Perfect Jeri! There are several Polish clubs/societies near where I used to live in Ohio so I'll contact them next week. Someone in Erie referred me to Regina Jaworski but so far I haven't been able to contact her. Apparently she is a retired teacher who was active in Polish heritage activities. There was a Polish college in Cambridge Springs, PA & she is a graduate. I'm certain I will find a link to more info & a beginner pattern if I keep talking about our project. Thanks for suggesting the Polish American club angle! Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA
Sent from my iPad > On Sep 23, 2016, at 5:36 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > 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/
