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100% European flax
Loaf Bag
Drawstring bread bag in pure linen
$15.00$48.00
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A drawstring bread bag woven from 100% European flax linen. The weave lets a loaf breathe instead of sweating inside plastic, so the crust stays crisp and the crumb stays soft. Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified for food contact, and reusable for years.
European flax
Oeko-Tex certified
Reusable
Why European flax
Linen is only as good as the flax it is spun from. The cool, damp coastline running from Normandy up through Belgium and the Netherlands produces most of the world's long-fibre flax, and it does it on rainfall alone.
- Woven from 100% European flax, with nothing blended in
- Long fibres make a stronger yarn, so the fabric softens with age instead of wearing thin
- Flax grown in this belt needs no irrigation and very little intervention
Why linen keeps bread better
Plastic traps the moisture coming off a loaf and pushes it straight back into the crust, which is why bagged bread turns soft and leathery. Linen works the other way. The weave is open enough to let steam out, but close enough to hold back the dry air that stales the crumb.
- Crust stays crisp instead of going soft
- Crumb stays moist instead of drying out
- No condensation, so no damp patches
How to use it
- Let the loaf cool completely. Bagging warm bread traps steam and defeats the point.
- Slide it in and draw the string closed.
- Keep it at room temperature and out of direct sun.
- Turn it out and shake the crumbs between loaves.
Care
- Machine wash warm on a gentle cycle
- Wash it on its own the first time, since new linen sheds a little lint
- Line dry, or tumble on low and take it out slightly damp
- Skip the fabric softener. It coats the fibres and cuts the breathability that makes the bag work