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Textile Manufacturing • Leduc County, Alberta, Canada • 1-10 Employees

Key Contact at Qiviut

Tanis Simpson

Company Owner

Company overview

Headquarters	1502 6 St, Nisku, Alberta T9E 7R7, CA
Phone number	+17802426758
Website	qiviutinc.com
NAICS	313
SIC	738
Keywords	Yarn, Fibre, Knitting, Knitwear, Winter Hats, Qiviut, Indigenous-Owned, Hand Warmers, Indigenous-Made Crafts, Mill Tours, Spinning Fibre
Founded	2019
Employees	1-10
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About Qiviut

Qiviut Inc. is a 100% Inuit-owned qiviut fibre mill producing yarn, spinning fibre, knitted items (hats/toques, headbands, gloves, neck warmers), and reusable 'Nuna Heat' hand warmers from the warm winter undercoat of Arctic muskoxen. Owner Tanis Simpson, originally from Sachs Harbour, NWT, sources sustainably harvested muskoxen hides from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region; she and her team comb out the fibre by hand before running it through their vintage mill machines. They also operate a small storefront, Arctic Indulgence, which carries Inuit-made crafts. Visitors to the mill receive a thorough 60-minute tour, where an experienced mill worker leads them through the entire process, from combing out one of the world’s most precious fibres with a fork–which guests are welcome to try!--to washing, carding, pin-drafting, spinning, dyeing, and skeining their four blends of qiviut yarn. Visitors also receive a small sample of qiviut fibre.