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From Flax to Linen

October 10, 2026
08.00 - 14.00
October 11, 2026
08.00 - 14.00

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.

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Blick auf das Bauernhaus aus Madiswil BE im Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg. Davor wurde Flachs zum Trocknen ausgelegt.

From Flax to Linen

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.


Click on the coloured numbers to see the details of the buildings.

Ballenberg
Swiss Open-Air Museum

Museumsstrasse 100
CH-3858 Hofstetten bei Brienz

+41 33 952 10 30
info@ballenberg.ch

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