*grabby hands*
If…read moreyou're an American expat, I'd compare this to a Michael's or a JoAnn Fabrics, but a bit more upscale.
It's not cheap, but it's a good, solid hobby store, with helpful clerks, and a decent selection of a wide variety of hobby materials. Every time I go in here I emerge, dazed, with bags full of ribbon and glue sticks and paint-it-yourself frames and twine and cotton batting and acrylic paint and floral wire that I didn't need, as well as the one thing (usually refills for my glue gun) that I went there for. Lots of fun!
Edit: I would also like to add that it carries a large selection of good-quality fine art supplies. My sister is a professional fine artist, and I tend to buy her gifts here - pens, inks, paints, pencils, charcoals, and more.