2. Flax Brächte Val Müstair

On Saturday, October 12, 2024, the 2nd flax broach will take place at the Tessanda hand weaving mill. After 2023, for the first time in many decades, a broke with about 600 visitors was successfully carried out, the Biosfera VM Nature Park is now looking forward to the continuation of this great custom in October 2024.

The Brächete is both a custom and an autumn festival, where the focus is on the joint processing of the flax harvest with traditional equipment. Once again this year in October, Val Müstair will be fluted, broken, panted and a cheerful party will be celebrated.

At the Brächete, crushers use traditional tools to demonstrate the manual work that used to characterize local textile production. The equipment comes from the collection of the monastery of St. Johann and was restored especially for this occasion. Spinners spin the fibres into yarn on spinning wheels, and in the Tessanda hand weaving mill, the spun yarn is woven into fine linen fabrics. A small market with exquisite linen and flax products, delicious delicacies made from linseed and a small restaurant complete the offer.