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CRLG Special Events
Upcoming Events
CRLG Fall Lace Days
Saturday October 24th
9am-3pm
Cherishing the Chesapeake: Lace of the Bay
At our recent Lace Day business meeting, the members of CRLG voted to embark on an exciting new project. Inspired by a 2018 exhibition at the World Lace Congress in Belgium (see lower photo on right), the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild will create lace banners reflecting and celebrating the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Each study group should identify one member to collect the pieces for their group according to the guidelines below.
The guidelines: *Any type of lace is acceptable including bobbin lace, needle lace, crochet, knitting, tatting, etcetera, as long as it is made with fine thread.*Each piece of hand-made lace must be 1.5 to 2 inches wide.*Each piece should be between 12 and 24 inches long.*Each lace strip will be mounted horizontally on organza. *Scallops, fans, or decorative edging is acceptable on what will become the top edge. *The bottom of each piece should be a straight sewing edge. *Each lace strip should be primarily blues and greens representing the water, although additional colors of the Bay may be interspersed in the strip. *Embellishments such as seed beads or tiny pearls are acceptable.*Each piece collected should be catalogued with the date received, the lace maker’s name and the name of the pattern and its designer, so all artists may be credited appropriately. Chesapeake Lace strips received to date have been sewn onto three curtain panels for display at Lace Day and various demonstrations. If you would like to borrow the panels to display at your next demo, email CRLGBoard@gmail.com to coordinate pick up and delivery. Once we receive enough new strips of lace we will sew them to another curtain panel. If you have any questions please contact: Mary Tod.
The International Organization of Lace, Inc.
2027 I.O.L.I. ConventionCo-hosted with the Appaloosa Lace GuildSunday, July 18 to Friday, July 23 2027Spokane, Washington
Previous Events
CBS Sunday Morning aired "Weaving a fascination for lace"
on Feburary 9, 2025 featuring Elena Kanagy-Louxthe and
the 2024 IOLI convention in Franklin, TN
The Lace Museum Virtual Tour with Kim Davis
View the recording from September 21, 2024.
Passcode: Z0QxSw&H
Did George Washington Wear Lace?
Lace in Colonial America
a lace talk by Bev Wolov
Courtesy of:
The Bidwell House Museum100 Art School Road, PO Box 537Monterey, MA 01245
View the Presentation by Bonnie Swank on Tenerife Lace
Passcode: .sd**E6S
A Tatter's Tale by Dr. Brenda Rewhorn
Dr. Brenda Rewhorn discusses her educational journey at the University of Chester (United Kingdom) to obtain her Ph.D. in tatting. Usually small and portable, tatting is a craft practiced worldwide but rarely noticed. It is a valuable skill that has provided beauty, income, and decoration to many people. We will have the opportunity to take a fresh look at this unexplored and overlooked needlecraft as she also shares some of her research findings on the social history and technical development of tatting.
Dr. Brenda Rewhorn discusses her educational journey at the University of Chester (United Kingdom) to obtain her Ph.D. in tatting. Usually small and portable, tatting is a craft practiced worldwide but rarely noticed. It is a valuable skill that has provided beauty, income, and decoration to many people. We will have the opportunity to take a fresh look at this unexplored and overlooked needlecraft as she also shares some of her research findings on the social history and technical development of tatting.
Nettles! Utilizing What's in Your Backyard
Recording from Saturday, March 27, 2021 available below.
Do you think that those gangly plants growing in your yard are just pesky weeds? Think again! Join us for a discussion with Kathy Woodall and Ann Coren as they describe their experiences processing wild plants and turning them into usable thread. Increasing the use and availability of locally grown fiber plants is one of the initiatives of the Chesapeake Region Fibershed. The recorded presentation is now available. Passcode: 9!^gMhut
Recording from Saturday, March 27, 2021 available below.
Do you think that those gangly plants growing in your yard are just pesky weeds? Think again! Join us for a discussion with Kathy Woodall and Ann Coren as they describe their experiences processing wild plants and turning them into usable thread. Increasing the use and availability of locally grown fiber plants is one of the initiatives of the Chesapeake Region Fibershed. The recorded presentation is now available. Passcode: 9!^gMhut
