. First - in view of the lack of paper - birchbark letters appeared , then the Russian people learned to wear shoes using this natural material, and then began to make all sorts of household utensils from it. For storing various trifles, we wove small boxes, chests, boxes. Going to the forest, they took birch bark brooms with them. Kvass, honey, milk, butter was stored in birch bark made of tuesah, made from it musical instruments, children's toys.

So we want to talk today about what can be done from this material, where to take it and how to harvest it. Needlework today is not only knitting and crocheting, it's a huge field for creativity, which is now called the fashionable word hand-made.

We go into the forest

But first a few words about the material itself. Beresta is an outer, very thin part of birch bark. It is very ductile, durable and easy to work material. That's why making crafts from birch bark with their own hands is not only interesting, but also simple.

In the forest very often fall fallen birches, which have long rotted wood, and the bark has remained unscathed. It is from such trees that the top layer is very easily removed, which is used for handicraft creativity. Harvesting birch bark for crafts is usually carried out at the end of spring or early summer. Removed from the trunks of trees layers then dried at home (always in natural conditions). When the material dries, all irregularities must be removed from it, after which the sheets are bound in bundles and boiled for half an hour. Then they are dried again, and then cut into pieces, strips, ribbons - depending on what kind of crafts from birch bark to do.

And you can do anything from it. Flowers, candlesticks, vases, paintings, caskets, panels - just do not count. Today, children's crafts made of birch bark are very popular - both within the framework of school classes, and in terms of organizing leisure. But do not lag behind the guys and adults, who make from this material all kinds of products for decorating the interior of country houses and apartments. We would like to invite you to learn how to make a vase and applique from the birch bark. Both options will be completely within the power of both children and their parents. However, efforts can be combined. So, we begin. Crafts made of birch bark, master class. More precisely, two master classes.

Vase

Such a product will become a magnificent decoration for a country house and a city apartment. Making a vase from birch bark is quite simple, but it can be used for flowers and for indoor plants (for example, as a pot).

We will need a regular vase of the appropriate size, a knife (or scissors), glue, material for decorations (ribbons, pebbles, beads, etc.). And, of course, the source material is birch bark.

Perhaps, this is one of the simplest artifacts from birch bark. We measure the circumference and height of the original vase, add a width of two centimeters, cut out a birch bark a piece of the right size. We wrap our "dummy" around it, glue the joints with glue, tie it with a ribbon. We wait until the glue dries. We take out the source code, and decorate the new vase: we tie it with ribbons, we paste on it crystals, pebbles - this is who as for themselves will decide. It is possible, if there is a desire, to cover the product with lacquer.

Application

For this craft, you will need a piece of cardboard or plywood of the appropriate size as the basis, dark wood bark, PVA glue, scissors, tracing paper, sketch and birch bark.

First of all, it is necessary to prepare the foundation. To do this, first, finely chop the wood bark (or even pass through a meat grinder), spread the cardboard with glue and cover the entire surface with the resulting mass. This will be the background for the future composition.

Then select the appropriate pattern, copy the image onto the tracing paper, transfer it to the paper. Birch bark should be carefully divided into layers, because the thinner the pieces, the easier it will work. According to our sketch, we make all the necessary elements from birch bark and glue it to paper. After complete drying, we cut them out together with paper. And then we collect again the desired composition, but already on the prepared basis (we glue on it elements with the help of glue).

Conclusion

It's interesting and pleasant to work with birch bark. And the presence of a creative vein and not burdened with a narrow framework of reality of their own imagination will make it possible to create true masterpieces from the birch bark.