Marcela was in a convent school in Tomaj, Slovenia, where the nuns - the teachers encouraged the girls to learn embroidery and other crafts to start the dowry.Every girl tried to prepare the linen for the dowry. Marcela had great teachers and mentors in the craft.Light blue fine linen table cloth with a circle of pink embroidery and netting fine linen table clot, embroidery, netting, slovenian, italian school, slovenian association melbourne

1 single bed flat white heavy cotton sheet with lace border at the topIdrija lace border, with special stitch (žur) line, initial MG for Marcela Gec, Marcela maiden name

circular Idrija lace doilyThe Idrija lace was inserted in a thin off-white linenidrija lace doily, tomaj, italian school, slovenia, slovenian association melbourne

Every year the Slovenian Association Melbourne selected Mother of the Year. Sometimes the school children wrote essays and the author's mother of the best essay became Mother of the Year, receiving a sash and flowersRed satin sash with gold tassle1989 S.D.M. (Slovensko društvo Melbourne - Slovenian Association Melbourne) Mother of the Yearslovenian mother of the year, 1989, slovenian association melbourne,

Box made of postcards stitched together with blanket stitch, lid opens and the box was used for jewelery and notes, named šatuljaBlanket stitch, romantic Italian postcards with a opening lidbox made of postcards, romantic cards, blanket stitch, jewelery box, šatulja, italian postcards, slovenian association melbourne

Oval white linen doily with tatted lace edgingwhite cotton doily, tatted lace edging, slovenian association melbourne

Multicoloured double bed crochet bedspread made of rose motifscombinations of many round and square crochet parts, sewn into the bedspreadcrochet bedspread, rose patterns, squares, slovenian association melbourne

Slovenian Religious centres in Australia stage annually Slovenian Youth Concerts. Participating youth and some adult participate with songs, dance, poetry and drama.Marcela Bole participated with reading her own poetryCertificate of Recognition for participation on the 25th Slovenian Youth Concert 1999Recognition Certificate, 2nd October 1999certificate of recognition, 1999, slovenian religious centre, slovenian yout concert, 1999, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne

Certificate of Appreciation by the CSOV President at the occasion of the 6th Slovenian Festival 1998marcela bole, cerfificate of appreciation, slovenian festival 1998, slovenian association melbourne

Certificate of Gratitude of participation at the 28th Slovenian Youth concert 2002Priznanje in zahvala - Acknowledgement and gratitudemarcela bole, slovenian yout concert 2002, slovenian association melbourne

Certificate issued in gratitude for the participation at the Slovenian Festival 1998A thank you certificate by CSOVcertificate of participation and gratitude, csov, slovenian festival 1998, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne

Invitation to celebration Carers Week, 2001 at Moreland City Council, CoburgAcknowledgement to importance of carersinvitation, marcela bole, carers week 2001, moreland city council, slovenian association melbourne

Watercolor drawingGec Marcela, 6.11.1926marcela bole, watercolour drawing, 1929, autumn leaves

Painting and ornaments were taught at the convent school at Tomaj where Marcela attended the school. She was taught by the NunsWatercolour painting presenting leaf ornamentJesenski ornament - Autumn leaf ornamentmarcela bole, autumn leah ornament, slovenian association melbourne

Watercolour pattern of blue bells arrangementGec Marcelinamarcela bole, colour pattern, slovenian association melbourne

Slovenian carnation is a topic for many drawing, ornaments, embroideries and songsOrnamento geometrico del garofani Gec M.slovenian carnation, marcela bole, geometric ornament, slovenian association melbourne

marcela bole, cherries, drawing, slovenian association melbourne

marcela bole, christmas eve, slovenian association melbourne, drawing

marcela bole, daffodils, pattern, slovenian association melbourne

marcela bole, daisies, ornament, pattern

marcela bole, daisies, ornament

marcela bole, painting, forest,

marcela bole, ornament, green leaves, 1925

Marcela Gec was attending Italian convent school, because the territory of Slovenia was under the Italian rule. It had to be her own design to be able to create the embroideryInk drawing on cartridge paper of the hazel nut bush blossoms in late winter.Marcela Gec, 1925marcela bole, drawing, ink, hazel nut bush, slovenian association melbourne, slovenian embroidery

First Holy Communion Certificate awarded to Marcela Gec on April 15, 1923Spomin prvega sv. obhajilafirst holy communion, prvo sv. obhajilo, certificate, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne

Young girls attending convent school were taught sewing and decorating the garmentsDrawing of a pattern for a nighty with floral decorationGhezzo, Gec M. and measurementssewing pattern, nighty, floral decoration, marcela bole

Drawing of a geometrical pattern using hexagon, diamond shapes and triangles in various coloursGec M. 20.1. 1925 - 3L STgeometrical pattern, marcela bole

Pattern for an apron decorated with flowers and a lace edged bonnetCuffie da Cuginaapron pattern, bonnet pattern, flower embroidery, marcela bole

floral pattern, primula, marcela bole

Pattern using hazel bush as the base flower, arranging it in a circlepattern, geometrical, marcela bole