Lacis Museum of Lace and Textile

User Reviews of Lacis Museum of Lace and Textile

Yelp.com Review - by M F.

3.0 of 5 stars. Lacis is a wonderful store and I have not had a chance to see the museum portion of the store. If you are an avid needleworker, you will drool over the beautiful antique ivory needle holders, the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by InfodivaMLIS B.

4.0 of 5 stars. The Lacis Museum of Lace & Textiles was founded in 2004 but the store has been here forever.The original collector started Lacis in 1965 and passed away in 2002. The museum was created to preserve her...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Rini A.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you live in the Bay Area and you are: a) A sewing/vintage/costuming nerd, b) Work at Dickens Faire, or c) Work at Renaissance Faire, you probably have gone to Laci's. It's pretty much the only...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Dusty P.

5.0 of 5 stars. Alright. I've seen very widely differing opinions on Lacis. I went in yesterday, and had something bordering on a religious experience.I am a big huge nerd. I spent about an hour in gleeful silence,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by matica g.

1.0 of 5 stars. I am a HUGE fan of costuming, needlework, lace- basically, this store is my wet dream incarnate. However, I can only give one star (and I would give none if were possible) due to the HORRIBLE customer...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Martine F.

3.0 of 5 stars. I can't give anymore than 3 stars, because I wasn't actually able to go inside the store... they don't open until noon. Anyhow their window displays are really enticing. I was walking by and had to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nora R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I had never heard of Lacis until my daughter served as the flower girl for my cousin who lives nearby. She got a little tiara for my daughter that is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. It...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by S S.

1.0 of 5 stars. I would not give this place any stars. The customer service is horrible, in addition these people have been dishonest with me. You need to be aware that their store manager is slow and lazy. I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by E P.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this store and have to purposely stay away from it sometimes to avoid going in and never coming out. Its not only a store but also a lace museum. So much to look at. They have everything that...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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Amazing selection, only one staff member was helpful by anonamous a. at InsiderPages

Made it to the shop an hour and a half before closing from Portland OR. Was helped by only one staff (who'd been with the opera costume shop) who was most kind and helpful. The rest of the staff could be...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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First/Last Experience With Lacis

I came into Lacis for some notions, some interfacing, and perhaps some heirloom fabric. It had been recommended to me by the embroidery store in Alameda where I sometimes shop. I'm a young male who wears a...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica G.

5.0 of 5 stars. If I could give Lacis six, seven, eight stars, I would. This place is beautiful. I agree with a previous reviewer that you need to budget around 3 hours and at least a hundred bucks for a visit...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rosie R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Places like this make me happy I live in the Bay Area.Where else can you walk in and say, "I need some boning for a corset; and a nice, big, 150" hoop skirt; and some velvet ribbon for my bonnet" and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa L.

5.0 of 5 stars. Heavenly!The staff lets you browse without hovering, but is always ready to answer questions. The stock is mind boggling. Need pre-Columbian Peruvian beads? Need tanned bullfrog hides? Need...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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Fiber Artist, Costumer, or Lace Buyers Dream Store

WOW. This store has so many treasures that it is difficult to classify it. Looking for exquisite lace, ribbon, trims, or bridal tulle - shop here. What about tatting, lace knitting/crochet, hair-pin lace, or...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by TL C.

5.0 of 5 stars. A lace museum? How cool is that?very!
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by LB W.

1.0 of 5 stars. I have only been once - it was that bad. No, not the products, I do not know about the products - I didn't get that far. I speak of the service. I never appreciate going to a store and seeing 2 or 3...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by rachel a.

5.0 of 5 stars. i worked here and still think about it every day. its an experiance, my favorite part was watching people walk in, look up, and say oooooooooooh.yeah, its pricey, but this stuff is top of the line....
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dafna C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good place for antique fabrics and ribbon. They also have some new stuff. The most impressive part is the collection of books on pretty much every craft and sewing related topic. Four stars because...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by A. V.

5.0 of 5 stars. I didn't see any of the reviews mention that Lacis is, in fact, a museum as well as a store. I love that they focus on crafts as well as on antiques. The truly gorgeous things can be a bit pricey so...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by pea p.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love the back room with all the framed Victorian mourning hair jewelry and woven human hair art and wax flowers. Beautiful things.
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by C D.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you need supplies for knitting lacemaking, corset making, or other old-timey crafts, this is the place to go. I lived here for over a year and never knew this was such a resource. They offer...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kendra V.

4.0 of 5 stars. Lacis is a fabulous place for costumers -- in addition to all the antiques, they carry non-standard fabric store items like: corset boning, hoopwire, corset coutil (fabric), reproduction historical...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by miriam b.

4.0 of 5 stars. Found some beautiful lace collar pieces for a retro look for a bloue.. A bit pricey, but couldn't find what I wanted elsewhere and knew I would find something closer to what I needed here versus going...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Dixon T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I could spend hours in here looking at all the cool tools and pieces they sell. In fact, I think that I did spend hours in here doing that, and even though I had a million questions about steel...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Kat C.

5.0 of 5 stars. The store itself takes up about 3 stores so you will find something.They have an amazing collection of lace...."something old" perhaps. I like the pre-1930s stuff, very Edwardian, very feminine, very...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Caroline C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Strange, library-type young women working here, or old, crotchety, quality-antique-obsessed women.Excellent, albiet pricey selection of ca. 1920 and earlier goods, though a few new antique imitation...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2006
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A fine store that started out all vintage now with modern pieces as well by Lucinda T. at InsiderPages

Lacis was a favorite of mine years back when it was true to it's name. Now it is filled with re-embroidered clothes, modern vintage look clothes and over priced beads and glass goods. A nice place to stop in...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/05/2005
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