I know that the Hoover Library in Iowa is the repository for many of the
embroidered flour sacks, presented in gratitude by the women of Belgium.
Does it a actually have any of the lace from the Bobbins of Belgium lace
initiative in it?
I find this entire enterprise to have been
I am curious as to what people have made out there in Lacingland that you
would call the ultimate piece of lace you have ever made or felt good about
when finished.
For me it would be the Bucks Point bunnies that I made from a pattern by
Bridget Cook, there is a picture of it as it came off the
If you are interested in the Flour Sacks, Stanford also has a number of
them, which you could visit in California if you attend the Sacramento
convention. It is about a two hour drive from Sacramento. A two year
study would be a lot of fun!
Kim
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 6:39 AM,
Devon has asked me to share additional information about these Iowa
museums after I privately wrote more to her early this morning. I have never
been to Iowa, but love to do research about the lace people who came before
us. It is up to us to keep these memories alive.
First, the Czech
The lace and costumes at the Czech Slovak Museum are well worth a visit.
I went to a special exhibit they held while my son was at college nearby and
enjoyed it a lot. I saw that the committee said that they are working with
this museum
I would also recommend a trip to the Amana colonies
I was in Cedar Rapids visiting my elderly aunt (I was born there) the year
after it flooded. The Czech museum itself was damaged on its ground floor
as it (was) right on the Cedar River, but I understand its been rebuilt.
They were able to move much of the lace and other valuable/interesting
What are those? I am intrigued. Maybe some posts have not come
through if you have been discussing them.
Karen in Malta
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Yes there is alot of ethnic lace at the Czech-Slovak Museum.
I was there
before the flood, about 7-8 years ago and the museum was great. And now, with
the new building I understand that it is even better. When I went, they were
having a lace workshop. I think they have done more workshops
Hi Karen, and others who have posted about the Iowa Convention!
Thank you for the reports of things to see which sound wonderful!! It inspires
me to consider going in 2015,
Meanwhile, I'm eagerly waiting for the winter bulletin. Why is it so late this
year? I'd like to consider going to
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bounced again...but the same one I
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I am not an expert in history but did read up on this a few years back. I'll
try to summarize. For more detail, look at:
http://www.hoover.archives.gov/exhibits/collections/floursacks/index.html
During and after the war, food was in short supply. The Commission for Relief
imported huge amounts
This is really interesting. I had never heard of it. I guess it
didn't happen on this side of the Atlantic. I must ask my parents
about it.
Karen in Malta
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I tried the url provided and it didn't like it. so I went to
http://www.hoover.archives.gov, then to exhibits, then scroll down to
virtual exhibits. My father grew up in southwest Minnesota, and my aunts
told me they wore flour sack dresses. The sacks came with pretty prints,
and thus could
My mom (now deceased) told me when she was young the girls in her family had
underwear made from flower sacks. She didn't say if they were embroidered or
not. There were 9 kids in the family and feeding and clothing them all was
not cheap. I gathered flour sack underwear was not stylish and she
The provision of the aid and the food did happen on your side of the
Atlantic, since it happened in Belgium. What is interesting is that I have
never
heard of any Belgians that were aware of the effort prior to hearing about
it from us :-)
This is really interesting. I had never heard of
The Belgian flour sacks I saw were white, with the embroidery on them.
The
pre and post war USA flour sacks that the common people bought their flour in
were pretty printed cotton fabrics. People made their own bread and used lots
of flour. With careful buying, a family could acquire several
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