LEARN TO sew with the new
sucdes ato ao three-hour seminar
and fashion show to be held Jan.
29 at the Couch House Ina,

Hazel Boyd. president of
Tex-Mar Seminars and Publica-
tions, will present the seminar,
viving expert: sewing tips on how
to personalize your own designs
with interesting Jeather trims and
how to create sepurates or com-
plete ensembles with suedes and
leathers

“This seminar will teach veople

to achieve the high fashion look
without the high price,"" says
Boyd.
. She estimates a vest could be
made for $50 in one of the suedes
while an Ultraleather skirt could
be made for approximately $150.

Boyd will discuss how to sew
with the new suede fabrics —
Ultrasuede, Facile, Caress, and
Lamous — as well as Ultraleather.
The casy care, non-creasing
aspects of these fabrics makes
them ideal for travelling, she says.

With a soft, supple hand,
Ultraleather has a luxurious ap-
pearance and is fully washable like
the suedes, Boyd adds.

The seminar is designed to assist
the home sewer in pattern selec-
tion, styling, cutting fabric to best
advantage, easy construction
methods, creative touches and af-
fordable accessories.

*‘No home sewer should be
afraid to sew the new super suedes
and leathers,’’ says Boyd, adding
that many home sewers are ap-
prehensive about cutting into these
unusual fabrics.

“But after the women leave the
presentation, our comment sheets
are usually filled with enthusiastic
remarks and everyone seems ready
to take the plunge,”’ reports Boyd.

Based in North Vancouver,
Boyd is a former Canadian direc-
tor of Knit and Stretch Sewing,
and boasts extensive experience in
pattern and -dress design. She
studied three years under Euro-
pean instruction in pattern draf-
ting and haute couture. Her most
Tecent training took her to New
York where she completed the
Vogue professional dress and pant
fitting programs.

As well, Boyd has written two
sewing books, Couture Action
Knits and the revised edition of
Silks and Satins.

She currently tours across
Canada giving sewing seminars.

According to Boyd, the look for
leather fabrics in the 90s is bright
colors, similar to those of real
leathers, as contrasted with the
70s when pastel colors such as
dusty pink and blue were popular.

Boyd predicts that Ultrasuede,

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FASHION _

Sew with suede

MODEL AUDREY Basham shows the finished jacket made from
Ultrasuede with Uftraleather trimming. North Vancouver's Hazel
Boyd will show home sewers how to create such garments at
the Sew the Super Suedes seminar and fashion show held Jan.

29 at the Coach House Inn.

Facile and Lamous, with their
softer touch, Caress with its
drapeability, and the new
Ultraleather, will be growing in
popularity.

During the seminar, a complete
fashion show is modelled so that
“as I’m teaching about a certain
aspect of sewing, everyone can see
what it looks like when it’s in a
finished garment.””

Boyd also uses slide presenta-
tions so participants can see at
first hand what she is doing.

The fee for the seminar and
fashion show is $25 (plus GST)
which includes a copy of an
Ultrasuede publication with a
value up to $8.95. At the break,
when coffee will be served, par-
ticipants will have an opportunity
to handle the finished garments.

The seminar will be held 6:30-
9:30 p.m. on Jan. 29 at the Coach
House Inn, 700 Lillooet Road,
North Vancouver. Class size is
limited so pre-registration is re-
quired. To register, call 929-3239.

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