More than a yarn store

There's something special about opening the door to a yarn store.

The colours. The textures. The possibilities.
And not least: the community.

But the road from dream to reality is rarely straight. It's filled with small realizations, unexpected turns, and moments where something begins to make sense in a new way.

This is the story of how Samværk came to be.

From therapy to yarn

It all began in Tværfagligt Hus on Vesterbrogade.

Here we worked – and still work – Anja, Marlene and Sheila, side by side as therapists. Our days were filled with conversations, presence and human encounters. And during breaks, there was almost always a knitting project in our hands.

The stitches grew slowly between clients, supervision and cups of coffee.

Knitting became our way to land.
To breathe.
To let our hands work while our thoughts settled.

And it still does – amidst our work in Tværfagligt Hus.

We knew about the connection between body and mind from our work. But here we experienced it first-hand. There was something calming in the repetition. Something meditative in the rhythm.

Something that didn't need to be explained – just experienced.

When the world stood still

Something special happened during the corona crisis.

The world shut down – but our little community around yarn grew. In a time marked by distance and uncertainty, the creative space became an anchor.

We felt how yarn, hands and conversation could create calm, immersion and connection. Not just for ourselves, but for those around us.

And it was here that the idea began to take shape:

What if we could create that space for others?

A place where you can come as you are.
Where you don't have to perform.
Where the work of the hands can bring peace to the mind.

When Samværk came to be

In 2023 we took the leap.

We opened Samværk in Absalonsgade on Vesterbro.

From therapy to yarn.
From idea to reality.

It was important for us that it didn't just become a store.
But a place where you'd want to stay.

That's why coffee was included from the start.

We knew from our work as therapists that the best conversations often happen side by side – not face to face. When the hands are busy, the words flow more easily.

And that's exactly what happens in the space.

People come in to buy yarn – and stay a little longer.
For the conversation. For the calm. For the community.

From Absalonsgade to Istedgade

As time went on, something new began to grow.

The community grew larger.
More people found their way to Samværk.
More people stayed.

And we could feel that we needed more space.

Therefore, we moved from Absalonsgade to Istedgade.

Not far – but still a step further.

Here we could unfold even more of what we dreamed of:
more seating, more events, even more life.

The special thing was that the atmosphere moved with us.

The same people. The same calm. The same feeling of belonging.

More than a yarn store

Today, Samværk has become something more than we first imagined.

It is a place where:

• someone starts their very first project

• others come again and again and become part of a community

• conversations arise spontaneously over a cup of coffee

• the hands work while the thoughts settle

Our courses, workshops and salons have become the heart of it.

Here, people meet who otherwise would never have met each other.
And discover that they have more in common than they thought.

Still therapists

We are sometimes asked if we miss therapy. But the truth is, we never left it. We still work in Tværfagligt Hus on Vesterbro, where it all began. Here we meet people in conversations and therapeutic processes – exactly as we always have. At the same time, Samværk has emerged as another space where some of the same values are allowed to live in a new way.

When we help a beginner get started.
When we feel that someone needs a little extra calm.
When we create a place where it's okay just to be.

It's still about the same thing: To create space for people. Samværk is our way to bring some of the best from the therapy room into everyday life –
presence, calm, creativity and community.

Come and join us

If you haven't been by yet, then come in.

Feel the yarn.
Drink a cup of coffee.
Sit down.

Maybe you'll stay a little longer than you planned.

And if you're already part of Samværk –
thank you for helping to make it all come alive.

From therapy to yarn.
From dream to reality.
From us – to you. 🧶✨