C4 - Wednesday, February 23, 1983 - North Shore News CHRISTINE Grenzer applies paint to a silk scarf. Each scarf, hand painted, is unique in color and pattern. Swathed in silk By TERRY PETERS SILMAR is a company whose president has to do all the work. That is because it has only one employee, Christine Grenzer, who paints and sells silk scarves. She got interested = in paintung suk eight months ago and soon found that the silk scarves she was producing were well received by her fnends who bought her first efforts. They told their friends and so on, so through this word of mouth promotion Chrisune soon had many requests She now setts them on consignment in a number of retaul stores as well as through those people who've already bought from her and come back for more. Some will have a specific color they want, so Christine will mix up the = appropriate colors for them. The scarves are bought already cut and with the edges hand rolled, then she mixes her colors and apphies them with-a brush to the silk. The scarves are then roHed tn paper towels and steamed for three hours which makes the colors permanent. This time consuming process means that she will only do six at a time. If a certain color sells well she makes more of that color but each one is still unique. Because of the way that the paint is applied and dries, the color and pattern are different on each one. Although she finds colors will sell differently in dif- ferent stores she has found LOOK YOUR BEST FOR LESS... Learn how YOU can have OVER 40 different looks with only 12 articles of clothing COMPLIMENT FASHIONS AND ACCESSORIES proudly presents three WARDROBE PLANNING SEMINARS Saturday Feb. 26 Saturday Mar. 12 Saturday Mar.-26 WESTIN BAYSHORE $ 5 5 per Seminar (lunch included) ene 988-2096 limited numbers browns sell first. looks at magazines for upcoming fashion trends and feels because of the variety of ways a scarf can be worn that they will be very popular this year. Anyone interested in contacting Chnstine should call 929- 5828. Christine European With every skin andlysis, you will receive a sample GIFT. Feb. 24 and 25 only (While quantities last.) SHOPPERS Manufacturer's Fabric and DRUG MART Clothing Sale 1583 Marine Dr. Top Quality fabncs ain 922-1271 . cluding suede by the skin) Designer label garments 50% aft wholesale price Thursday Feb 24 4-9pm 1632 W. 4th Ave. Vancouver ALBEE’S SEWING CENTRES 742 Westview Shopping Centre North Vancouver 31 Suede Beginner 1 T Bernina Bomina 14 tasy Beginne: | Pants Tailoring Beginner | 1 13 rHusq 4 Riccar Aferations & Seminar Sewing Tips 8 20 21 23 attoning Beygmner | | intermediate! Pants Vants Beginner | | Beginner i | T alloring Pants Intermeochtate MARCH - APRIL 1983 Beginne: | Tailorin A comproftienaive oanmae Covering all apeecia of mating «a htied Coat on fechet Combine tailoring lochwunres wit) tnesoving aftornatives te yat tho pemvetere t tit Me 16 20 Ma 2 Ag oo Agu 1G May 2 ? OO 8 OO pm Am 10 May 3 0 90011 30 gw J venation $35 Beginne fl VP bo td 8 ane POO 8 UU pm fu tuding pockets fy fonts weemmaitonsvcde sttts Hang and Hither ton Manges Ma 10 1 > OT geen Age S 4a Ww MF CM gare /¢ s@ane wie e275 We offer the finest quality in rattan dining suites, living room groups, etageres, designer lamps and framed limited edition prints, along with our custom sofas and sofabeds. This is the last week of our fantastic ONCE A YEAR storewide sale. NOSTALGIA PLUS — THE WICKER PLACE 1401 Hornby St. 669-2145 Mm | 4 Ag 4 1 00 2 00 gran Asn 20 May 25 3 0-6 00 om © sesame e760 A retrasno Cow oo tor tena ww haven | ae@wn to: @ few yooare ao 0 good fatlow up lor Beywwen | Me 14 26 POD WOO panes Mar oy? 41 VW FO VD gees Age 6.26 2400 8 OU pen ) somoqete $35 intermediate Sewing Machine Seminarea Loan tine BavIng Bhrtcute and @engrent fiiating touches yuu Can do un yows aewwing maching Ricca Apo 14 7060 0 00 pw Fin cae Age of} Ve Oe OT 0 humvee Ags 6 OOO am Bernina Ap 7 Vv 81 90) ase Bernnn Aww? 700 8 OO om $4 00 Pants Workshop Mahung and Liboy any atyte of pam trom Geaigne: joons (ty Grose stacha (oan to modihy you bak pattern to produce fterent atytes foci on fi) and Ciminaio Mat homemadn tour Mahe a nan fallored Dinwese oF reas using ~ ik 20 Profeasonal techetquoes foie on i whe 16 30 9010 30 am and twuaning Age 20 ae at OW $O 0 80 ae Ma 1024 1 OO 0 OD pe 1 eeasione e235 Mar 11 26 O 3O Ft BO gee Age 20 -May 16 SO td OR emcee Ag 21 May 10 FOO 8 OO) pn serene 800 1 00 0 00 pm Bething Sut Make 8 ooOne oF tw. pen © aerial Uatg Oesigne: Denim Workeshop J way SUeTCD tyure tome Mem fer (dns 88 Covers af angeecte with) dene: Nenae Make e paniot cuntom fit deagne joane Ma le yO 1 OO arm | senmtus $76 All classes taught by certified home economist Yvonne Cote REGISTRATION & INFORMATION CALL LYNN AT 986 1341