Qaspeq Resource List

Written By Sew Yup'ik

Qaspeq Workshop in Alarneq (Alakanuk) sponsored by AVCP Tribal Workforce Development

Please if you are a qaspeq/atikluk maker and would like to be added to the list send me a message.

Quyana!

Sew Yup'ik

My name is Nicolette Corbett, but many know me as Nikki of Sew Yup’ik. I’m a Yup’ik artist, teacher, mother, and advocate from Bethel, Alaska, now living on the Kenai Peninsula. My work is grounded in ancestral knowledge by my three grandmothers, each of whom inspired me with their creativity, resilience, and love for our culture.

For over a decade, I’ve been traveling across Alaska teaching traditional Yup’ik sewing arts—especially qaspeq making and nasqurrun (headdress) sewing—as a way to reconnect our people to our roots and begin the process of generational healing. Each stitch is a form of resistance, a celebration, and a reclaiming of our cultural identity.

Through Sew Yup’ik, I offer workshops, tutorials, and handmade items rooted in Yup’ik tradition, with the intention to uplift, heal, and empower Indigenous communities. I believe that culture is medicine—and that by reviving our traditional practices, we help restore our wellbeing, identity, and belonging.

Quyana for being here. Whether you're joining a workshop, purchasing a handmade piece, or simply exploring—welcome to Sew Yup’ik.

https://www.sewyupik.com
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