Welcome to CRLG!

The Chesapeake Region Lace Guild (CRLG) is an educational non-profit association. As a Charter Chapter of the International Old Lacers, Inc., the objectives of the Guild are to promote interest in the fine old laces, to preserve fine laces for posterity, to study the history and characteristics of lace, to teach and promote lacemaking and lace identification, to promote and encourage lace exhibits, and to encourage museums that own lace collections to exhibit their collections and make them generally available for viewing by the public at large.

 

Interested in learning more about lace and lacemaking?

If you represent an organization that is interested in having a demonstration or presentation on lace, please contact the Guild. We will be happy to work with you to make all the necessary arrangements.

 

What's New

Spring Lace Day - April 28, 2012

CRLG's Spring Lace Day will be held in the Old Town Hall in Fairfax, VA, on April 28, 2012. Our speaker is Mary Doering. You will have a rare opportunity to view pieces from Ms. Doering’s private collection of exquisitely embroidered waistcoats when she presents “Not for Men Only: Decorative Men’s Waistcoats 1700-1865.” This is not to be missed!

For more information, check our Lace Days page.

Fall Lace Day - October 27, 2012

Fall Lace Day will be held at Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School. Bev Wolov will speak on “Power Dressing in the 18th Century, Who did it, How, and Why."

 

2012 IOLI Convention

The Minnesota Lace Society, Minneapolis, MN, will host the 2012 IOLI Convention in St. Paul, MN. More information will be posted on their website as it becomes available. Check out their convention page here.

 

CRLG Lending Library

A listing of the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild's lending library is available on the useful links page! Sorry, but use of the library is restricted to members only. Not a member? Select this link to download a membership/renewal form (PDF).

 

Useful Links

Be sure to visit the new links added to the useful links page. Lots of forms and documents for use by Guild members can also be found on that page.

 

For CRLG Members

The Maryland State Fair will be held in Timonium, MD from August 24 - September 3, 2012. We will be able to demo any day we want, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. There will be volunteer sign-up sheets at Spring Lace Day.

CRLG members are strongly encouraged to tell the board what topics, speakers, and workshops you would like to see at future lace days. Contact us to voice your opinion or come to a board meeting. The board usually meets on the third Saturday in March, June, September, and December at the Palisades Public Library (4901 V St NW, Washington, DC 20007) in the PAL Small Meeting Room. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

CRLG members are also asked to inform the webmistress of any upcoming lace demonstrations so they can be reported to IOLI. Be sure to include the event, dates, location, and names of the volunteers. Contact us to report upcoming demos and completed volunteer hours.