Matej Pisca

Member of the Bábence Krakovany Bobbin Lace Club, and organiser of both the International Bobbin Lace Festival in Krakovany and the Men Making Lace festival.
“My interest in bobbin lace making began in 2014, after I had returned to Slovakia from London. At first it was simply my job to open the doors of our private museum in Krakovany for meetings of local bobbin lace makers. I then fell in love with our local bobbin lace, to which I am now mostly dedicated, although I love the traditional bobbin lace from all regions of Slovakia.
In 2016, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of our Bábence Bobbin Lace Club, we started organizing the International Bobbin Lace Festival in Krakovany. Thanks to meeting lace makers from many different countries, I have since had the opportunity to represent Krakovany, and Slovakia, in France, Poland, Estonia and the Czech Republic.“

Jarmila Rybánska

The Centre for Folk Art Production (ÚĽUV).
“I have been interested in the textile arts since childhood and throughout my life. I made my first attempts in textile arts at the Art School for Children (ĽŠU) in my hometown of Poprad (1962). Later, I deepened my artistic skills and abilities at the Secondary School for Applied Art in Košice. After graduating, I worked as a company designer. Fortunately, after maternity leave, I was able to return to my passion. I found my working home at the Centre for Folk Art Production (ÚĽUV) in Bratislava, where I have been working ever since.“

Katarína Búranová

Member of Bobbin Lace Club GRACIA at Regional Cultural Centre Žilina, lecturer.
“I have been a member of Bobbin Lace Club GRACIA at Regional Cultural Centre Žilina since it was founded 20 years ago. I became familiar with bobbin lace during my studies at the Secondary School for Applied Art in Bratislava, 1962-66. I have been making bobbin lace for over 50 years.
My work focuses on figural compositions, with emphasis on my own emotions and imagination, and using colours and underpainting lace by acrylic colours. I have given a new dimension to…“

Laura Raková

Member of Bobbin Lace Club at the Edification Centre Pohronie (POS) Žiar nad Hronom.

“I learned bobbin lace making during my studies at university, around 1996-97. Like many other Slovakian lacers, I was perfecting the acquired skills on my own, with the book School of Bobbin Lace Making (Škola paličkovania), written by Víťazoslav Mišík. I have taken a break in lacemaking and learnt and perfected other textile techniques, especially patchwork.
I returned to bobbin lace only a couple of years ago, when I found some videos of Russian bobbin lace masters on the internet. These re-ignited my passion and launched my new creative phase. I began searching for people with similar passion for bobbin lace making and found them in the Bobbin Lace Club in my hometown Žiar nad Hronom, which I have been a member of since 2018…“

Miriam Olšavská

Member of Bucks Point Bobbin Lace Club Krajné.

“I come from Krajné and started bobbin lace making there in 2014, when the Centre of Traditional Culture in Myjava (region in western Slovakia) organised a series of courses to teach Bucks point lace from the highlands of Myjava. The courses were initially for beginners, but afterwards they continued for advanced lace makers. I have been a member of Bobbin Lace Club Krajné (Klub krajnianskej paličkovanej čipky) since 2016, where we strive to preserve the bobbin lace tradition of our village under the supervision of experienced lace makers from Brezová pod Bradlom. I showcase Bucks point lace making on different occasions – festivals and traditional fairs. I put my effort not only into the reconstruction and preservation of old bobbin lace patterns, but also to use Bucks point lace in contemporary garments and jewellery.“

Ingrid Ondrejičková

Textile restorer specialising in research, conservation and restoration of bobbin laces, lecturer.

“I have been actively involved in bobbin lace making for more than eight years. I acquired the basics of this textile art during my studies at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (VŠVÚ), Department of Restoration, where I chose historical textile arts as a supplementary subject. After graduation from the Academy, I attended a three-year course of bobbin lace making at the Centre for Folk Art Production (ÚĽUV). This textile art enchanted me so much that it determined my professional specialisation. I am currently working as a textile restorer specialising in research, conservation and restoration of bobbin laces…”

Monika Škrochová

“It has been my lifetime dream to learn bobbin lace making. As a secondary school student I used to stop by the shop window display of the Centre for Folk Art Production (ÚĽUV) in Košice, intrigued by the beauty of the pillows and bobbins. However, I began bobbin lace making much later, in 2017/2018, when I attended an accredited educational course in ÚĽUV Košice, led by experienced teacher Alenka Žižanová, and I have been honing my skills ever since. The longer I am into bobbin lace making, the more I get mesmerised by the traditional Slovakian lace, its variety, singularity and timeless beauty. I find it enriching to deepen my knowledge about the history of regional bobbin lace…” read more…

Antónia Sabová

Member of Bobbin Lace Making Club SPIŠ in Poprad.

“My name is Antónia Sabová and I come from Hranovica, a small village at the foothills of the High Tatras. I am a member of Bobbin Lace Making Club SPIŠ in Poprad, led by a marvellous bobbin lace maker, Kateřina Bérešová. I had been intrigued by bobbin lace for many years, but I didn’t know how to start. There wasn’t anybody who could reveal to me the secrets of bobbin lace making and teach me this marvellous textile art, as there weren‘t any practising lace makers in my area. Having a desire to learn, I bought a book entitled School of Bobbin Lace Making (Škola paličkovania), written by Víťazoslav Mišík. However, I learnt the basics from Ivanka Gemzická from Liptovský Mikuláš in November 2013. I was delighted when I found out that there was a bobbin lace club in Poprad…”