Dear Susan, Kalocsa is a place in Hungary where they have traditionally made brightly colored floral embroidery. What is of interest to us is that the foundation under that embroidery is lacy, and white. The lacy parts were originally stitched by hand, but when the Singer treadle machines came into use, they were quickly adopted to speed the work. There is a wonderful English-language book that I reviewed in 2015 "Treasures of Kalocsa" by Kati Fejér.
I usually print my reviews and put in the books, and also found a personal letter from you, Susan, in response to that review. It was dated September 14, 2015, and also went to Arachne. I'll not say more here, because anyone interested can search for it by the book title, or if you want to read over 20 entries, search by just Kalocsa: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/index.html Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center -------------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 9/24/2016 10:03:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Thank you Blanche! I've printed out your info for future use. It's totally amazing that lace was made in so many areas as a social relief program. Thanks also for the references on Polish traditional dress ... I found beautiful whitework on blouses & aprons but no bobbin lace. I did find some interesting pieces that appear to be needle lace in the Silesia area. The lace covered the forehead & appeared to be tucked under the edges of a colorful babushka (is there a different term in Polish?) because the hair was completely covered. Plus loads of brightly colored embroidery that I recognize from EGA--the Kalocsa (sp??) type. In the meantime, another Arachnean has forwarded a clear photo of lace from Bobowa so I will attempt to recreate the pattern. Susan Hottle USA ------------------------------------ On Sep 24, 2016, at 3:58 AM, B Krbechek <[email protected]> wrote: The Lace School Movement occurred in the late XIX th century into the XXth It was early in Ireland, an attempt to help women financially during the difficult times of the potato famine, and spread world wide. Bobowa was one of the villages involved in the Lace School Movement out of Vienna. - 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/
