Handicrafts in Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal

Preserving old arts and crafts. In Großes Walsertal old craft traditions are kept alive through the many different hand made products offered for sale made out of various materials like wood, ceramics, sheep's wool, glass and wax. Unique pieces that are a perfect souvenir of the Großes Walsertal for you to take home.

Do you love craftsmanship or crafts, creative individual pieces or simply that special piece? Then there is something for you in the Walser EigenArt product range. Made by the artists: handmade paper, sheep wool products, wood carvings, ceramics, etchings, hand engraved glasses, beeswax candles, Walser shirts and old wood gift items.

Interested? - Then contact the artisans directly! You can find the contacts to download below.

Walser-Eigen-Art showcases a selection of products that are available to buy in the biosphere reserve office in Thüringerberg, in the council office in Fontanella and in the tourist office Raggal.

The textile workshop Buchboden offers creative craftsmanship. Under expert guidance, those interested can learn the art of dyeing, felting and weaving.

The traditional scarf for Walser costume
At the Textilwerkstatt in Buchboden, the Heimatpflegeverein offers courses for weaving traditional wool and silk-yarn garments. The cloths are 1.60 x 1.60 m tall with interwoven twisted fringes. Each cloth is unique.

Information: Roswitha Mäser, +43 5550 2110