We’ve always looked across the border with a bit of envy at the many wool festivals popping up like mushrooms. Switzerland was a total wool festival desert.

After a lot of back and forth, thinking: “Can we manage such an organization?” “Do we have the time?” “Is it worth the risk?” … the desire for our own festival won out.

Unfortunately, finding a venue was a bit difficult from the start, as we didn’t want to charge a fortune for the stalls. But then—”magic!”—Meret had the great idea of using the Riverside in Glattfelden. Not only did they give us a fair price, but it’s also an old spinning mill located on an idyllic little river, the Glatt.