pipp5

Has anyone ever made cloth drawstring bags to store homemade bread? Some of the ones I've seen on line were either made of linen, tea towels or osnaberg fabric. What I had on hand was unbleached muslin. The drawstring closed tightly, but I noticed this morning that the fresh loaf that was in it had dried out considerably. I did only use a single layer of muslin. Any suggestions? 2 layers of fabric maybe?? I really thought that the muslin with it's tighter weave would have been better than a linen.

DebraK

I imagine that cloth draws moisture from the bread.

QuiltE

Twould be why I would think we went to the modern invention of plastic bags that seal closed!

I would think that cloth bags would be for decorative purposes over the plastic bag that the bread is purchased in.

leatheflea

Try lining your bag with rip stop fabric, it is water resistant and wont draw the moisture out of your bread its also very light weight. You could also use a thin clear vinyl on the inside.