Scarves for water West Vancouver resident Treana Peake, founder of the Obakki Foundation and creative director of Obakki Designs, has designed the Endless Terrain series - three limited-edition scarves now available at Anthropologie stores in Canada, as well as online, for $148 each. The sale of 500 of each scarf design will build a water well for villages in South Sudan. anthropologie.com
Textile exhibit West Vancouver's Anni Hunt and Freda Pagani and North Vancouver's Catherine Nicholls and Michelle Sirois-Silver are among the 25 B.C. textile artists exhibiting work in a travelling exhibit of textile art entitled Mended. Put on by the Surface Design Association of B.C. and Yukon, the exhibit runs until May 15 at the Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan St., Vancouver.
Recycled Jewelry Design Use found objects and recycled scraps to create accessories Sunday, May 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Maplewood House, 399 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver. Fee: $30, includes materials. For ages 13-15. Register at nvartscouncil.ca
Lions Gate Quilters Guild meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's and St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, 2641 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver. 604-926-7098 or lionsgatequiltersguild.com
North Shore Needle Arts Guild Needlework/embroidery, both traditional and modern, is enjoyed and shared by a group every second Thursday of the month at St. Martin's Anglican Church Hall, 195 E. Windsor Rd. North Vancouver. Beginners welcome. 604-990-9122
Thrifty chic The Thrift Shop at Mount Seymour United Church (1200 Parkgate Ave.) is open Thursdays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Half price sale on selected goods every week.mtseymourunited.com
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