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

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

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

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

Pen drawn pattern for embroideryGec M.

Blue embroidery and netting on pink linenembroidery, bole, craft

Pink embroidery on white linen and pink applique

Blue embroidery on white linen with a special stitch for the border. School work.

White embroidery on apricot linen, school work from Opcine school, near Trieste in 1954

Colour drawing of stylised carnation, influenced by folk art. Motif is for embroidery.Neva Bole, 3B

Marcela Gec, married Bole at the School of Sewing, Fine Needlework and Embroidery in Tomaj, then under Italy, 1930Black and white photo: Tomaj, Slovenia under Italy, School of Fine needlework and Embroidery, 1930, Marcela Gec Bole sitting front row, secondslovenia, tomaj, under italy, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne