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DID YOU KNOW ... Bobbin lace constitutes a real rarity in the area of handicraft. It is listed among the real laces, in other words those which cannot be ripped up with a single thread.
DID YOU KNOW ... Bobowa is the oldest centre for lace making in Poland. It has cultivated the lace making tradition up to this day (hence the name the bobowska lace). It is indeed this village where the Bobbin International Festival takes place.
DID YOU KNOW ... "Forboty, forbotki, forbótki” are the old Polish names for a lace.
DID YOU KNOW ... The work ‘koronka’ (in English lace and in French lassis or lacis) derives from a Latin word laqueus (a net). The oldest laces the so called net laces, in fact, take their name from fishing nets.
DID YOU KNOW ... The oldest net laces were discovered in Theban tombs. They were made of hair. They are estimated to be 4500 years old.
DID YOU KNOW ... Bobbin and embroidered laces were found in Coptic tombs (in other words in tombs of ancient Egyptians’ descendants, who converted to Christianity) dating back to the IIIrd and VIIth centuries B.C. The characteristic bobbin remnants, used for making bobbin laces were also found in Roman times excavations.
DID YOU KNOW ... Two centres compete to be regarded as the place of the origin of the bobbin and needle-point lace. The first one is China – where the lace was supposed to find its way to its contemporary overseas trade centres: Venice, Genoa and Ragusta. According to the second theory, the lace comes from Levant, and was brought by knights on their way back from the crusades.
DID YOU KNOW ... The Renaissance of the modern lace making took place in Italy in the XVIth century.
DID YOU KNOW ... Laces were made from the most delicate linen that was grown on the costs of Holland, Belgium and France. At present this kind of linen is considered to have completely died out.
DID YOU KNOW ... In the XVIIth century lace customs duty was very high since almost every European country was in possession of their own workshops, which they wanted to protect.
DID YOU KNOW ... The most popular laces originated with the use of 14 bobbins. 40 or even 300 bobbins are used when making more complicated patterns.
Fancy collar in an embroidered lace, manufactured by masters of Polish handicraft in cooperation with the fashion designer.
The collar is filled with open-work meshes. Pattern becomes thicker near the edge. The wholeness creates unusually delicate composition. The collar is pearl button
Fancy collar in an embroidered lace, manufactured by masters of Polish handicraft in cooperation with the fashion designer.
The collar is filled with open-work meshes. Pattern becomes thicker near the edge. The wholeness creates unusually delicate composition. The collar is pearl button fastening. This type of lace – so called embroidered lace, poses true rarity in the field of handicraft, which manufacturing requires one of the most complex lace workshop. That is why it is highly valued and sought-after. The collar will be an elegant, timeless and fashionable accessory to various garments.
When defining the word lace, we can say that it is a construction composed of interwoven thread. However, a considerably more pertinent name appears to be the poetic term for one of the lace making techniques – ‘punto in aria’ – sewing in the air, ‘Lace’ is an invention of a goddess and a task for a queen’ – that is how lace making was described by Federico de Vinciolo, the XVI century lace maker connected with Henry IInd’s court. And although few people are aware about it, it was Queen Bona who popularized the difficult art of lace making in Poland. Helene Modrzejewska – a well known Polish actress made a contribution to the lace renaissance in Poland. She was a mainspring of creating the National Lace Making School in Zakopane in 1883. Soon – a similar school was founded in Bobowa in 1890. Those schools do not exist any more. However, the traditions of the bobbin lace making are still cultivated in Bobowa – and it is regarded as one of the most important lace making centres in Poland. Another essential centre is Koniakow.