I recently came across and article in Handwoven Magazine which provided directions for weaving bread bags on a four shafts. Being a dedicated baker of sourdough bread I had to agree with the author that storing my beautiful loaves in a plastic bag was, well, a bit sad. So I decide to weave the bags. I searched for a pattern I could use for the ties and found a traditional Norwegian design from Hallingdal, Norway. I think they turned out beautifully.
I used 8/2 cottolin for both the bags and ties. The ties were woven using the draft for Norwegian hair bands as described by Heather Torgenrud’s article in the Norwegian Textile Letter referenced below. The pattern took quite a long time for me to weave but it turned out lovely.
References:
Handwoven Magazine, May 8, 2020, “How to Weave Our 8-Shaft Bread Bag on 4 Shafts“, by Christina Garton.
Norwegian Textile Letter, Vol. 27, No. 2, May 2021. “Norwegian Pick-up Bandweaving“, Heather Torgenrud. This article provides some background and history of Norwegian bandweaving as well as the pattern draft which I used for the ties.
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