Peteris Zvirbulis started to learn working with birch bark 30 years ago. He traveled to Karelia to learn the craft. Peteris makes various items from birch bark, such as salt containers, baskets, bowls, slippers and the traditional bark shoes. Good quality weaving is so tight that there are no holes. Producing a pair of weaved birch bark shoes requires 10 working hours. But once they are ready, one can walk about 30 miles with them on.
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