The leader of the group, Ivjana Štranj, came across lacemaking as a little girl while she was spending her holidays in Idrija. As an adult, she improved her knowledge by attending workshops and seminars of Idrija lacemaking school.
Since 2000 she has run the lace making group Ribice that at first operated within Slovene Cultural Society Slovenec from Boršt, but now it operates within the Slovene Cultural Society Lipa from Bazovica. The members meet once a week and they learn about lace making, its history, pattern drawing and the use of the international colour scale. They make thematic exhibitions. This year they present their independent exhibition at Dobrovo Castle.