Marija Reven
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Marija Reven | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 January 1882 |
| Died | date unknown (after 1945) |
| Occupations | bobbin lacemaker, teacher, drafter, designer |
Marija Reven (23 January 1882 – after 1945) was Slovenian bobbin lacemaker, teacher of bobbin lacemaking, drafter and designer. Her lacemaking patterns were advanced and are among best Slovenian lace patterns.[1][2]
She was born on 23 January 1882 in Idrija into a lace-making and mining family to Marija Bajt and Franc Reven.[1][3] As a child she attended the Idrija Lace School under the direction of Antonija Ferjančič, the sister of the school founder and first teacher, Ivanka Ferjančič.[1] Recognized as a gifted student, after graduation she was sent to the three-year central lace course (Zentral Spitzenkurs) in Vienna for further training.[1] There, in addition to advancing her lace-making skills, she also studied drawing and art.[1] She completed her professional studies in Vienna between 1904 and 1905.[1] At the end of November 1905, she began working.[1]
Work as a lace teacher
In 1906 she was employed as a bobbin lace-making teacher.[1] In 1907 she became the first bobbin lace-making teacher at the lace school in Železniki, where she taught for twelve years.[1][4][5] She taught how to make various fine laces. Her pupils were children aged five to fifteen, mostly girls. In the first years the school already had around forty-five pupils.[1][6] Interest in lace-making in Železniki grew steadily, attendance grew greatly, and even experienced lacemakers sought additional training. As Marija Reven could no longer meet all the demands alone, additional teachers were employed.[1][7]
After leaving Železniki in 1919, she worked part time as a lace-making teacher at the lace school in Trata, Gorenja Vas, where she remained until retirement.[1] In 1920 she was employed as a professional teacher and pattern designer at the Central Institute for Women's Home Industry in Ljubljana (from 1929 called the State Central Institute for Women's Home Industry, abbreviated DOZ Ljubljana), where she worked until 1933.[1][8][9]