DOI Heft:
Nr. 211 (October 1910)
DOI Artikel:Levetus, A. S.: The revival of lace-making in Hungary
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.20971#0055
The Revival of Lace-Making in Hungary
kind of work by creating new designs based on
these lines. How beautiful many of these designs
are, and how skilfully they are executed, can be
seen from the examples here illustrated. Orkeny
and Szendroi are pupils of Professor Dekani at the
Arts and Crafts Schools, while Madame Gizella
Mirkovszky is engaged in teaching the art of lace-
making at the schools.
The organisation of these schools is excellent.
The training is thorough and systematic; all
subjects bearing upon lace-making are taught,
such as embroidery, drawn-thread lace, filet,
bobbin and needlepoint, knowledge of the
materials on which and with which the students
work, as well as designing and the application of
designs to a particular kind of material, for every-
thing is done to show how the “ life ” of the work
depends on the thought and feeling put into it.
The students have access to general and special
literature on the subject, and are besides taught
the commercial side of it, including book-keeping.
Instruction of this character is given in most ot
the technical schools as an addition to the general
curriculum, and such commercial training proves
of considerable value to the students when they
leave to seek a livelihood by their own efforts.
The teachers and future “directrices” receive
exertions of the Archduchess Isabella, the Countess instruction free at the schools, and stipends are
Ilona Batthyany, and other ladies who have taken granted to cover the cost of living in Budapest,
a lively and personal interest in the matter, Naturally the number of students admitted in any
success has been achieved. These two ladies one year is limited, for only as many are allowed to
brought the matter before the Government and enter the teachers’ courses as may reasonably be
set the wheel going, and now the art of lace- expected to find employment. When they have
making is being taught systematically. Though finished the course the teachers are sent either to
still in its infancy—for the revival of lace-making the lace-making centres in the North of Hungary,
was only commenced in 1906—success is assured in the Comitats of Saros, Gomor (where bobbin
as far as bobbin lace is
concerned.
It is different with
regard to needle - point
lace, which till three years
ago was unknown in
Hungary. It is known
as “Halaser,” and its
introduction is due to
Professor Arpad Dekani,
at that time teacher in a
provincial school, but
now Professor at the Arts
and Crafts Schools in
Budapest. Prof. Dekani
conceived the idea of
adapting the old Hun-
garian patterns to this
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HUNGARIAN NEEDLE-POINT LACE
DESIGNED BY PROF. AR.PA.D DEKAnI
kind of work by creating new designs based on
these lines. How beautiful many of these designs
are, and how skilfully they are executed, can be
seen from the examples here illustrated. Orkeny
and Szendroi are pupils of Professor Dekani at the
Arts and Crafts Schools, while Madame Gizella
Mirkovszky is engaged in teaching the art of lace-
making at the schools.
The organisation of these schools is excellent.
The training is thorough and systematic; all
subjects bearing upon lace-making are taught,
such as embroidery, drawn-thread lace, filet,
bobbin and needlepoint, knowledge of the
materials on which and with which the students
work, as well as designing and the application of
designs to a particular kind of material, for every-
thing is done to show how the “ life ” of the work
depends on the thought and feeling put into it.
The students have access to general and special
literature on the subject, and are besides taught
the commercial side of it, including book-keeping.
Instruction of this character is given in most ot
the technical schools as an addition to the general
curriculum, and such commercial training proves
of considerable value to the students when they
leave to seek a livelihood by their own efforts.
The teachers and future “directrices” receive
exertions of the Archduchess Isabella, the Countess instruction free at the schools, and stipends are
Ilona Batthyany, and other ladies who have taken granted to cover the cost of living in Budapest,
a lively and personal interest in the matter, Naturally the number of students admitted in any
success has been achieved. These two ladies one year is limited, for only as many are allowed to
brought the matter before the Government and enter the teachers’ courses as may reasonably be
set the wheel going, and now the art of lace- expected to find employment. When they have
making is being taught systematically. Though finished the course the teachers are sent either to
still in its infancy—for the revival of lace-making the lace-making centres in the North of Hungary,
was only commenced in 1906—success is assured in the Comitats of Saros, Gomor (where bobbin
as far as bobbin lace is
concerned.
It is different with
regard to needle - point
lace, which till three years
ago was unknown in
Hungary. It is known
as “Halaser,” and its
introduction is due to
Professor Arpad Dekani,
at that time teacher in a
provincial school, but
now Professor at the Arts
and Crafts Schools in
Budapest. Prof. Dekani
conceived the idea of
adapting the old Hun-
garian patterns to this
34
HUNGARIAN NEEDLE-POINT LACE
DESIGNED BY PROF. AR.PA.D DEKAnI