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Inspiration can go a long way ᐱᒍᒪᓗᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖏᑉᐳᖅ

Rankin Inlet mother balances home life and entrepreneurship ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᐱᓂᔅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂ
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Nathalie Taylor works on her Inspired by Nabvat creations from her home in Rankin Inlet. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᓇᑕᓕ ᑏᓗ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ Inspired by Nabvat ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. ᓯᑐᐃᑦ ᐹᓂᑦ/NNSL

Soon after graduating high school in Rankin Inlet, Nathalie Taylor welcomed her first daughter into the world, and suddenly she needed money.

SAӰӴýWith the shortages of childcare in Nunavut, I couldnSAӰӴýt get a job, so I started sewing to make income,SAӰӴý said Taylor, now 24.

Her business began as Nathalie Taylor Creations, as she sewed parkas, mitts and other pieces to sell.

SAӰӴýParkas are the most popular,SAӰӴý said Taylor, adding that sheSAӰӴýs fielded a lot of amauti orders this year.

As her business grew, Taylor changed the company name to Inspired by Nabvat, referencing her daughter Piujulia (Nabvat) Taylor, whose birth inspired the pursuit in the first place.

When it comes to her work, she wonSAӰӴýt make the same thing twice.

SAӰӴýI like the idea that you have something and nobody else will have it,SAӰӴý said Taylor.

She will repeat a style, but she uses different colours or makes other changes, as that way, there are no replicas.

For a parka, furs can cost $250 to $310, with the rest of the material being over $200 per coat.

SAӰӴýSo youSAӰӴýre looking at spending about $400, $500 on the material, and then you could flip that and make over $1,000 sometimes if youSAӰӴýre lucky.SAӰӴý

Each coat takes her between five and 12 hours to make. She mostly avoids selling spots SAӰӴý a common way of auctioning clothing in the north SAӰӴý and prefers to sell direct on Facebook, Instagram and anywhere she can connect with customers.

Most of her buyers are in Nunavut, with a customer base in Manitoba and Alaska as well. One of her challenges is the amount of scam artists online, she said, who will take her photos of parkas for sale and dupe unsuspecting buyers who pay but never receive the product.

Earlier this year, Taylor had a tradeshow booth in Ottawa, but sold only two parkas. That was a hit to her energy at the time, and she pivoted to doing eyelash and beauty work in Rankin Inlet in addition to fashion.

But when it came to the 2023 Kivalliq Trade Show, her booth at the art market sold out completely, reigniting her passion.

SAӰӴýISAӰӴým doing okay,SAӰӴý she said about total income from her work. SAӰӴýItSAӰӴýs a lot of hours, a lot of working, but itSAӰӴýs worth it in the end.SAӰӴý

Eventually, her goal is to open her own shop. For the time being, sheSAӰӴýs working to make her business more SAӰӴýofficialSAӰӴý with marketing, a website and similar.

She loves seeing her children get excited about her work.

SAӰӴýThe main thing that really makes me enjoy it every day is having my kids, seeing them proud,SAӰӴý said Taylor about the benefits of running her own business.

Her advice to hopeful entrepreneurs: SAӰӴýJust put your all into it. Go 100 per cent. DonSAӰӴýt doubt yourself and just go all in.SAӰӴý

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᖢᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᓇᑕᓕ ᑏᓗ ᐸᓂᒃᑖᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ.

SAӰӴýᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᒃᑕᖃᓗᐊᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖏᑉᐳᖓ, ᒥᖅᓱᕆᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᒪᓪᓗᖓ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑏᓗ, 24-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᖅᑐᖅ.

ᐱᔅᓂᔅᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ Nathalie Taylor Creations, ᔭᐸᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ, ᐳᐊᓗᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ.

SAӰӴýᔭᐸᐃᑦ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᐅᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑏᓗ, ᐊᒪᐅᑎᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ.

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑏᓗ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑉᐸᓂᖓᑕ ᐊᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ Inspired by Nabvat, ᐸᓂᖓᑕ ᐊᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᔪᓕᐊ (ᓇᑉᕙᑦ) ᑏᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓅᖕᒪᑦ ᐸᓂᖓ.

ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᔭᐸᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖏᑉᐳᖅ.

SAӰӴýᐱᐅᒋᒐᒃᑯ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᑖᓐᓇᑐᐊᖑᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᓯᖃᖏᓪᓗᓂ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑏᓗ.

ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᒐᓗᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᖓᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᓚᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᓂᐊᖏᑉᐳᖅ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑕᐃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

ᔭᐸᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ, ᓄᐃᓚᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ $250 −ᓂᑦ $310−ᓄᑦ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᔭᐸᒃᓴᐃᑦ $200 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ.

SAӰӴýᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᖃᕋᔭᖅᐳᖓ $400, $500 ᔭᐸᒃᓴᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒍᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᓖᑎᑦᓯᓕᕐᓗᖓ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ $1,000 ᓚᑭᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.SAӰӴý

ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓂ ᔭᐸᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᕋᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 12-ᓄᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᖏᑦ. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᕋᓛᒃᑰᖅᑕᐃᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᖃᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ − Facebook-ᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ, Instagramᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᓪᓗ.

ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓗ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓚᔅᑲᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓛᓐᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᖃᑦᑕᕆᕗᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᖑᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑭᓖᖏᑦᖢᑎᒃ ᔭᐸᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᖑᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ.

ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ, ᑏᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕚᒥ, ᒪᕐᕉᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᔨᑦ ᐱᐅᓴᖅᑕᐅᒍᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕆᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᓴᓂᐊᒍᑦ.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ 2023-ᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᔅᓂᔅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᖕᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᖏᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓗᒃᑖᓚᐅᖅᒪᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓕᕆᑉᓗᓂ ᓴᓇᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

SAӰӴýᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᖅᓯᐊᖅᐳᖓ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᑦᖢᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ. SAӰӴýᐃᑲᕋᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖓᓗ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑐᖅ.SAӰӴý

ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃᑖᕈᒪᕗᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ. ᒫᓐᓇ SAӰӴýᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᑲᒃᐳᖅSAӰӴý ᓂᐅᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓪᓗᓂ.

ᖁᕕᐊᒋᑉᓗᓂᐅᒡᓗ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

SAӰӴýᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓛᒃᑲ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᒃᑲ ᓴᕆᒪᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑕᒻᓂᒃ,SAӰӴý ᑏᓗ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᑉᓗᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ.

ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒍᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ: SAӰӴýᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ. 100ᐳᓴᓐ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᑦ. ᐊᔪᕐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᖏᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᑦ.SAӰӴý

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Nathalie Taylor balances raising her girls and running her fashion business from home. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᓇᑕᓕ ᑏᓗ Nathalie ᓄᑕᕋᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔅᓂᔅᒋᑉᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂ. ᓯᑐᐃᑦ ᐹᓂᑦ/NNSL
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Outside of her Rankin Inlet home, Nathalie Taylor and daughters Adeline and Piujulia (Nabvat) pose for a photo. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᑕ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ, ᓇᑕᓕ ᑏᓗ ᐸᓂᖓᓗ ᐊᑎᓖᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᐊ (ᓚᑉᕙᑦ) ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃ. ᓯᑐᐃᑦ ᐹᓂᑦ/NNSL
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