The Alaska Native Customary Art Show at the annual Alaska Federation of Natives convention is a feast for the senses: Shoppers exchange greetings in English and a half-dozen Alaska Native languages, ...
Unlike fabric sewing machines, which hold and sew pieces horizontally, fur sewing machines hold pieces vertically between two wheels. The sewer must move the wheels at the same pace, or the fur will ...
Maija Katak Lukin brings her sewing kit everywhere she goes. Making clothes for her family is as crucial as taking care of the people she loves and, by now, comes to her as natural as breathing. This ...