Safekeeper
Vest
Marion Gartler, Designer
Our
vest fabrics come from all over the world.
Click on an image to enlarge it.
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buys Japanese cloth at Toji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Marion
buys silks and cottons in Guatemala. |
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buys silks and woolens in Pakistan. |
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Marion buys handwoven silks and cottons in India.
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buys handwoven textiles in Indonesia. |
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Marion
buys antique, handwoven woolen textiles in Delphi,Greece |
Marion
buys cloth and embroideries, new and old, in Bohkara, Uzbekistan. |
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Marion
buys antique cloth in Tokyo, Japan |
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Dear
Friends:
For people who would like to come to a Safekeeper Vest trunk
show, I've decided to list all scheduled shows for six months
ahead. This is in response to a recent airport encounter between
a Seattle customer, and a Safekeeper Vest wearer who has moved
from Washington DC to Berkeley California. The California customer
bought her vest 12 years ago, before moving to the West Coast.
She didn't know how to get in touch with me (since I didn't
have a web site) and therefore she has missed 12 wonderful Bay
Area trunk shows over the years. |
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Safekeeper
Vest Fall Trunk Show Schedule:
*All shows are from noon to 5 P.M. , unless noted
Dates and locations are subject to change
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| Spring 2010 |
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| Mar |
Fri. Mar 19
Noon-5PM
Sat. Mar 20
Noon-5PM
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San Francisco, CA
At the home of Judy Flannery
185 San Felipe
San Francisco, CA 94127
(415) 337-8533 |
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| Apr |
Fri. April 16
Noon-5PM
Sat. April 17
Noon-5PM |
Berkeley, CA
At the home of Cathleen Schwartz
37 Poplar St
Berkeley, CA 94708
(510) 527-9408 |
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Fri. April 30
Noon-5PM
Sat. May 1
Noon-5PM |
Washington, DC
At the home of Amanda Hobart
4000 Cathedral Ave NW #232B
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 333-2024 |
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| May |
Sat. May 15
Noon-5PM
Sun. May 16
Noon-5PM |
Seattle, WA
At the home of Ewa Poraj-Kuczewski
12048 Evanston Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 334-6656 |
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Sat. May 22
Noon-5PM
Sun. May 23
Noon-5PM |
Boston, MA
At the home of Vilunya Diskin
27 Hampstead Rd
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 524-4758 |
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| Jun |
Fri. June 4
cancelled
Sat. Jun 5
cancelled |
New York, NY - Cancelled
At the home of Elsie Shallon
400 E 56th St Apt 36P
New York, NY 10022
(212) 888-4740 |
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I've just come home from a trip to Vietnam to look for dyed indigo fabric. I covered the country as far north as Sapa, on the border of China, back to Hanoi and down the coast to Hue and Hoi An. Then inland to the mountains, the highland area of Dalat. From there I continued south to Saigon (now known as Ho Chi Minh City) and then out to the Mekong River Delta.
I started in Sapa because I had heard that they dye their cotton cloth with indigo, which I like to use in designing my vests. In the pictures that follow you will see me buying cloth, and you will see why I started our trip on that high note!
The
pictures of Vietnam, in my slide
show are just a handful of the 600 or so taken by
Anne-Marie Hipkins.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If there is no trunk show in your city or state, you may email
me at mariongartler@hotmail.com.
However, I am not able to answer emails personally, my assistants
do that for me. You won't be able to order any vests on this
web site because it's for information only, not for ordering!
What I will do here is post an invitation for the trunk shows
that are coming up immediately, and the overall schedule for
the months ahead. I'll change the menu of the future trunk shows
every month, so that you'll know what part of the country I'll
be in.
Sincerely,
Marion Gartler, Safekeeper Vest
9009 - 42nd Ave NE
Seattle WA 98115
mariongartler@hotmail.com
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