42 ~ Wednesday, September 11, 1991 - North Shore News

The Thread Bear

2440 Marine Drive
West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 1L1

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® Classes * Quilting & Sewing
¢ Sewing machines & sergers

Look for us at the “CREATIVE SEWING and
NEEDLEWORK FESTIVAL

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* Bernina Sewing machine SPEICALS

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What a find.

The best of European fabrics in West
Vancouver! Wools, Cottons, Linens and Silks
in Autumn Hues and Holiday Brights. Liberty,
Otten, Dormeuil.

Classes available, friendly and
knowledgeable staff.

WHAT A NOTION...
LOOK FOR US AT “IN STITCHES”

| WHAT A NOTION FABRICS LTD. |

871 Park Royal North, West Vancouver, B.C. V7T 1H9 (604) 922-5816

| Sewing, Needlework,
& Craft Show

Robson Square Conference Centre
September 12, 13, 14

Thursday, Friday & Saturday
8:00am to 7:00pm

Don't miss Western Canada’s Sewing, Needlework & Craft
Seminar and Show! Learn tips and techniques still
unpublished! See the newest products available in Canada!
Browse and buy at over 100 booth exhibits! FREE

demonstrations!
Entry $5, Seminars $15 each. Special Passes $25 and $55.

Sandra Betzina’s unadvertised special Fashion Forecoast For
Home Sewers 6:30pm Thurs./Fri. Tickets $6.00. Purchase at
the door.

Bring this ad to the show & receive $2.00 OFF the seminar of your choice.
(Limited one per person. Can not be used to purchase a Pass or with another coupon.)

In Stitches

Showcase arrives in Vancouver

WESTERN CANADA'S largest
sewing, needlework and craft
showcase is heing presented at the
Robson Square Conference Centre,
located at 800 Robson Sr. in Van-
couver on Thursday, Sept. 12, Fri-
day, Sept. 13 and Saturday, Sepr.
14,

“In Stitches, the creative brain-
child of West Coast sewing en-
trepreneur Carol Dodge, presents a
feast of seminars and related ac-
tivities that will put even the most
casual sewer and crafts person “in
the picture” in terms of new techni-
ques for the 90s.

The popular showcase also
features more than 100 commercial
displays, where showgoers can
browse and buy.

One of this year’s most spec-
tacular attractions is a historical
retrospective titled “200 Years of
the Fashionable Woman,” narrated

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by historical costume expert Ivan
Sayers.

Sayers, whose credentials include
a longtime connection with the
Vancouver Museum, has put
together a fascinating two-hour
presentation that traces women's
evolution from the totally depen-
dent creatures of the late i8th cen-
tury to the — free-spirited
independent women of today.

The fashion show, which is being
presented ar 7:30 p.m. on Thursday,
Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 13, offers
both a unique history lesson, and
a rare opportunity for home sewers
to take a close look at the flam-
boyant, exquisitely made clothes of
the past.

This year’s edition of In Stitches,
offers more than 50 seminars on
sewing, wearable art, craft, knit-
ting, needlework, and home
decorating. Other topics include:
innovative serging, dollmaking,

creative quilting, fabric marbleiz-
ing, machine knitting and Chinese
knotting.

Most seminars are one hour in
length, with a 15 minute break in
between, and they give showcase
patrons a golden opportunity to
learn from some of North
America's most accomplished sew-
ing and craft experts.

The show runs from 8 a.m. to
7:30 p.m. all three days. Basic
showcase admission is $5 with a
special $3 rate for seniors on Thurs-
day and Friday.

Mini passes (2 seminars, one day's
entry) cost $25, and priortiy passes
(5 seminars, 3 days’ entry) are $55.
Extra seminars for pass holders on-
ly, are $11 each. Tickets to the
special historical fashion retrospec-
tive are $15 each, or $11 for pass
holders.

For more

538-7444.

information call

North Van hosts
needle art exhibit
Needle Art Exhibit Featured

THE NORTH Shore Needle Arts
Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild
of America, which is a sponsoring
guild of the Embroiderers’ Associa-
tion of Canada, will soon be
presenting an exhibit of needle art.
The event will fearure
demonstrations, displays, and many
aspects of embroidery including
crewel and canvas work.
Needlepoint, creative craft and

REMEMBER SEPTEMBER ....
NO G.ST. AT ELLE FABRICS

sewing enthusiasts are invited to
the presentation, which takes place
on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.im. to
7 pm. and on Monday, Oct. 21
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Ample free parking is promised
by organizers, who have arranged
for the exhibit to showcase at The
Canyon House, located at 3590
Capilano Rd., in North

To introduce our beautiful Fall fashion fabrics, such as gorgeous prints from Austria,
wool satins and crepes, velvets and evening fabrics, WE PAY THE GST. for the ENTIRE

MONTH of SEPTEMBER *.

PS. We offer sewing classes, starting the week of September 16. Please phone Elle for

more information.

644 Seymour Street

(across from the Bay and the Skytrain station}

Phone 683-7466

Hours: Mon-Wed. 9:30am-6pm; Thurs. & Fri. 9.30am-8pm; Sat. 9.30-5.30; Sun. 12-5pm