The canvas bag features a bilingual (French-English) recipe printed on the back, with all the ingredients inside -- except water. It's produced under the company name TK and Associates.

"I have accounts across the North and southern Canada," Knott says, from her Yellowknife deck overlooking Yellowknife Bay.

With a background in textiles, Knott had the idea suggested to her from a business associate -- Bill Tait, who runs Raven Tours.

"I was talking with Bill Tait in his office. He wanted it for the Japanese tourists. So Knott leaped on the idea and carried it through. It took her two weeks to develop the idea.

"I use an expensive, low-end canvas. The fabric is purchased wholesale and printing is done in Edmonton. It's too costly to do it here. Most of my distribution is southern," she says.

It can be spotted in the big city at the Yellowknife Direct Charge Co-op, The Explorer Gift Shop and the Northern Frontier Regional Visitors Centre.

Around the territories, it's in Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit and Fort McPherson, with plans for further expansion when she can afford it.

A flour mill produces 2,600-pound batches for her. "I can't do it at home, you need a commercial kitchen."

When not looking after her sideline, the bulk of Knott's work is consulting. "I travel to the communities to work with groups interested in apparel product businesses and marketing traditional crafts," she says.

Knott was born in Edmonton and as a student, flew to Broughton Island in the summer months to do short textile projects. She spent 13 months in Rankin and had been coming North since 1991.