I love buying yarn as a souvenir when I travel, so my trip to Switzerland was not going to be an…read moreexception! I had extra time in Geneva and found this through Yelp. It was close to the bus/tram line, and in a cute neighborhood - when I arrived in early afternoon, an open-air market was just closing down in the plaza across the street, and there was a tasty looking gelato place on the far corner, too. The neighborhood alone is worth the detour. As for the shop itself, I thought it was lovely. It's not huge, but I thought its size and selection were formidable. The brands were mainly European ones that my local shops in California don't carry. Since I was in Switzerland I settled on some Lang yarn for myself - there was definitely a good variety of Lang, and lots of colorways! While I don't have a local yarn shop to compare pricing to for these brands, I felt like the pricing was fair and in keeping with prices I pay for nicer yarns, and especially considering Swiss prices overall. The proprietress was also very nice - she gave some good help to another customer, and kindly let me stumble through my poor French. Definitely worth the side trip!

I skipped out during a meeting break to check this store out as I like to visit and purchase from…read moreLYS when I travel. The yarns were mostly basics from the Lang brand. The prices were reasonable which surprised me given how expensive Geneva is. I did not end up buying anything however because I have enough basic yarns in my stash. The store is cute and spacious, but lacks variety and did not have any hand-dyed yarns, and few, if any, knitting/crochet notions. I think this is ok if you just want to buy basic yarn so that your hands are occupied or if you simply want to give an LYS business (which I generally like to do).

The shopping experience in L'Atelier was excellent. Products were set out so it was easy to find…read morewhat one was looking for and everything looked wonderful. I cannot praise enough the gentleman who helped me find all the pieces I needed to knit my daughter a hacker for her new baby. I highly recommend L'Atelier.

From the owner: Perlerie, Mercerie couture, tissus et laine. Retrouvez à…read morel'Atelier tous les bons ingrédients de la création DIY Grands choix de tissus (France Duval, Makower, fins de stock de grands créateurs, La Maison Victor) Nous revendons également la laine Drops, Fonty, Rico et Adriafil

It's a fabulous place! It has many colors and types of really beautiful yarn. Any kind of button…read moreyou could desire, and beads coming out of their ears! The staff was really helpful and really patient. It's the best place on earth!

From the owner: Une mercerie moderne Superbement installée dans une longue salle voûtée avec un plafond à la…read morefrançaise, La Marchande de Couleurs propose des perles, des strass, des paillettes, des boutons, des rubans, et de la laine vendue au poids. L'enseigne vend également des accessoires de bijoux. Le cadre est lumineux et spacieux. Une boutique magnifique.

Beautiful yarn and notion shop with wools, cottons and acrylics in vibrant colors. Pattern books…read moreneedles crochet hooks and everything you need for your next project. Very well stocked. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Prices were normal for France.

Over priced but useful shop for when you really can't think of what to buy someone…read more They stock interestings toys, games and books for children. Things other shops won't have such as guides to the mountains for children, make your own African masks and some lovely wooden toys for toddlers. And they have things like telescopes and sort of scientific inspired toys. They also have camping/outdoor equipment for the type of outdoory person who likes to have the trendy hat or knife rather than the person who is happy to wear the-hat-their-mother-knitted-for-their-brother-but he-didn't-like-it. And they have lots of smelly atmospheric calming stuff - but I'm really not that kind of person so I've never stopped to look. I'm the person who is happy playing with the stocking filler toys - that sadly are not at stocking filler prices. Even though this review sounds rather negative it is a lovely shop - even if you only go in to get a few ideas of what you might find cheaper at the GO SPORT shop around the corner. and it is a great place for finding presents for people. They also do mail order from their website - which also has a wider selection of goods and when I used them they were very fast and efficient.

I love this shop and it never fails, we always stop there when shopping in Val Thoiry. The girls…read morelove the strange tools/toys like the one to listen to far conversation. Great selection of environmental DVDs. Educational games for kids af all ages. Great place to shop for intelligent gifts, I am only refrain to buy the whole shop by prices which can be high. But quality is generally very good. Ambiance is very cosy and can by crowded at times.