tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post349605792207557248..comments2024-02-15T02:13:25.912-08:00Comments on Michele Bilyeu Creates With Heart and Hands: Making KuspuksMichele Bilyeuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15979296861999606692noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-76666675089591521902014-10-02T15:31:33.268-07:002014-10-02T15:31:33.268-07:00I can't your links to work. Thanks.I can't your links to work. Thanks.Nona Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621582987684845088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-2617374729977170012013-09-13T18:03:25.688-07:002013-09-13T18:03:25.688-07:00Hi - great site! I'm a former Alaska and Oreg...Hi - great site! I'm a former Alaska and Oregon resident. I want to make a kuspuk for my toddler, but don't have access to a pattern. I'm hoping to use your pictures for inspiration but the pictures and links don't seem to be functioning. Could you update the links? Thank you for sharing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-54199340987079782222012-03-30T08:07:43.408-07:002012-03-30T08:07:43.408-07:00I am making a kuspuk with some elders at the Alask...I am making a kuspuk with some elders at the Alaska Native Lutheran Church here in Anchorage. I am loving the time we have together. I am hoping to have mine done by Easter! Surprised that yours only took 4 hours. We are using a kuspuk as a pattern and adjusting to meet our individual needs. Loving it. Thank you for sharing.MrsWilliamsTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649365660321929711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-20408585871085192422012-03-30T08:05:06.453-07:002012-03-30T08:05:06.453-07:00I am working with two elders at our church in Anch...I am working with two elders at our church in Anchorage to make our own kuspuks. I am enjoying the time spent with these amazing ladies. We are using an existing kuspuk as a pattern per say, adjusting it to our bodies. Hope to have it done by Easter! Was amazed to see that yours only took 4 hours. Thank you for sharing.MrsWilliamsTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649365660321929711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-37628915494321298322012-03-30T08:04:40.888-07:002012-03-30T08:04:40.888-07:00I am working with two elders at our church in Anch...I am working with two elders at our church in Anchorage to make our own kuspuks. I am enjoying the time spent with these amazing ladies. We are using an existing kuspuk as a pattern per say, adjusting it to our bodies. Hope to have it done by Easter! Was amazed to see that yours only took 4 hours. Thank you for sharing.MrsWilliamsTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649365660321929711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-48485987667264260512012-02-08T12:39:20.623-08:002012-02-08T12:39:20.623-08:00no longer living in Ak, I was a foster -child. I r...no longer living in Ak, I was a foster -child. I remember the 1 my foster-mother made forme well. And imagine if you will I native-american (aleut) child. Her from<br />Birmingham Alabama. Living in Anchor Point Ak. She did her best to instill native traditions of which she knew of, including shelling shrimp, digging for crabs & preparing halibut steaks, all when she was deathly allergic to seafood.<br />Thanks for the moment of fond memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-14755284023057341502011-10-08T16:14:13.282-07:002011-10-08T16:14:13.282-07:00i need a pattern for these kuspuks,
but i dont hav...i need a pattern for these kuspuks,<br />but i dont have the money to buy one..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-32883755672426080182009-07-30T14:57:47.260-07:002009-07-30T14:57:47.260-07:00I'm looking for a kuspuk pattern to make some ...I'm looking for a kuspuk pattern to make some for my boys. I live in Bethel, AK. Have been collecting fabric. I went to you picassa photo page looking for the three pattern sheets pictured on your blog, but I didn't see them there. Any help would be appreciated.<br />Thanks, Margaret<br />teragram77@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-85439703906773739352009-05-28T19:03:42.197-07:002009-05-28T19:03:42.197-07:00Thanks, Michele! I'm so glad you live in both Sale...Thanks, Michele! I'm so glad you live in both Salem Oregon and Juneau (Douglas) Alaska...both places get to benefit from your amazing research skills and lovely writing. And all of your projects are AMAZING!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-68972903874594230642009-03-04T15:50:00.000-08:002009-03-04T15:50:00.000-08:00oops, you can delete my last comment (as well as t...oops, you can delete my last comment (as well as this one). I didn't see the first time that approval must be granted before it being published and submitted a second comment.<BR/>Sorry about that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-79487914201384815052009-01-03T12:42:00.000-08:002009-01-03T12:42:00.000-08:00While double clicking on an image only brings it t...While double clicking on an image only brings it to the expanded size, downloading it through Picasa's link on my album page will allow you to resize it as large as your own photo program allows! Please do note, that this whole project was to teach a cultural technique of non-standard math...this means we don't use rulers etc. but meausure to the size of each person or each width or length of the piece (a sleevelength of my arm's length plus a bit, etc. etc.)Children can do this easily but we get stuck thinking traditionally and expect patterns to follow ;)Michele Bilyeuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979296861999606692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-80120072126839182302008-12-04T14:19:00.000-08:002008-12-04T14:19:00.000-08:00I have a good set of diagrams that are home made b...I have a good set of diagrams that are home made but more readable than the ones on the board. email me. <BR/>camaib@yahoo.comCareodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15361490416413190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-48789389078003739492008-10-15T15:54:00.000-07:002008-10-15T15:54:00.000-07:00I've used the commercially available kuspuk patter...I've used the commercially available kuspuk patterns from Black Elk Leather in Anchorage but have always wanted to make one like you've described. Unfortunately, your pictures link to a set of pictures that doesn't include larger images. Do you have larger images you could make available somewhere or email to me? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-24512894801798109462008-07-28T17:46:00.000-07:002008-07-28T17:46:00.000-07:00What a great idea! I would have loved to participa...What a great idea! I would have loved to participate in class! <BR/>I had seen Kuspuks in Alaska four years ago, like them a lot, thought of making one, forgot what they are called and by accident found you're blog.<BR/>Curious if the pictures have an updated link to see more detail.<BR/>Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-54048880477021541992008-01-20T15:00:00.000-08:002008-01-20T15:00:00.000-08:00I so enjoyed reading the wonderful tribute to your...I so enjoyed reading the wonderful tribute to your dad. A wonderful man he is.<BR/><BR/>I also had never heard of kuspuks. Sounds like it's sorta traditional dress like the Russian women here always wear the same style of dress... The patterns are the same. Sounds like you had fun working on your nonworking holiday :)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07867112701783092241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-40130431949537783932008-01-18T09:21:00.000-08:002008-01-18T09:21:00.000-08:00It sounds like you had a wonderful time. I am so ...It sounds like you had a wonderful time. I am so glad you are enjoying your time back home.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835579401732431852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-56528768768420575162008-01-18T07:29:00.000-08:002008-01-18T07:29:00.000-08:00Oh how sweet! I'm sure the children will remember...Oh how sweet! I'm sure the children will remember it forever as well.Shelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09870112367076954109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-40736557552422607852008-01-18T00:15:00.000-08:002008-01-18T00:15:00.000-08:00I am loving your journey. I think I will pass on m...I am loving your journey. I think I will pass on making the kuspuk, lol. I doubt that I could, but I know the kids loved it. You can see it in their faces. In looking at the pictures, the landscape looks so beautiful but so forbidding I don't think I could live there, even though I understand at certain times of the year it is beautiful in a different way. Thank you so much for sharing this journey with us. You will have many wonderful memories, that's for sure.Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450995984017232831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36789084.post-64841328309832587092008-01-17T22:23:00.000-08:002008-01-17T22:23:00.000-08:00What a wonderful experience for all of you!What a wonderful experience for all of you!atethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563533672161608587noreply@blogger.com