It was fun to come across this reference to Bobbin Lace as I read one of the 13 books listed in author Jay Parini's recently published Promised Land; Thirteen Books That Changed America . Mary Antin's memoir (also titled The Promised Land) details her childhood journey from Polotzk, Russia, in the Pale of Settlement, to Boston,MA, USA. She devotes 2 or 3 paragraphs to her experience in learning and teaching Bobbin Lace (p.127 of the paperback edition). "I was always...very clumsy with my hands..but when the fad for "Russian Lace" was introduced into Polotzk...all feminine Polotzk...dropped knitting and crochet needles and embroidery frames to take up pillow and bobbins. I, too, was carried away by the novelty and applied myself heartily to learn the new art...my hands knew their business for once...I gave lessons at my pupils'homes".
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