ADVERTISER’S ANNOUNCEMENT Gold's Fabrics Lid.. a 34-year-old retail fabric cham m British Columbia, has recently expanded into the United States, with stores m Longview, Washington and downtown Portiand, Oregon. The original Gold’s Fabric Store was founded in 1946 on south Granville Sueet in Vancouver. [n 1973, it was expanded to imclude an additional store in Vancouver as well as stores in North Vancouver, Victoria, Richmond and Coquitlam. to Esther Emmott, district superviser of Gold's Fabrics in British Columbia, a demand for the quality which has established Gold’s as the leader im fine clothing and home decorating fabrics, led to the decision to penetrate the U.S. market. Mrs. Emmott, who has been associated with Gold's Fabrics since 1974, is a native of Okanagan Valicy in the southern ‘wnterior of British Columbia. After she graduated from Penticton High School, she studied marketing and fabrics and then opened her own fabric shop. After she sold her shop in 1973, she jomed Gold's, where her knowledge of fabrics, sewing, design and display has been an important factor in the success of the store. With seven well-staffed stores in B.C., Gold’s has been a pioncer in importing a large selection of anusual fabrics from around the world. This year, there has been a strong upsurge Of interest in Chinese and Haban silks, Swedish’ drapery fabrics, Italian woolens, Spanish laces and chiffons. Mach fabrk consultant in the stores has been trained to miveec customen on the fibre contcat and the carc of tabrihs amd to asi in the scicctton of (be proper pattcras and fabrics fon cach mdivadual aced A large schecton of tmatructonal manuabh how to books and tern books plus information handouts prepared by the staff ts available in cach store Gotd's Matias storca have responded to costomens’s interes! in home dccorating with duptsays that incorporate many tdcas and fabrica The matin store in Vancouver has gencrated an unusual amount of micrest recentl with a windowsfull of ways to ase a quilted fabrn that reverses from strawberncs to dot aad bnightens ap a kitchen of diaing room One of the targest departments & drapery fabrics where Castomeon may sclect then chosc trum hundreds of Colom dosgns and tcrturcs and then make up thew drapertes ot home on have them custom made by skilled craftamen The store tern a shep at boue ecrvice for drapercs Consultants will trmg samples to the home take accurate mcasurcmcats and Give a writicn calimate owtthout any obligation on the part of the castomer Mra Eammat whee truc kerpaity belongs ta British Catumina he betped catableh Golds Mabras im the United Statca in (be mokd sie beiped make ao successful in ( anada She haa made scwcral Utps to the (Sto give advice om the dmplay amd mer handmimgy of labre a Ole areca ot pmetic aban tntcrcnal ta Men Beno 41 tn esd teren acl paticens and sie hes betped in kn ating thesac tmgnntant ecewing awhin an arce that must conventcoat fimo astimmern Ete mew Cecethe Pattee ss badd oan derentiwon Pistinad is hn ated in a tasdimarh beuthteng otin hb has becn ans ated with trae fashion fon meny yores Twill be re mevated to ans fue five Mons of etal ata and cestausants etth an intcernalronal flavin The comptes ban been named contin: ntal crmaronds and he target date bos the cpr aing bas been sct fon carty 18) Crakis Pabrns pececathy on captica thee main fh ttl Emahten tates aod the Ohad Phen with the burmne descmating depart ment 0 thas been cpr ime dd aoe tbe faratid Agel od Uta yeas and et tas ale wady fore comme a tee mabigeartcen Fee chive stem tmaltsng Res renee ae wees CS-Wednesday, May 28, 1980 - North Shore News GOLD'S FABRICS Sensibly Priced, Quality Fashions for Apparel and Home To celebrate our crossing the border into the U.S.A. Our new Stores are in Longview, ‘Washington and downtown Portland, Oregon. _Sale effective thru 6-3-80 or while quantities last | ‘+ Sewing Machine _ 4 Register this week to win. | Winner to be announced A urchase © nis yours 2 June 5 and name posted 1 win yout BU trerick patter in all stores. You \ mcCa os! y need not be \ tional © \ present to win. | name yooe pc \ ‘al’ \ padres> prov Limit one Y chambray shirting Polyester/cotton casual blue oA? “stretch denim . . Charcoal grey cottoninylon! shirtings for sports. wear A great mixer. velama velour poveste. while Gade eo 4 88 quantities fast. 9 . Machine washable Amel" 8 8 low 3.99 met triacetate and omg Gold’s reg. | | etre 140-150 cm wide. low 3.99 metre versatile - linen looks Polyester, rayon and silk makes up beautifully in many ways; 115 cm. reg. low 6.99 3S summer prints 'Qiana® rainwear Sophisticated, silky sitky nylon used Colourtul selection of poty ester, cotton and rayon prints | tor wardrobe 30cm wide. a or decorating 8 8 ann tow ' 344 * wei Fo me re . reg low 3 27-4 36 metre reg. low 1299, 88 —_ ; - sheer delight polyester chiffon prints |gabardine Bridal parties or summer Year-round weight in many parties, nylon prints. colours for sults, sportweights Potyester, cotton and rayon. pertect for pants 8 8 pants; 150 cm. Poptins textures. Gold's reg. canvas, more 8 8 reg. low 3.99 metre low 6.99 88 e reg tow 3 27-4 36 metre pongee Applaud - ‘pongee prints doubleknits Oop nts on white or colured polyester Suit weights in washable poly- ground. 9 7 cutting workboards Folding mull use pre marked ester d bleknits board /6 ” 150 om 150 cm wide, BB vev-tows.00:7.64 “EH metre 44 5.99 rey tow agg each reg. low 5. metre « a VANCOUVER , Veer pte vey TE rg oy master charge rr we wa. - ead? o;w " a fo ghat ” era Lig “ ow rs = NORTH VANCOUVER nw ' om | nliope ene y va “7 x