Lace Star carries a vast array of fine French laces. Organized by color, they cover the walls from floor to ceiling and fill display cases all around the store. Most of the laces are unique, one-of-a-kind, and hand-beaded. All beaded lace patterns are available unbeaded as well.

Lace Star caters to the Haute Couture and celebrities all around the world. We offer a wide selection of bridal laces, including hand-beaded laces, embroidered laces, and tulle.

Some varieties of lace we carry are:

Alençon: A French needlepoint lace made of linen thread woven into floral designs on a sheer net background. Alençon lace was developed in Normandy, France in the late 17th Century in an attempt to improve on Venetian lace, which was very popular at the time. It is extremely fine, light, and airy, yet durable. Each motif is outlined with a heavier thread or cord, giving the lace a three-dimensional look -- Alençon is sometimes referred to as corded lace. The motifs are sometimes outlined with soutache (a narrow, flat braid, also known as a Russian braid) or ribbon. The lace is then called soutache lace or ribbon lace.

Hand-Beaded Lace: Many varieties of French laces are beaded by hand with beads, crystals, pearls, and sequins.

Chantilly: A delicate, French, elaborate floral lace on a plain hexagonal mesh background, usually outlined in heavy silky thread. It is a galloon lace, having double-scalloped edges.

Guipure: A firm, stiff lace with large motifs connected by a few threads called brides. The pattern is embossed and typically fills almost the whole netting space. Guipure is commonly found in floral and geometric designs. It is one of the earliest types of laces and is also known as Venetian lace.

Organza: A stiff, transparent silk embroidered with motifs that are often floral or geometric. It often takes the form of a lace trim.

Tulle: A fine, hexagonal mesh. It can be embroidered with patterns, which are often delicate floral motifs.

Venetian: A free-form, needlepoint lace with an open background usually in floral leaf patterns. The motifs are finished with a stitch that puts the design in relief. It was developed in the 14th or 15th Century in Italy. It was a treasured possession of kings and queens in Europe. In the 17th century, there was such a great demand for Venetian lace that production was organized in large-scale workshops on the islands of the Venetian lagoon.