Great sewing and knitting supply store with a lovely African-American saleswoman/ manager and an excellent selection of relevant items.

Sewing nerds Mecca. Excellent selection of books, patterns, and miscellaneous sewing equipment. Excellent selection of miscellaneous other geegaws. Youll have to keep feeding the parking meters. The place to visit if youre into doing period costumes.

This is a dream come true. Totally unlike any other craft/sewing/notions shop I’ve ever been to. I ended up having to put money in the meter five different times because I could not pull myself away!! From books to ribbon to antique doilies to threads and cords, the selection here is jaw dropping. I live in NYC but I’ll make a point to visit every time I’m in the Bay Area.

This amazing little gem is a needleworkers happy place. With books and supplies for pretty much any type of needle work Lacis is a one stop shop. I found this place when looking for Sashiko supplies and I was amazed at all they offered. Lace work, embroidery, hat forms, crinolines, hoop skirts, purse closures, plus every type of needle supply on earth. Not to mention a museum on site. Parking right outside is rarely full, it makes going in to Berkeley almost a pleasure!

Still curbside only but they may open before long. I miss browsing there, usually when I need a ribbon trim or a lace patch to disguise a permanent stain or a tear in a fave garment. Lots of useful craft tools and decorative items to personalize or upgrade something plain. Good for gifts too: the vintage jewelry is always worth a look.

Wonderful stock - a little paradise for knitters or textile aficionados.

This place is AMAZING. If you make lace or use lace in your art or craft, this is the place for you. They have vintage lace including lace trim and even full garments. They also have all the supplies you could think of... And then more! There are books, yarns, needles, bobbins, looms, beads, hardware, trim, you name it! The staff are very helpful and friendly, and the atmosphere is lovely. As a younger lace knitter who is also a dude, it was really nice to be treated as an equal rather than suspicious. The museum itself looks amazing, I was too mesmerized by the store to get more than a cursory glance through the doorway at the Pina exhibit. Although I live in Seattle, I expect to return again and again. Thank you!

A must see for all makers. Unique and beautiful.

A superb collection of vintage textiles and a very impressive and kind staff! I adored it.

This place has the coolest stuff. I had never had any desire to make lace myself until I went here and now Im obsessed with it.

Oh my! Like a step back in time to a world when handwork was the norm. Lace, ribbon, textiles of every kind...its amazing! And, even better... you can buy these amazing pieces and find quality materials for sewing and crafts.

I love, love, love Lacis! They have a really knowledgeable staff on a wide range of topics to types of lace to dress structure. Some of the best boning that I have purchased has been from Lacis.

Incredibly friendly and helpful staff. Incredible selection of vintage and modern textiles.

This is an amazing place. There is no other needlework store like it. I always try to visit when I am on the west coast. They vintage goods and beautiful tools are hard to find elsewhere and very high quality.

A really awesome little museum

Such a cool selection and wonderful people!

Fast customer service, great after sales service, very rapid order processing. They stand behind their products, which says a lot.Thanks Jules.A+

It has the most amazing museum, if you can appreciate laces of all kinds. Whats awesome is that they change the displays so dont miss them!They also have a FABULOUS book collection!!

Customer service was great

Gorgeous displays and materials, friendly and helpful staff. Great selection too.

Amazing selection of goodies

Wow! what a magical spot. there is a 25 cent tour you should be sure to ask for! loved it

You walk in to the shop - the museum is in the back. Current exhibit is piña - lace made with pineapple leaf fibers. Its amazing: you need a magnifying glass to see the knots.

Lots of fun items for historical clothing fans, plus sewing tools, notions, and one of a kind items. They carry buckrum hat forms of sll kinds, to say nothing of all the great types of wool, patterns.....you really have to visit!

Best lace museum in the east bay, most dependable source for uncommon fiber craft tools and books.

They have everything your heart could desire when working in costuming and/ or vintage restoration work. Easy parking. Knowledgeable staff.

Best place to find everything you need for lacemaking and needlework. They have an excellent bookstore within the shop with very a very unique selection on lacemaking, textile and costume history and recently I found a how to book for retro hair styles. If you love lace, needlework, Textile and fashion history this is the place to go. It is located right across the street from the Ashby/Adeline BART station.

Amazing selection of everything you might need for needle arts, excellent, helpful staff.

Fantastic textiles, trims, ties, cords, treads and yarns. If you are a designer you find tons of inspiration.Take your time and make sure you get a tour of the wedding dress section!

This place is a dream come true for anyone who loves lace, crochet, jewelrymaking, fiber arts, costume, any pretty things. The museum is beautiful, and the store is a museum in itself. Come for some cording, stumble onto a pre-Columbian textile exhibit.

This place is a gem for crafters and sewists. There is so much neat stuff to see that you should probably set aside at least an hour for your visit! I travel over 50 miles just to buy my corsetry supplies here since its pretty much the ONLY corset supply shop in Northern California. All the employees are friendly, very helpful and informative.

Friendly shop with a unique selection of notions and material. Fun visit!

Every time I go shopping here I feel like a kid in a candy store, everything is so beautiful, so many choices.

Best place I have found I Berkeley for embroidery. And really a rare find any where in the US

Easy walk from the BART station, but also Ive never had problems finding parking. Lacis is a magnificent source of craft books and tools of all types although with something of a focus on wearables like clothing and jewelry, less home dec or large scale weaving. Consumable supplies are somewhat limited, geared (as youd expect) to lace and a touch of millinery, and haberdashery. Having said that, they have the tools for everything from cross stitch to kumihimo, beading to temari. The tools range from light up knitting needles to vintage/antique bone stilettos. I think I once spent over $100 on different types of needles alone. A must-see for any crafter in the area (although shipping is free in the US, so even if youre not in the area...).

Fine museum and store. Love LACIS!

The manager or owner are rude, the workers there are sweethearts, and there selection is simply amazing....And the Free museum? Not much of a museum; just a room in the back with some old wedding dresses.

The most beautiful fiber arts,, costume,and lace store.

It is the best place for needle craft tools and books.

Hard to find patterns, equipment, supplies and expertise on needlecrafts.

Kij was amazing!

Havent had the pleasure of visiting the store or museum in person, but their retail mail order rocks.

Unique place

Love this place!

Great staff