In The Netherlands there is one bobbin lace school, which still exists today. It was founded in 1914 by mrs. De Jager-Meezenbroek in order to teach young farmer girls an extra income in the winter as there wasn’t much work in the farm. The lace school “Ieder voor allen Wijdenes” started in 1914 in Wijdenes, a village in North-Holland. Now it is situated in a school in Schellinkhout, an other village nearby. They still give bobbin lace lessons but now for people who make bobbin lace as a hobby.
The LOKK was founded 40 years ago, so not very old. But is was founded as a cooperation of local lace groups all over the country. I don’t know if some of those groups still exist. Happy lacing, Gon Homburg from a rainy Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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/
