Market to raise garden funds

THE VANCOUVER Botanical
Gardens Association will run its
own garden-themed craft market
Friday, Aug. 26, to Sunday, Aug.
28, fron 10 am. t6 5 p.m. in the
VanDusen Gardens Floral Hall as a
fundraiser for VanDusen Gardens.

Admission to the market is free

for shoppers, and the gardens are
Sovated at the corner of Oak and
37th Avenue in Vancouver.

Crafts expected to be available
include pressed flower stationery,
dried flowers, VanDusen Garden
seeds, wind twirlers, sundials,
flower presses, specialty foods

such as rose-petal jelly and
gourmet vinegar, clay art flowers,
clothing with hand-painted orchids,
floral etchings. pottery and floral
‘T-shirts,

Craftsmen interested in purtici-
pating should contact Barb Cook at
261-7660.

Use gasoline with caution

GASOLINE IS a marvellous
fuel when used properly, but if
used carelessly it could endan-
ger your life and the lives of
others.

HOT TIPS

By North Vancouver
District Fire Department

Consider the incident in
Vancouver where a man was using
gasoline as a cleaning agent. The
explosive vapors filled the building
and found an ignition source.

An explosion occurred that was
so devastating that it buckled a steel
door, shattered windows a block
away, and threw that man out into
the street, as well as inflicting life-
threatening burns to his body.

Sadly, every day many Canadians
forget how potentially dangerous
gasoline is, and as a consequence
they suffer painful, disfiguring,
sometimes fatal injuries, while oper-
ating work and play equipment.

Young.men and boys between the
ages of nine and 35 years are most

likely to be injured in these acci-
dents, District of North Vancouver
Fire Services wants you to stay olf
that list!

Gasoline is a flammable liquid
that sends off vapors that can
explode without your even knowing
they are present. Gasoline vapors are
invisible and are heavier than air, so
they tend to float along the ground,
often far from their source.

If they find any heat source, the
vapors may explode. Since you can’t
sec them you have no way of know-
ing where they have spread until it is
too tate. So remember these safety
precautions:

1 Never smoke while using gaso-
line engines, especially when
fuelling.

Shut down engines, motors and
all pumps, fans and heatitig devices
before fuelling.

Always let an engine cool down

before refuelling. Any source of heat
can set off a fire or explosion.
G Always fuel engines outside.
Inside, the vapors will build up to a
dangerous point, especially if you
accidentally spill even a few drops.

Do not fill a boat’s portable fuel

tanks inside the boat. Take them
ashore to fill and wipe off any spills
before taking them back on board.

0 After refuelling, move the bike,
cart or mower at least 10 feet from
where you filled it before you restart
the engine. This removes you from
any vapors that escaped while you
were filling the tank.

If fuelling a boat, run the
approved explosion-proof bilge fans
for a few moments to clear the furnes
from the area before starting the
engine. This way the sparks created
by starting the engine will not trigger
an explosion.

( Never use gasoline as a cleaner,
solvent, or charcoal lighter. It is
explosive and you could get a lot
more than you bargained for. Use
gasoline only for its intended pur-
pose: as a fuel for gasoline engines.
0 If a gasoline fire does occur, do
not even try to fight it. Get everyone
away from it and call the fire depart-
ment immediately.

For further information on fire
safety, contact the District of North
Vancouver Fire Services non-cmer-
gency number, 980-7575, or call
your local fire department.

Friends of UBC to hold dried flower
demonstration and sale this Sunday

FLOWER ARRANGERS and
craftsmen will be pleased to note
that the Friends of the UBC
Botanical Garden are holding their
annual dried flower stem sale on
Sunday, Aug. 21.

The sale will be held in the gar-

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den reception centre, 6804
Southwest Marine Dr. in
Vancouver, from 11 a.m. until 2
p.m. Flowers will be sold by the
stem and in mixed bouquets.

Dried flower arranging demon-
strations will begin at noon on the

deck, and general tours of the gar-
den will be offered at 10:30 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m. Tours begin just
inside the garden entrance.

For further information, call
822-9666.

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Rug worth

From page 13

wool ends to praduce a smooth sur-
face. One row of knots may contain
more than a dozen different colors
and as many as 20 knots per inch
(400 knots per square inch).

The pattern in fine rugs is as clear
on the underside as on the face ~- a
characteristic of handwoven rugs
which is impossible to duplicate in
machine weaving.

Persian rugs show a profusion of
pattems and a love of color. Those
made in the weaving centres of cities
and small towns in Iran often have
stylized trees and flowers, birds, deer
and hunting scenes woven into col-
orful pictures: some are reminiscent
of Persian miniatures; others show
an imaginary paradise.

The finest are made of lambs
wool; often the pattern is outlined in
silk, and sometimes the entire carpet
is made of silk. It is hard to describe
a silk carpet without getting carried
away with flowery adjectives. You
simply must touch it, feel its smooth
and cool surface, turn it to marvel at
the accuracy of the pattem on the
underside, and see how the colors
change with the light.

Towns like Kashan, Nain,

its cost

Isfahan, Ghom and Kerman are
famous for their finely detailed wool
and silk carpets.

They were originally made for
the tents of the desert and the moun-
tains; they replaced furniture and
were decoration as well as the
horse’s bianket and the camel's sad-
die bag. They held bedding and
household utensils and became the
family suitcase during migration,

Tribal rugs are characterized by
their geometric and often abstract
patterns. You will not find ornate
floral designs among them. But you
will find men on horses, stylized
camels with saddle bags, two-headed
birds, and square-looking dogs.

These rugs are delightful and
imaginative, they tell the stories of
the herdsman and Sic nomad.

Are Persiaxi rugs expensive?
Some are, but even the costliest is
worth its price many if you consider
the sheer pleasure and delight it will
give for many years.

And where do flying carpets orig-
inate? Which reminds me —- the
deadline for the children’s design
contest is approaching; your draw-
ings should reach us by Aug. 26.

Edith Saatkamp is an interior
designer who teaches design and
decoration on the North Shore.

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