Laces from Koniakow – because of them this little village is famous worldwide.
Not natural beauty of the land, excellent skiing areas, forest full of game – just skilled hands of Koniakow women.
All that started centuries ago, when a fashion was to wear clothing, including underwear, trimmed with crocheted ornaments. Ladies always loved them. In local schools women started to learn the art of lace-making.
About the year of 1900 the lace additions appeared in pillows, shirts and blouses. Square and round table clothes were next.
A real fame was brought to Koniakow by table clothes. Oval or round made with tremendous patience and skills table clothes and table runers reached royal tables of kings, aristocrats, bishops and all those having some money to spend and desire to live surrounded by splendor and beauty.
Koniakow laces are handmade of cotton threads, using motives brought from fields and forest. Nobody knew better than Koniakow women that if they will be only able to make a poor copies of Mother Nature creations, that will be seen as an art in eyes of those, to whom a privilege to admire them will be given.
Amazingly laces itself became a subject to anger, raised emotions, disapproval and divided small Koniakow society in half.
Lingerie handmade of Koniakow lace: sexy, making women proud and men excited is seen by some elders in Koniakow as sin and disgrace of an ancient respectful profession.
Well, if after Judgment Day I’ll be sentenced to spent eternity in Hell, I would feel much better to see a Devil (female one) wearing G-Strings.