Anyone know where I can find a good bead/hobby shop - am hunting for bugle beads (long thin beads) for my mom....

I know of a beads shop in Sihl City. Not sure about the floor - but I guess it's on 1st or 2nd floor. As you enter the mall, there's a Swatch outlet on your left. The beads store is just above it (either on 1st or 2nd floor).

Good luck!

There's an arts-and-crafts store in Kuttelgasse (just off Bahnhofstrasse) in Zurich that might have something.

here's another just for beads: http://www.beadbox.ch/

I have seen a bead shop just across the hotel Leoneck (that's tram stop Leonhardstrasse, just one stop further from the main train station than Central, tram nr. 6 and 10). Have never been inside but it looks quite ok.

BeadBox - Thats the one in Sihl City.

Look at www.perlenshop.ch . My daughter has ordered from them in the past and the service is very quick. Also most Manor stores have a fair selection of beads in the handicrafts department. In the one on the Bahnhofstrasse I think that's on the top floor- the same floor as household and textiles.

Anna Lana AG
Rebgasse 5
CH-8004 Zürich
+41 (1) 2417818

They are knitting and bead store. Its right by Stauffacher.

I've just remembered another shop where you can get beads. It is located near the tram stop Rennweg. I've bought soapstones and modeling clay that you can put in the oven ("Fimo") there in the past, but they have many other things. Also beads, I think.

Leibundgut
Kuttelgasse 8
8001 Zürich

hello to everyone!

I'm looking for a handicrafts store, does anybody know any? (in zurich or closer), for example one that sells materials to make soaps, candles, or paints, etc. anything is fine! also if anybody knows about handicrafts classes in english (or spanish?), I would really appreciate the info.

thank you very much and happy new year!

larger branches of Migros and Coop with a DIY section always carry lot os a handicraft items,This list is what i came up with when perusing the online directories tel.search.ch and typing in 'basteln zürich'

Bastelartikel
Bastelboutique Leibundgut AG
Kuttelgasse 8, 8001 Zürich/ZH
044 211 47 40

Geschenkartikel, Bastelartikel
Bastelecke Triemli
Atelier 478
Birmensdorferstrasse 478, 8055 Zürich/ZH
044 462 30 30

Gartencenter, Bastelartikel, ...
Bauhof Oerlikon
Hobby Center
Baumackerstrasse 35, 8050 Zürich/ZH
044 312 12 88

Modeschmuck Detailhandel, Bastelartikel
Befire GmbH
Birchstrasse 407, 8052 Zürich/ZH
043 540 82 40

Geschenkartikel, Bastelartikel, ...
Erika Maier
Glas-O-Fan
Grünhaldenstrasse 54, 8052 Zürich/ZH
043 300 12 92

Bastelartikel
Foldpaper Samuel Perret
Rotbuchstrasse 14, 8006 Zürich/ZH
044 362 79 70

Bastelartikel, Holzelemente Grosshandel
Hans Egli
Schreinerei- & Bastelbedarf
Weststrasse 94, 8003 Zürich/ZH
044 463 32 33

Papeterie, Bastelartikel
KREATIVA
Seefeldstrasse 220, 8008 Zürich/ZH
044 392 17 70

Modeschmuck Detailhandel, Bastelartikel
Lou Scheurmann
House of Beads
Weinbergfussweg 4, 8001 Zürich/ZH
044 262 07 17

and there are a few more.
About adresses etc for handicraft classes in english I suppose the best bet would be to get in touch with the AWC Zürich http://www.awczurich.org/

The first on EE's list, Leibundgut, is THE place to go in the city. They have a very good range, but it is a bit pricey. Take the tram down/up Bahnofstrasse to the stop "Rennweg".

Beadbox offer classes in bead stringing and jewelry making. They have a couple of shops that are beautifully laid out.

many thanks for the information!!

There is a Basel-based mail order company that sells all types of craft things in English (French and German too) - run by two american ladies - called Cards and Candles. You may wish to compare prices / selection to that sold by Swiss shops. I find their service very good.

Website is http://www.cardsandcandles.ch/

Bastelboutique Leibundgut really is a good shop. If they don't have something they probably can say you where to get it.

There is also a large handicraft section on the first floor of the card shop opposite the station at Uster, just past McDonalds .........might be a little cheaper as its out of the city ......but only 10 mins on the train ....S5, S15 from HB

thank you all for the information! it really helps!!!

I'm not sure if any of you are beaders, but I'm getting a bit desperate because I promised my sister-in-law that I would bring her some Swiss beads and haven't found anything yet. Her creations tend to be made up of various combinations of glass beads, gemstone beads, pearls, silver, and a bit of gold.

Are there beads unique to Switzerland? Does anyone know of an interesting, local source for beads?

Moral of the story - never promise to bring something back from Switzerland until you know if it's possible to find it here!

Well, I dont' know really if there are any swiss beads as such. But here is a link to Beadbox http://www.beadbox.ch/index.php?lang=de
and you can find them in Sihlcity Zurich
http://www.sihlcity.ch/Geschaefte/BeadBox.html
They sure have tons of beads to choose from. Did a search for Beadbox in the French part. http://www.beadbox.ch/index.php?opti...id=101&lang=fr

Hi there,

There is a shop in Sihlcity with all kind of beads.The shop name is beadbox.

http://www.beadbox.ch/.