Stillthedefinitiveguide,SecretsofEskimoSkinSewingispackedwithclear,easy-to-understandinstructions,drawings,andphotographstoleadreadersofanyskilllevelthroughtheprocessofturningnaturalorman-madefursandhidesintohandsome,usefulgarments.AuthorEdnaWilder,oneoftheworld’sbest-knownpractitionersandmodernizersoftraditionalEskimoskinsewingtechniques,takeswould-beskinsewersthroughthestep-by-stepworkinvolvedinconstructingtraditionalitemsofclothingsuchasmukluks,parkas,andmittens.Shealsoincludessewinginstructionsforbelts,babybooties,atrapper-stylefurcap,andtoys.ThoughnaturalfurandhidesweretheonlyonesknownintraditionalEskimolifeways,thebook’sguidanceiscompletelyadaptabletomodern,syntheticleathersandartificialfurs.Similarly,theguidanceofferedinthesepagesontraditionalNativebeadworkandbasketmakingworksjustaswellforplasticbeadsandbasketrymaterialsunknowntotheAlaskawilderness.
