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

A Very Special Event - December 3, 2011

Take a private tour of Hillwood Estate, founded by Marjorie Merriweather Post, in Washington, DC, on Saturday, December 3, 2011. The theme of the tour is "Wedding Belles," and it will be conducted by curator Howard Kurtz. For further details, check the Events and Demonstrations page.

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. Check back for more details as they become available.

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.

2011 IOLI Convention

We are very pleased to announce that the 58th International Old Lacers, Inc., Convention hosted by the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild was a huge success. Check the IOLI Convention 2011 page (see link above left) for photos.

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

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). The meetings start at 10:00 a.m. The next meeting will be held in December 2011 (date to be announced).

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.

Our Logo

In May of 1985, the late Hazel Funke won the CRLG's contest for designing the Guild's logo. Her design includes the implements of bobbin, needle, and tatted laces arranged in a stylized representation of a sailing boat. Fan-edging below the boat represents the Chesapeake Bay, which is at the center of our region, while threads spell out the Guild's initials.

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We want your opinion!

CRLG sponsors workshops in various aspects of lace and lacemaking. Over the years, we have enjoyed workshops covering a wide range of topics taught by teachers from the U.S. and abroad. In order to offer workshops that you want and to secure the best teachers available, please take a few minutes to share your thoughts by completing a short on-line survey. Responses to the survey are anonymous.

Click here to take the workshop survey.

2011 IOLI Convention

We are very pleased to announce that the 58th International Old Lacers, Inc., Convention hosted by the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild was a huge success. Check the Convention 2011 page for photos.