Welcome to a SMALL week with 3 different creative workshops at Dalseter!
Anne Scharling Toft is originally from Denmark and has a Bachelor's degree in Fashion and Costume Design from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts.
Now she is bringing her knowledge to the mountains and will show how you can use both raw wool and washed wool to create beautiful personal and unique garments.
Anne has worked at Dalseter before, during, and after her studies in the winter and summer seasons, and she knows both the hotel and the surrounding areas well.
Workshop 1: Dogma Knitting
Dogma Knitting is a tribute to authenticity, presence, and creativity within limitations. Using raw materials and traditional knitting techniques, dogma knitting embraces the process. It’s a practice that invites us to pause, become aware of the material in our hands, and spend time with our thoughts while creating something meaningful with gentle care.
The wool we will be working with are from the wonderful sheep here at Dalseter, giving us the opportunity to connect with wholly natural and locally sourced materials.
During the workshop, you will get to design and knit your own wrist warmers - perfect for the incoming autumn!
No personal material needed. However, if you have a favorite pair of knitting needles, feel free to bring them!
All levels welcome! Previous knitting experience is helpful, but don’t worry, we’ll have time to go over the basics.
We look forward to knitting with you!
WOOL WORKSHOPS - WEEK 38
including stay in 5 nights from 20. - 25.September 2026
Workshop 2: Flower painting
Flower/plant print is a way to give plants eternal life and utilise the natural materials that surrounds us. At the workshop it will be possible to make flower print with flowers and plants from the nature around Dalseter. Every participant gets to pick their own plants, and observe the colours they produce.
At this workshop it will be possible to make a lot of small sample patches and explore the various qualities of the different plants. Each participant gets different unique plant color samples and knowledge about different plants and techniques.
You don’t have to brig anything, but If you have a light garment in natural fibers at home, that needs a new life, bring it to the workshop and color it with plants from Dalseter! (Natural fibers; silk, cotton, wool)
If the weather allows it this workshop will be held outside.
Workshop 3: Wet felting
In this workshop you will be introduced to wet felting. We will felt with untouched wool from the sheep at Dalseter, and get very close to the natural materials.
Wet felting is a tribute to the slow work and forces us to a material awareness and to sit still for a while with our thoughts, the material and our slow working hands. You will get introduced to the various techniques and utilise the resources that are available, close to where we live and reside.
Wet felting is a slow process where the wool binds together through friction between your hands, water and soap. At the workshop you get to felt wrist warmers or seat pads.
You don’t have to bring anything.
If the weather allows it this workshop will be held outside.
I hope to see you there!
