About Us

Lace is a decorative fabric in which the design is formed by open spaces. You might say that it’s a pattern of holes held together by thread. If you begin with a piece of fabric and create holes in it, you will be creating a “lacy” fabric, but not a true lace by our definition

True Lace begins with a strand of fiber.

We are a group drawn together by our love of lace. While most of us are bobbin lace makers, we also create needle lace, tatted lace, knitted and crocheted lace. At our meetings we encourage, inspire and help one another to learn more about lace and how to make it.

The Metropolitan Chapter meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month except for July, August, and December. The meetings are held at members’ homes. Most members are from Bergen County, NJ, Rockland County, NY and New York City. We are the only chartered chapter of the International Organization of Lace, Inc. (IOLI) in the metropolitan New York area.

Next Meeting

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Micheline's House
Coffee at 10:30 AM
Meeting at 11:00 AM
Program: Lace Bracelet
Bring your pricking pricked, your bobbins wound and be ready to start!

Membership

Membership is open to all persons interested in furthering the purposes of this organization upon payment of $15.00 dues per year. As a member you will receive the chapter newsletter “The Pinhole Press” seven times a year. The extensive chapter library of lace patterns, books on various types of lace and histories of lace making and various laces is available to all members.
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Lace Day

2014 Lace Day information to be announced in the future

Demonstrations

4th Annual History Day
Saturday, April 26, 2014 11AM to 4 PM

Hopper-Goetschius House
363 East Saddle River Road
Upper Saddle River, NJ

The Old Stone House
538 Island Rd.
Ramsey, NJ

The Zabriskie House
421 Franklin Ave.
Wyckoff, NJ

Displays

To be Announced

Metropolitan Chapter