Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Stripping bark from willow sticks
- 8 June 2016
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Cut a line down the length of the willow stick with a very sharp knife. make sure to only cut the bark and not damage the wood..
Lift the bark with a cuticle pusher
Gently loosen the bark from the wood
Peel the bark from the wood.
Leaving the beautiful wood exposed
As an alternative cut away sections of bark and only strip those places to expose the wood
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