The Kromski story... Life in Poland can be hard. In 1918, Leon Kromski began turning wood and soon became his town’s spinning wheel fixer. Between the two world wars, prospects were few; so Leon did many things to support his family, but turning was something he did well. Before and after WWII, he taught woodturning to his son, also named Leon. Following the second war, life under the communists offered few improvements; and the Kromski family struggled as did many to seek success and good fortune. In the ’60s, Leon Kromski, Jr, designed a new spinning wheel that won him recognition throughout Poland. His wheel, a first version of the Mazurka, was selected to be sold in government stores that supported Polish folk arts and crafts. However, because they were operating a family business and not a government operation, the Kromskis were held back and not allowed to get too ambitious for fear that their woodworking business would prosper. Thus, they were limited in the number of wheels they could produce. Hard work and persistence eventually paid off. However; with the fall of communism and the rise of a free-market in Poland, the Kromskis are finally able to begin to fulfill their dreams. Today, Leon, with his sons Wojciech and Daniel, has his sights set on Poland and beyond. With Wojciech’s background in forestry and wood products and Daniel’s in art and design, this new generation of Polish artisans have placed their products before spinners and weavers around the world. Now Available - New Voyager Trading includes a video with each Kromski wheel and rigid heddle loom, which contains detailed information on how to assemble each Kromski product and lengthy sections for beginners - how to spin and how to weave on a rigid heddle loom. For those of you that will be purchasing a Kromski loom or wheel, this video is included FREE with your purchase. The video is about 140 minutes long. |
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