Pitcher, Laurie. Audio interview about making sealskin products and the importance of the seal hunt.
Laurie Pitcher discusses her business in Heart's Content making sealskin products, and the importance of the seal hutn in Newfoundland and Labrador. 00:00 Introductions; 01:02 How she got started working with sealskin; 01:50 Worked with tannery OCI, formerly Seacrest and Earl's Tannery; 02...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_avalon/8595 2023-12-31T10:18:12+01:00 Pitcher, Laurie. Audio interview about making sealskin products and the importance of the seal hunt. Crane, Katie Pitcher, Laurie Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador-Heart's Content Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador-St. John's 2020-06-19 audio/mp3 21:12 minutes; 24.2 MB http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8595 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8595 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Knowledge of the land/water and environment Hunting Fishing Sound Audio 2020 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z Laurie Pitcher discusses her business in Heart's Content making sealskin products, and the importance of the seal hutn in Newfoundland and Labrador. 00:00 Introductions; 01:02 How she got started working with sealskin; 01:50 Worked with tannery OCI, formerly Seacrest and Earl's Tannery; 02:17 Makes everything from keychains, purses, hats, mitts, gloves, scarves, and jackets; 02:50 How she comes up with her designs; 03:44 The differences working with seal hide than other materials; 04:38 Working with industrial sewing machines; 04:56 Employs other people in her area; 05:20 Redesigning her business to make gowns and mask for Eastern Health for Covid-19 epidemic; 05:48 Challenges of being on the road marketing the business working at craft fairs; 06:48 Business allows her to work from home, make a living; 07:33 The process of making a product, how long it takes to make a product; 09:41 Makes products for Newfoundlanders, but has sent product to every Canadian province and around the world wherever it is legal to do so; 10:44 Sell product online, through craft fairs, mall kiosks at Christmastime; 11:17 Family were seal hunters so she Audio Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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Laurie Pitcher discusses her business in Heart's Content making sealskin products, and the importance of the seal hutn in Newfoundland and Labrador. 00:00 Introductions; 01:02 How she got started working with sealskin; 01:50 Worked with tannery OCI, formerly Seacrest and Earl's Tannery; 02:17 Makes everything from keychains, purses, hats, mitts, gloves, scarves, and jackets; 02:50 How she comes up with her designs; 03:44 The differences working with seal hide than other materials; 04:38 Working with industrial sewing machines; 04:56 Employs other people in her area; 05:20 Redesigning her business to make gowns and mask for Eastern Health for Covid-19 epidemic; 05:48 Challenges of being on the road marketing the business working at craft fairs; 06:48 Business allows her to work from home, make a living; 07:33 The process of making a product, how long it takes to make a product; 09:41 Makes products for Newfoundlanders, but has sent product to every Canadian province and around the world wherever it is legal to do so; 10:44 Sell product online, through craft fairs, mall kiosks at Christmastime; 11:17 Family were seal hunters so she |
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