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First name   Marie
Last name   Koblihova
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Date of birth   1936
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City   Prague
Country   Czech Republic
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Education   secondary
Profession   clerk, now pensioner
Since when have you been making lace?   1972
when did you get a first idea to learn lace-making?   I was willing to learn lace-making since the time I was a child but I could fulfill this desire when I got retired
skills in lace-making   advanced
graduated schools and courses   6 months lace-making course - Cultural House Prague 1, Lace-making course - Club of Folk Production, Lace-making course School and Institute of Art Production in Prague
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specialisation   point lace, grounds, lace samples, pictures and cloth accessories
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do you come from or live in a lace-making region?   yes - I come from Strakonice region but I have never seen anybody to make lace, I did not even know that I come from lace-making area
do yuo make your living with lace-making?   no
how do you get your patterns?   in a shop, on a course, modification of other desingin magazines and in exchange
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?    
why does lace-making appeal to you?   lace is obsession (like a drug), it helps me to overcome problems, it is a selfimplementation

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