Must see if you are into lace. Whether it’s old lace or new lace. They have examples and displays of it. This store could be out of the 40’s or 50’s and hasn’t probably changed much since then! Definitely old world atmosphere.

Spent several hours in this store/museum. Saw a wonderful collection of beaded dresses from the 20s, beaded purses and a cocoon coat to drool over! Upstairs in the classroom students were making suffragette hats, downstairs a museum of bobbin lace and needle lace shawls, as well as small bits of vintage lace to vintage lace tablecloths, curtains, handkerchiefs for purchase. Authentic crinolines, hoop skirts, petticoats, aprons. Patterns for same as well. This collection was begun in the mid-sixties and continues to grow. DO NOT MISS THIS! With reservations you may be given a tour by the owner, knowledgeable beyond expectation! Textile making and mending tools, ribbon, every kind of needle known to sewers and all your heart could desire! GO! Parking is metered on the street. ,

This is a great place to visit for anyone with an interest in fashion, costuming, or textile arts. There is a large store carrying all the textile-related supplies I could think of (not a huge amount of fabric, but it's not advertising that). In addition to thread, ribbon, tools, etc. there are lots of vintage handkerchiefs, bits of lace, patterns, and so on. You could say this contributes to the museum atmosphere, but there are also cases full of incredible lace from the last 200+ years. Considering it's free to look at these, I think it's absolutely worth a stop if you're in the area, or if you're farther out and it's an area of interest. There are additional rooms with museum items that can be viewed for just $3, but you do have to arrange a tour and it's somewhat necessary to call in advance for that. You can see some very impressive items considering the super low price of admission. I had heard about this place through my historical costuming Facebook groups and was certainly pleased that I took the time to go.

I made a purchase with LACIS MUSEUM OF LACE and in order to export items bought I need their TAX ID number wich they do not provide. So to all of the people out there from outside the US i do not recommend buying anithing from this company. besides their custoemr service is TERRIBLE!!!

visited expecting to see the display since they say free admission. However, the stuff for free admission is just the store where they sell stuff. They had a small amount of lace items to look at but if you want to see the lace Museum you have to pay $3 for a guided tour and there are no other ways (self guided) to see it. So kind of misleading.