Dear Susan, One thing you might "search" is for Polish-American centers and societies. In some cases, they may actually have a bricks and mortar building that includes exhibition space and holdings of collections of interesting needlework that are exhibited from time-to-time. Other eastern Europeans have done this successfully. Such a facility may even have a gift/book shop. But, I have found they usually sell cook books! Have you looked at old OIDFA bulletins to see if any articles have been submitted by Polish members? And, of course, you might go to Tamara Duvall of Virginia for input. She is listed in the IOLI Handbook. In lace friendship, Jeri -------------------------------- In a message dated 9/23/2016 4:31:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hello All! Today I am searching for some information on Polish bobbin lace ... I know that Polish lace exists because I followed the links to the YouTube videos that were posted on Ning. A G**gle search for "koronka" brought up finished lace for sale but no other info. At this point, I have several parallel searches for lace from various countries as we attempt to provide interesting & relevant exhibits for our host libraries ... I've checked the usual suspects worldcat, antique pattern library, digital archives, Univ. of Chicago etc. for Polish, Slavic or Eastern European lace. Unfortunately, I have not yet found a book or pattern to make a sample. ! We have several Catholic parishes in Erie with predominantly Polish members so I have reached out to them ... they often sponsor Polish heritage events ... If anyone can point me in a direction, I would be most grateful. Although this subject appears in Arachne archives, there isn't much detail so I'm temporarily stumped. Suggestions? Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA - 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/
