Everyone: Opportunity to learn about doing research below. The history of this area of Europe is complicated by the fact it was partitioned following WWI, which created new nations, place names and national boundaries. After WWII, Eastern Europe was occupied by the USSR, including the land area that for years was named Czechoslovakia. Since the area became independent of the USSR, it has been split into two nations: The Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Many people in occupied Eastern European nations moved to major cities like Prague and Bratislava. This means the Lace experts (and major lace groups) may be there and not in Liptovsky Mikulas. My recommendation would be to read the 4 quarterly OIDFA Journals for the 3 years preceding and 1 year following the 2004 Congress in Prague. You may be lucky and find very specific information, pointing you to national lace experts who can be of help. I went on the OIDFA tour, and it included both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The same is true of the articles listed below. (Author's names purposely not included.) 1. 2002, No. 1 - Bobbin Lacemaking in Slovakia. Book Elizabeth referenced is in the Bibliography. 2. 2002 No. 1 - Ludmila Kaprasova, Designer and Restorer 3. 2002 No. 3 - Freehand Lace in the Hont Region - Slovak Republic 4. 2003 No. 2 - Point Ground Lace (Vamberk and Klatovy) 5. 2003 No. 2 - Education of Lacemakers - History of Lace Schools in the Czech Republic 6. 2003 No. 3 - Most Beautiful Bookmark Contest in the Czech Republic 7. 2003 No. 4 - The Tradition of Czech Lacemaking 8. 2004 No. 1 - Tape Lace Originally from Slovakia (Slovenskogrobska Lace) 9. 2004 No. 1 - Jewish Museum in Prague 10 2004 No. 1 - Sedlice Lace 11 2004 No. 2 - Bozena Koutnikova and the Celakovice Lace Collectors Note: 2004 No. 4 is missing from files at present. (After Congress) 12 2005 No. 2 - Bobbin Lace From the Village of Soporna.(near Trnava) To find people via computer, g**gle search Lace Group in Prague and Lace Group in Bratislava. Go beyond the first page of listings. There are entries you could follow up on. A g**gle search of Lace in the Shepherd Museum in Liptovsky Hradok brought up a bobbin lace collection on computer screen, but you'll have to dig deeper, perhaps correspond, to learn more about it. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center -------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 5/23/2014, [email protected] writes: My family is planning a trip to the region of Liptovsky Mikulas in Slovakia where my grandparents are from, and I am interested in finding any opp ortunity to see the lace of the area while I am there this coming Fall - late September or October. It is in Northern Slovakia, the area of the High Tatra mountains, quite close to the Polish border in the area of Zakopane. In the book âSlovenska Ludova Palickovana Cipkaâ by Veronika Geciova-Komopovska the lace of that area, including the village of Bobrovec where the grandparents were from, is quite different from the lace in other parts of Slovakia. It is a continuous bobbin lace, white, and reminds me more similar of Swedish lace. Iâd really like to find out how it came into favor there, the history of it, and if any is still being made or worn in that area. Can anyone help? Elizabeth Kurella - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
