Lace Day is held each spring and fall and is open to anyone interested in learning about lacemaking, lace identification, purchasing supplies, or taking workshops. The day usually starts with short business meeting followed by lacemaking and shopping for supplies and those hard to find books! "Try-me" lace pillows and tatting shuttles will be available for those who want to try their hand at lacemaking.

CRLG members are strongly encouraged to tell the Board about any topics, speakers, and mini workshops you would like included in future Lace Days. Just use the handy "contact us" button on the left-hand side of this page to voice your opinion.

Spring Lace Day: April 26, 2008
In conjunction with the City of Farfax's Spotlight on the Arts, Spring Lace Day will take place on Saturday, April 26, at Old Town Hall (3999 University Drive) in Fairfax VA from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CRLG's annual meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. Doors will open to the public at 10:30 a.m.

At 11:00 a.m., Regina Madory Walter, a noted teacher of fine heirloom sewing, will speak on the history of christening dresses and highlight the styles, stitching techniques, embellishments, and materials traditionally used in their creation. If you have a christening dress you would like to display, please contact guild president Cindy Comeyne. Be sure to bring your various lace projects for the display, too!

Two mini-workshops will take place from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.: (1) Packing and Storing HeirloomTtextiles and (2) Attaching Lace to Fabric. The deadline for registration is April 19. Van Sciver Bobbin Lace will be be on hand with a wide variety of lacemaking books and supplies for sale.

Before her death in December 2007, long-time CRLG member Anne Robertson donated her collection of lace and lacemaking supplies to CRLG to be used for fundraising purposes. An antique lace collar from Anne's collection will be up for silent auction between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Fall Lace Day: October 25, 2008