I've been sewing since my girls were about 3 years old. That's when I started to sew qaspeqs for the first time!
It was hard,cause I didn't have help from anyone and I wanted to learn on my own and figure it out "sew" that I knew what to do and not do. After years of sewing,I came up with my own pocket design,an Ulu.
An ulu (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐅᓗ, plural: uluit, English: "woman's knife"[1]) is an all-purpose knife traditionally used byYup'ik, Inuit, and Aleut women. It is utilized in applications as diverse as skinning and cleaning animals, cutting a child's hair, cutting food and, if necessary, trimming blocks of snow and ice used to build an igloo.
I used one of my hoodies to add a different closure to the neck/hood part of the qaspeq. It was a little challenging but, I did it!
This will be my very own design,something I've been wanting to do differently but,still "traditional",using our Ulu for my pockets! I will be making my twin daughter's qaspeq's soon with the same design with fabric of their choice! :)
My pockets before I added the caribou buttons I got from my Auntie Anna Pratt.
Qaspeq,custom made by myself,these hands of mine has sewn so much! And I'll continue to be creative and sew on!
Qaspeq hood design that I copied from one of my sweaters!
