Neli Niklsbacher Bregar

Kornelija Niklsbacher Bregar, also known as Neli Niklsbacher Bregar (25 December 1912 – 4 March 1982), was a Slovenian embroiderer, ethnologist, and author of professional and instructional works on Slovenian folk textile arts.

Early life and education She was born on Christmas Day in 1912 into a well-off Slovenian family in Trieste. Her mother was Avrelija Hočevar and her father Ferdo Niklsbacher. She later continued her education at the department of artistic embroidery at the Central State Institute for Women's Crafts in Ljubljana. Alongside her administrative work, she researched Slovenian folk embroidery, collaborating with several ethnologists, including Marija Jagodic Makarovič and Anka Novak. Her primary focus was on Upper Carniola counted-thread cross-stitch embroidery from the 16th to 19th centuries and White Carniola embroidery of the 19th century.

Later life and death After retiring around 1975, she settled in Kamnik. She was married but had no children (at least none who reached adulthood). Crocheting (with Vlada Marcon, Ljubljana: Central Institute for Household Advancement, 1957). Crocheting and Knitting (with Vlada Marcon and Ida Marinčič, 1966). Folk Embroideries in Slovenia: Coloured Counted-Thread Embroidery (Ljubljana: Central Institute for Household Advancement, 1968). Folk Embroidery in Slovenia (with Marija Jagodic Makarovič, Ljubljana: Central Institute for Household Advancement, 1970). I Cut and Sew Myself (with Viktor Lindtner, illustrated by Mojca Rus Jalen, Ljubljana: Central publishing house for Household Advancement, 1974). I Make it Myself (Ljubljana, Cankarjeva založba, 1974)