he . 14 - Sunday, September 16, 1990 - North Shore News FASHION Sewing centre hosts unique fashion show ALBEE’S SEWING Centre has a novel fashion show and seminar series all sewed up for this week. Held each night from Sept. 19 to 21, the fashion shows will be serving up new ideas and tech- niques for all abilities of sewing, says Nancy Riemersma, a partner in Albec's. Starting at 7 p.m. (the doors open at 5:30 p.m.), the fashion show will be filmed by a two- person camera crew. As the models walk down the ramp, the audience will be able to see on four large screens close-ups of the models’ ciothes as well demonstrations of sewing tech- niques used to make the garments. The fabric used for the fashion show comes from Fabricana Im- ports of Richmond and the gar- ments — using a variety of pat- terns including Vogue — _ will range from kids’ wear and sports wear to evening and career clothes, lingerie and men’s clothing. Riemersma says the garments in By Elizabeth Coliings News Reporter the show combine special con- struction techniques, special machine techniques and new ac- cessories. Before and after the show, the audience will have an opportunity to browse the sewing machines and notions at the product booths as well as talk to the experts. Companies participating in the show are Bernina Canada, Elna Switzerland, Husqvarna Canada, Janome Canada, Pfaff Canada and Omega. During the daytime, a series of Patmer-Pletsch seminars will be presented by Lynn Raasch. “They’re probably particularly interesting for people who want to do a little more creative things with their garments,’’ says Riemersma. On Thursday, Sept. 20, Raasch will be teaching Designer Details which will focus on home sewing tools and accessories to make sew- ing faster and the product more professional as well introduce new designer looks. The same day, Rausch will present The Perfect Jacket — a seminar which discusses everything involved from fitting to finishing a jacket. On Friday, Sept. 21, Raasch will present two serging seminars for thase looking for new ideas and serging techniques. Held at the Sheraton Land- mark, tickets for the fashion show cost $45 while each seminar costs $35. Albee’s is alsc offering a variety of package deals including a full package with the three sem- inars and the fashion show for $100. For more information on the show, the seminars or the tickets, call Albee’s at 986-1341. Pre- registration is recommended. 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