Birchbark course 2007
Birchbark course, Fågelsjö june 2007
TEXT & PHOTO: NIKLAS KARLSSON
2007 was the second year that I had the birchbark course at Fågelsjö the week before midsummer. This year there were 6 participants, some of them returned since last year. The course had the same elements as before (see birchbark course 2006 on this homepage). We took the birchbark in the same location as the year before but found very nice quality birchbark this year. I came to Fågelsjö the same day the course started but I arrived earlier than before, in the forenoon and had time to look around where the best birchbark seemed to be. On the Friday, when the course started in the evening, we could take a private tour of the folkmuseum and look at the items made of birchbark that are there. We then started the course by taking material and spent the rest of the time on the lawn outside the workshop, working eagerly in a convivial time together.
Detta är andra året som näverkursen i Fågelsjö hålls veckan innan midsommar. I år var det 6 deltagare, några återkom sedan förra kursen. Kursen innehöll samma moment som år ett (se birchbark course 2006 på den här sidan). Vi tog näver på samma ställe men hittade väldigt fin näver i år. Jag kom upp samma dag som kursen skulle börja, men tidigt på förmiddagen, och kunde titta ut var det finaste materialet verkade finnas. Vi kunde göra ett eget besök på gammelgården och tittade på näverföremålen som finns i samlingarna innan vi gick ut och hämtade materialet. Resten av tiden spenderades ute på gården, dit vi hade flyttat verkstaden, i trevlig samvaro och ivrigt arbete.
Above: taking birchbark
Above: Birchbark course 2007
Above left: basket that was started during the course 2006 and finished later.
Above right: two boxes by Nils Blixt, Vallsta. Property of the conference centre.
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