Majjaktut
Sisters start skinning a fresh sealskin
Regilee Ootoova and Sarahme Akoomalik
In the summer of 2016 sisters Regilee Ootoova and Sarahme Akoomalik recorded a series of masterclasses on how to process sealskins for sewing.
Sisters Master Class 1
Majjaktut
Sisters start skinning a fresh sealskin
Sisters Master Class 2
Qisilirijjutiit
Regilee introduces the tools used
Sisters Master Class 3
Majjagiimat Saligukpaat
Different day. Sisters continue skinning the sealskin
Sisters Master Class 4
Saligukpaat
Sarahme trims the armpit holes and the sides of the sealskin, preparing it to be dried
Innirtut
Sisters pass the thread/rope through the skinned sealskin and hang it on the frame
Sisters Master Class 5
Tukirtut
Sisters together with Sheila use a tool and their feet to soften the now dried sealskin (another sealskin used for demonstration of the process)
Sisters Master Class 6
Qisiit
Regilee shows some ready dried sealskins, some with fur, some without fur, and then shows some sealskin soles ready to be sewn. She then freestyle draws the stencil for a sole on a sealskin
Sisters Master Class 7
Sisters Master Class 8
Angulauti
Sisters use a tool to soften the soles