**Avernakø Landhotel** strives to create unique and memorable experiences for our guests through sustainable operation, personalized service and authentic nature experiences. We are dedicated to providing a haven from everyday life where guests can relax, rediscover nature and create lasting memories with loved ones.

We are located in the heart of the **UNESCO Global Geopark The South Funen Archipelago**, which tells the story of a dramatic sea rise at the end of the last ice age, and how the ice created a very special landscape that has defined the nature and culture of the area for 10,000 years.

We love our Geopark and therefore the tours here are also themed around the islands and nature which is definitely worth experiencing!

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**Weekend island stay at Avernakø in the South Funen Archive**

Go on this weekend island stay alone or with your very best yarn friends. In addition to plant dyeing and a guided walking tour, the focus will be on coziness, community and the common interest in the yarn. Bring your knitwear and get all the way down into gear. Avernakø Landhotel a place with a homely atmosphere, lots of coziness and good homemade food. In addition, we have a park-like garden, eatery and shop.

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**Program**

The weekend stay starts in Faaborg where plant colors and field facilitator Henriette Grube will welcome you at 9:45 a.m. at Faaborg Harbor by the Ø-Færgen. At the crossing there will be coffee, cake and cozy get-togethers. 

**Day 1**

- 11.45: Arrival and accommodation at Avernakø Landhotel. Preparation of yarn for pickling, as well as starting color bath.
- 1:00 p.m.: Lunch.
- 14.00: Guided walking tour.
- 15.30: Afternoon coffee with cake, after which pickling is completed and tomorrow's color bath is chosen.
- 6:30 p.m.: Dinner, after which Henriette will talk about her approach to plant coloring and we will talk about pickling, plants, different fibers and what else is on our mind.

**Day 2**

- 8:00 a.m.: Breakfast. Before breakfast, light a fire for a color bath.
- 8:45 a.m.: The coloring process is started up.
- From 9.00 to 11.00: Free play is offered while the bonfires are looked after.
- 11:00: Dyeing is completed, the yarn is washed and fixed. 
- 13.00: Lunch followed by coffee and evaluation.
- At 2:30pm: Departure towards ferry.
- 15:10: The ferry departs from Avernakø towards Faaborg. During the crossing, Henriette will share her knowledge of the South Funen Archipelago.

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**Plant Colouring**

We carry out all processes in plant coloring. We dye 2-3 different colors.

- Step 1: Pickling that enables the yarn's ability to take on color.
- Step 2: Preparation of color bath.
- Step 3: The plant dyeing itself, in which the yarn is heated and the dyeing itself occurs.
- Step 4: The yarn is washed and fixed.

Plant coloring is cozy and slow, so there is plenty of time for relaxation, the knitwear and possibly a walk.

It is possible to bring your own yarn for dyeing. It must be wool, mohair or angora — however max 500 g. There will also be an opportunity to buy hand-spun yarn at Avernakø Landhotel, which can be used for the plant dyeing.

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**Guided Hiking**

Discover one of the beautiful wonders of the archipelago on foot. In addition to the walk from the ferry to Avernakø Landhotel, after lunch on day 1, there will be a guided walking tour with small pleasant stories. The trip will be about 4-5 km. long. If you are walking poorly, you can shorten the trip.

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