I had an opposite experience lately with Czech costumes. I live in
Nebraska and there are several small towns that celebrate the Czech culture
in weekend festivals. I was just to one such festival a month ago
(Clarkson, NE) and was disappointed by the lack of lace that I saw. I made
a
That reminds me. There is a Renaisance festival not far from here, and I
keep meaning to go, wondering if they have any lace there. It's supposed to
be around Henry the VIII's time when there was much lace worn, and there are
apparently a lot of booths with crafters. It's purported to be like a
Hello everyone!
I'm usually a lurker, but was too excited to keep this lace experience to
myself.
Our lace guild was asked to do a demonsration at the National Czech Slovak
Museum Library today. They were having a folk dance festival featuring
dancers in various folk costumes from various
