Czech gifts, czech souvenirs > Bandana with lace from Vamberk town, 2 pieces

Bandana with lace from Vamberk town, 2 pieces in thegift box.

Size: 20x20 cm

Bobbin lace-making is an inseparable aspect of life in the town of Vamberk (Czech Republic). The history chronicles record that lace-making has a more than four-hundred year tradition in the Vamberk area. Skilful bobbin lace-makers were scattered throughout the belt of the Orlice Mountains, especially in the Vamberk area. Archive sources first mention Vamberk lace-making in 1642, but the beginnings date back to much earlier times. The mid-17th century is recalled above all in association with the name of Magdalena Grambová, a Belgian noblewoman who, as the owner of the local estate, introduced Belgian lace patterns and a new technique of bobbin lace-making using a lace cushion or pillow. Using her organisational and business talents she turned Vamberk into a European centre of lace-making.