Lucy's Native Creations

Good day all A trick I learned on adding my adjoining wool to my needle, without using a threader or eye-balling it. Here are the steps, it just takes seconds You can tap to enlarge it hopefully On #1. See how tiny the needle eye is?... #2. A closer look #3. Twist your wool on to the first wool, and gently hold with both hands, on one hand use the thumb and index finger on the eye of the needle. The second thumb and index finger gently hold the adjoining wool and with both hands pull the wool through the needles eye Voila tada done. Also you may have to practice See more

Good day all -42 at our house this morning eeek Finally done sewing the duffles/liners for my kamiks. The kamiks/mukluks were made by a lady near Iqaluit, Nunavut The kamiks is made with all sealskins The bottoms were made hard for the soles. The tops designs with the fur part, than your material and drawstrings attached The duffles with embroideries are more or less traditional with their kamiks... And they are waterproof kamiks See more

Good day The last couple of days cutting out designs on scraps of sealskins. First made some templates, than draw on the backs of you fur you want to use as part of your work Than cut out with either razor, scissors ... Than will arrange them on a material, a dab of glue to place them, than sew them on. This part is tedious work See more

Good day Working on duffles, using sheepskin for bottoms, than adding either duffle/quilted material on the upper part of the duffles (possibly a trim/flowers of some sort) Using my favorite leather thimbles, occasionally the metal thimble.

Did a cleaning on my ulus last week with a friend Just a lot of scrubbing with the 'scotch brite' material (no brand) which I bought from dollar store. Also used sanding paper on edges, filed with a rasper to sharpen the ulus. Washed, dryed, than oiled, than finally put on their stands. The darker handle ulu is 47 years old made by my bio dad. So will have look after them a little more often (just so you know I haven't ever cleaned before this, and can you imagine how much better they would have looked?) Never too late