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DIY Linen Bread Bag

Make a linen bread bag to store your homemade bread in an eco-friendly way. You will love this easy sewing tutorial with step-by-step instructions.
1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 1 bread bag
Author Anja | Our Gabled Home
Cost $8

Ingredients

  • 1 piece linen fabric 24" x 32" (or a linen tea towel)
  • 1 spool thread
  • 1 piece cord for the drawstring closure 33″ long (see below how to make your own)
  • Scissors
  • Measuring tape
  • Pins
  • Safety pin
  • Ruler (optional)
  • Fabric marker or pencil
  • Sewing machine 

Instructions

  • Cut the fabric: If you’re using a tea towel, I recommend folding it in half (the short way, not the long way). If you are using fabric by the yard, I also recommend folding it so that you have two layers. Mark a rectangle of 23″ x 31″. If you’re using a kitchen towel you might like to use one of the finished sides so you don’t have to secure it with a zig-zag stitch or serger.
  • Keep the cut sides from fraying: Using a serger or zig-zag stitch, finish all cut sides.
  • Hem one short side (if using fabric by the yard): If you’re using fabric by the yard, fold over the fabric once or twice and sew the hem.
  • Sew the 2 open sides together: You might like to pin your folded fabric in place to prevent shifting. Then, using a .5″ seam allowance, sew one short side and the long side together with a straight stitch. NOTE: only sew the long side to about 2.5″ from the top. Leave the rest open.
  • Press the seam: Either use your fingers or a hot iron, press the seam on the long side open.
  • Secure this seam: Sew a few times back and forth perpendicular to the seam to secure it.
  • Sew the remaining 2.5″ inches: Use a straight stitch to sew the two open pieces in place.
  • Pin the tunnel for the drawstring: Make sure you still have the right sides facing in fold the top of the bread bag over about 1.25″ to create the tunnel. I recommend pinning it in place
  • Sew the tunnel: I recommend using the free arm of your sewing machine for the next step: sew the tunnel in place with a straight stitch.
  • Guide the drawstring through the tunnel: Put a safety pin through one end of your cord and move it all the way through the tunnel. Secure the ends with a knot.
    How to make your own drawstring: you can use some thick yarn and crochet a long string.

Notes

  • 100% flax linen is the best fabric for this bread bag but you can also use 100% cotton