FASHION EVENTS. -
.. CALENBAR
- Compiled by Layne Christensen
» FASHION FILE is a weekly Sunday column,
Uf your business. or ‘charity is planning a
fashion show or other fashion event, send in
- your information as early as possible to the
North’ Shore News, 1/39 Lonsdale’ Ave.,
North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 or fax
 8S- -2104. Privrity is given to fundraising

“fashion | events and fashion shows taking
place on the North Shore.

To Sunday; ‘Aug. 20: Don’t miss
- Ways of. Lace at the Canadian
Craft Museum. .639 Hornby St..

‘Vancouver, The. exhibit: features
the expressionistic works of con-

temporary: textile artists Lenka -
.,Suchanek and: Zuzana Bojnanska, -
~ who: learned the “art_ of ‘bobbin:

* Tace- -making in ‘Slovakia’ before
emigrating ‘to Canada. Info: 687-
8266. - ee

"Wednesdays: “The” merchants: at :

“Lonsdale Quay. present: “Feast
- Your Eyes,” free strolling fashion

»'shows, between noon and 2 p.m.
‘every week at the Cheshire Cheese
+Inn::Phone 98 79-3322, ‘for. more
information. wea mo

" Saturdays: Park Royal serves up:
tea and fashions, : 1-4 p.m., in The ~

Galleria; second level, south mall.
Fashions, , provided by ‘mall mer-
chants: Rodier, Aperitiv, Phoenix,

". Trevenen Apparel, Neto «Leather, =
Moulé, Swedish Jeweler, Stephane

de ' Raucourt, ‘Wear: Else?.: and

Janéo : Fashion ‘Gallery. ‘Tea and .
cakes ‘from Herbs & Things and”
Van: Den : Bosch’ Bakery.” Shows’:
continue through. -Aug.: 22° For:
“more” information, : Phone ° 922+ :

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e Most. leering’ ‘bags can be
drycleaned: ‘satisfactorily if the proper.
; Precautions are followed. The exception
is a sleeping bag with a waterproof coat- |
‘ing of plastic or rubber,’ which, can usual-

. ly! be wet-cleaned. 500
“|, ‘The shell or outer fabric is ‘lther cote
‘ton;: ‘nylon, cotton “and nylon, or cotton
‘and ‘polyester. Most bags ‘are filled with’
fibers of either acrylic, polyester or nylon.
» During - the - drycleaning — process,
: some bags will lose their important water
-repellency quality, making it necessary to
"retreat them. This is done by spraying on
“a commercial dry-type repellent that’ is.
: mixed with solvent... :
‘Furthermore, - bags must be: thor-
“oughly ‘decdorized before their use.:This
‘explains ‘why -drycleaners do not ‘offer ;
overnight cleaning of sleeping bags.
» If sleeping bags are washed at home,
‘Spécial | ‘care must be taken. In fact, too
‘much mechanical, action can’ cause ‘the
. synthetic "fibers < to.lump. together.
Therefore, short washing procedures and :
“high water levels are recommended.;

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Ongoing: North - Shore-based
designer label Fashion Linque,
holds a sale of fashion fabrics at

DO YOU? »

Clark Dr.. Vancouver. Faux silks,
microfibres, lingerie linings are
selling for-Jess than wholesale,

..$2,50-6 per metre. Proceeds’ to

SPCA-funded projects. Info: 254..
8558.

Ongoing: The Toy Bank. 659

Columbia St., New: Westminster,

which provides children’s clothing
and toys free of charge to low-
income families, is especially in
need of children’s clothing sized
4 through 10. The Toy Bank is ©
stocked entirely by donations, For
more information, phone 540-

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