Coming together to share in ribbon skirt-making – Anishinabek News
November 18, 2025
THUNDER BAY — Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg’s Crystal Pirie and Marlene Sabourin delivered the first of their ribbon skirt and ribbon shirt workshops on Nov. 8 at Lakehead University’s Gakina Nindinawemaaganag lounge.
“We were very fortunate that the university provided kits for the skirt-making,” Pirie says. “One of the hardest parts in doing it for us is matching the ribbons to the material. For today’s particular class, our students are not familiar with the sewing machine, so they’re going to learn basic sewing machine skills as well. And they’re creating their own designs on the skirt with the ribbons, so they’ve learned how to measure it and how to calculate the different measurements, from waist and then length.”
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