From Flax to Linen
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Intro
From Flax to Linen
Discover how flax is made into fine linen at the farmhouse from Madiswil, Berne (321). The numerous stages necessary to this process are shown in detail in the "Brächete" at the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum. In our modern world the technical terms sound quaint: the flax is carded, retted, crushed, swingled, spun and woven. In the old days these were everyday activities in the Swiss countryside. Try your hand at spinning the thread until you have made some fine linen cloth. Discover more inspiring flax products and try our traditional “Brächete-Brönnts” schnapps at our lovingly furnished market stand.
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| Contact address |
Ballenberg, Freilichtmuseum der Schweiz
Museumsstrasse 100 3858 Hofstetten bei Brienz 033 952 10 30 info@ballenberg.ch |
| Event Homepage | https://ballenberg.ch/de/events/braechete/ |
| Price |
Included in museum admission.
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Event dates
- 10 October 2026
- 11 October 2026
Discover the surroundings
Ballenberg, Freilichtmuseum der Schweiz
Museumsstrasse 100
Postfach
3858
Hofstetten b. Brienz
Switzerland