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First name   Vera
Last name   Peckova
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Date of birth   1938
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City   Prague
Country   Czech Republic
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Education   secondary
Profession   teacher
Since when have you been making lace?   1975
when did you get a first idea to learn lace-making?   when I saw the beautiful lace
skills in lace-making   advanced
graduated schools and courses   Lace-making course at OKD (Municipal House of Culture) - Prague 4, Lace-making course at School and Institute of Art Production in Prague
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specialisation   My love is point lace
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exhibitions visited   lace exhibition from Beveren in gallery of School of Art Design, Christmas lace exhibitions
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courses organised   Lace-making course at ZS Bitovsky - about 10 let
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do you come from or live in a lace-making region?   no
do yuo make your living with lace-making?   no
how do you get your patterns?   in a shop, on a course, modification of other desingreconstruction of old point lace patterns with the help of A. Haliková
what type of tools do you use?   Czech bobbins with cover and roll pillow filled with sawdust
how often do you make lace?   every day
are you presently attending a course?   Lace-making Club of Ceska palicka (Czech Bobbin)- course of Anna Halikova (Course of Anicka)
are you a member of a lace-making group?
what is its name?
  Lace-making Club of Ceska Palicka (Czech Bobbin)
have you taught anybody to make lace?   children from lace-making course in the Basic School Bitovského in Prague 4, for about10 years
why does lace-making appeal to you?   great pleasure, satisfaction and beauty

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