By Penelope Colston Perhaps the most recognizable piece of jewelry worn by the Sami, the Indigenous people of northern Scandinavia, Finland and western Russia, is a round brooch known among many ...

Sami artisans have been embroidering textiles and jewelry with spun pewter thread since the 1600s. Fans of the style say the Sami originally made the thread by pouring melted tin and lead into a ...