The bark is the substrate
Every quill enters a punched hole in birchbark, rather than crossing a stitched ground.
Punched field
Reading a quillwork field
The pattern holds.
A field is not a picture applied to bark. It is a measured system of punctures, colour and return.
Colour moves in steps
Pink, red, orange and blue sit shoulder to shoulder; no gradient asks them to soften.
Dyed sequence
A ring carries the rhythm
Concentric fields and measured spokes let a round lid resolve from centre to edge.
Ring progression
The hand leaves a record
Uneven tips, close shadows and spruce-root edging keep the maker present in every panel.
Bound edge