KONIAKOW, Poland (AP) — Delicate hand-stitched lace from this mountaintop village has long graced the altars of Polish churches and tables of Polish homes.But now tradition has taken a modern twist ...

The Polish village of Koniakow is not its former serene self. Is the reason bitter wartime memories or the legacy of 50 years of Communist rule? No. It is underwear. Very skimpy, very tight underwear.

Lyn Bailey believes the first time she saw someone making lace was when she was a child visiting Belgium. And she’s been fascinated with it ever since. “Lace is my passion,” says Bailey, of Lancaster ...

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