April sewing

There are no April showers, whatever that means. Clear crisp blue sky! Still cold in Fairbanks Alaska. Sewing fur in hot weather does feel suffocating. I look forward to fan creating cool air while pushing needles thru fur/leather, we’ll see.

Repairing what was chomped.

I am learning by sewing.

Cutting the piece out after tracing the chomped dog bite.

I tried several pieces.

Crimping seal soles can make fingers sore and skin sensitive from pulling thread. Front toes still needs crimping & it’ll be done – fingers crossed.

Piurci 🌸

Author: Nasek'taq

Merna Wharton “Nasek’taq” is Yup'ik from Akiacuaq (Akiachak) lives in Anchorage Alaska. Merna is an Alaska Native artist, poet, traditional and contemporary seamstress, carver, gatherer of greens and berries, and loves the outdoors of Alaska! Merna enjoys finding art in natural elements and shares her experiences through her website, nasektaq.com. Merna crafts to preserve her culture and art and shares her worldview from a remote village Yup’ik girl’s perspective with a glimpse of life in Alaska in her writing and poems. More information about her art can be found at https://www.rasmuson.org/49writers/artist-profile/merna-wharton/.

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