The Kromski History - 2010

10 Years of Success

110 Years of Woodworking

There are 2 histories of the Kromski family business - that since 2000 and a long history that goes back into the 1800s.

During a visit with the Kromskis in 2010, New Voyager Trading celebrated their 10 year relationship with a formal  dinner with the Kromski families and all of their employees. This occasion prompted a good bit of discussion about the early history of the Kromski family and their connection to spinning. This early history may go back further than we had understood. During this visit we traveled with Daniel Kromski to Zbaszyn and a museum - Ziemi Zbaszynskiej l Regionu Kozla. There Daniel showed us a spinning wheel made by his grandfather. Each generation that followed has had their hands in the making of Polish wheels.

Leon Kromski, father of the current company managers, Wojtek and Daniel, learned the craft from his father early in his life. However, World War II and the Russian occupation of Poland greatly impacted the family woodworking. The making of wheels got an unlikely boost from the Communist when Leon's design for a wheel, the Mazurka, was selected by government controlled craft stores as their wheel of choice. But as a private business, they were not allowed to grow too large.

With the rise of Solidarity in Poland, the Russians going home and the embrace of democracy by the Polish population, the opportunity to finally grow a private business without meddlesome hands from the government presented itself.

The modern history of the Kromski business began in 1999 for Marianne and Tim Horchler and the Kromskis with the arrival of a fax from Poland. The Kromskis were exploring the possibility of selling spinning wheels in the US and they were seeking a partner to make that happen.  What followed is one of those perfect stories.  Wheels were sent, ideas were exchanged, a visit to Poland and our first meeting with the Kromskis took place in early 2000. New Voyager Trading was formed to market the Kromski products.

Today, the Kromski line of 7 spinning wheels and their very popular rigid heddle looms command a large presence in the US. A network of New Voyager dealers across the country are ready to introduce you to the most magnificent products in the fiber arts field.

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