Sewing kits and sewing
The sewing kit of the East Greenland Inuit consisted of the sakkeq or ulu - the traditional woman's knife - and the needle and awl, thimble and needlecase. The traditional sewing kit also contained sinews for making thread, and small pieces of fur for carrying out repairs. The implements were stored in a bag made of fur or leather, or in a pouch of fur or bird skin. Generally speaking, this kind of sewing kit is found throughout the entire circumpolar region, and not just in Greenland.

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