Member Guilds

Perpetual List of Lace Guilds

Please email Liz Redford if you have any questions.

North Carolina Regional Lacers

  • Blue Ridge Lace Guild (Blacksburg, VA)
  • Cardinal Lace Guild (Lynchburg, VA)
  • Down East Lacers (Greenville, NC)
  • Golden Bobbins (Greater Charlotte, NC)
  • Gypsy Bobbin Lacers
  • Land House Lacers (Virginia Beach, VA)
  • Lewisville Lacers (Lewisville, NC)
  • Mountain Lacers (Asheville, NC)
  • Piedmont Lacers (Chapel Hill, NC)
  • Sir Walter’s Lacers (Raleigh, NC)
  • Tryon Lacemakers (Tryon, NC)

23 Responses to Member Guilds

  1. Regina Whaples says:

    Could you send me information on any groups in the Winston Salem area? Thank you

  2. Lisa A. says:

    Hello Ladies, my name is Lisa. I live in Sanford, NC. I am very interested in learning how to do Bobbin Lace. I’m not able to travel far at times due to disability. Where can I find someone who teaches this art of Lace in my area or close to me? Thanks for your help. Have a very blessed day! ?????✴??

  3. Gayle Coyne says:

    I have a lace dress with a small tear. Do any of the lacemakers repair lace?
    Gayle Coyne
    720-877-1700
    gaylecoyne@gmail.com
    I live in Hickory, NC
    can send a picture and will mail or travel

    • mchase says:

      Dear Gayle,
      I don’t know of anyone. You could contact Jane Armstrong at stujane82@wildblue.net. She’s the current president of NCRL and lives in Western North Carolina. She might know someone.
      Sincerely,
      Michelle

  4. Lisa A. says:

    Hello again Ladies, my name is Lisa A. I live in Sanford, NC and I’m very interested in knowing where a workshop in bobbin Lace is being taught near my area. Do I have to be a member of this guild to participate in the meetings? Thanks again.

  5. Sonja Wainwright says:

    I am looking for someone who does tenner riff in the Winston Salem or Greensboro area.

  6. Deb Schmalshof says:

    Beginner looking for a mentor. Wondering what are the basics necessary to start. Is this something i can learn from books or videos or is hands-on better? I live near Franklin or Highlands. Is there help in the area? Thanks, Deb

    • mchase says:

      Dear Deb,
      You can learn bobbin lace from books and videos – that is how I learned. It is better to have a teacher though. Look at your local library for books, ask at your local yarn or weaving store if they know any lacemakers, and watch videos on you tube. Check out these websites: https://internationalorganizationoflace.org and https://www.laceguild.org. I’m not very familiar with the Highlands or Franklin area. I know there is a group that meets in Tryon, NC at the Lanier Library. The next meeting is on May 27, I believe at 10 AM. The library’s phone number is 828-859-9535. You could call the library to confirm the date and time. Usually lace groups are very welcoming of newcomers who are interested in learning. Good luck, Michelle

    • Holliehayes says:

      I have taught bobbin lace in the past.
      I live in Brevard NC.i have been vaccinated
      And would be willing to teach if you have also been vaccinated

  7. Helga Newman says:

    I live in Fayetteville and I am interested in learning lacemaking as well as spinning and weaving. Is there a group in Fayetteville?

  8. Mary Pugh says:

    I am new to North Carolina and living in Statesville. Which guild would I be closest to and hos do I contact them?
    Thank you so much.

  9. Debra Hooks says:

    I went to the Lace Day event in April for the first time. I joined the NC Regional Lacers. My understanding was I would be getting a quarterly newsletter. I have never recieved anything. Just wondering who to contact for this.

  10. Doretta Hegg says:

    Hello,

    Looking to find a group to join.  I recently move to area and want to start up again.  It had been several years due to ” life issues”

    Please let me know where to get instruction  and a group to join and are there shops in area.

    Thank you,

    Doretta Hegg 

    330-885-7696

  11. Nancy Cooke Luce says:

    I have a large box of lace samples from the late 1920’s and 1930’s. Some are needle point and some are bobbin and some are machine made. I would appreciate help in identifying them. I also have made a book of photos of brides wearing the family veil….Brussels Appliqué in Brussels point de gaze since 1925 that I would be happy to share with anyone interested.. I live in Burlington, NC and can be contacted at 336 395 3241..

    • mchase says:

      Mary Alexion is the current president of the North Carolina Regional Lacers. She can be reached at mary.alexion2gmail.com

  12. Cindi Sullivan says:

    I noticed Spring Lace Day is being planned. When are the dates?

  13. Beverly Craft - Grifton Museum says:

    I’m looking for someone to come and demonstrate at our John Lawson Legacy Days Event in Grifton, NC October 21st, 2023. We had someone to come before and were looking for someone again.

    • mchase says:

      You should attend our Spring Lace Day in Chapel Hill on April 29th and ask around.
      Thanks
      Michelle

  14. Candy Brake says:

    I am looking to donate bobbin lace making supplies including bobbins, books and pillow. I see that a guild is listed for Lewisville, NC. If so I would love to contact them to make the donation as I am in Clemmons, NC. All are in excellent condition and very gently used.

    • mchase says:

      We will be having a lace day on April 20 in the Chapel Hill area. If you could email me a picture of your equipment I can see if I can maybe meet you to collect it. Generally, we either give donated equipment to a new lacemaker, or sell it and use the proceeds for guild scholarships. My email is zzmclwc@hotmail.com.
      Thanks, Michelle

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