Sewing a bread bag from a tea towel: Beautiful & sustainable

Sewing a bread bag from a dish towel: If you’re into sustainable sewing like I am, I have a great tutorial here for a reusable bread bag with a nice drawstring.

The most important things at a glance

• It is super easy to sew this sustainable bread bag
• The bread bag keeps baked goods fresh for a good long time
• You can whip up a beautiful bread bag with just a few materials
• The bread bag also makes a great gift, e.g., for a housewarming

Do you want to avoid trash and plastic and therefore like sewing your own sustainable household helpers? Then we already have something in common! Maybe you are already familiar with my self-sewn dish cloths, the quick makeup remover pads in a laundry bag, the pretty produce bags, or the beeswax food wrap?

Or have you even already sewn the bread roll bag with a viewing window?

Sewing a bread bag from a dish towel

Then here is the next green stroke of genius: Reusable bread bags! By the way, it is super easy to sew the sustainable bread bag. You simply need a dish towel of your choice, two pieces of bias tape, and a bit of macramé cord. And you're ready to go!

What you need for sewing

• 1 dish towel, e.g., a sturdy kitchen towel^*
• iron-off fabric marker^*
• bias tape^* (approx. 90 cm long)
• ruler^*
• sewing thread^*
• Sewing machine or overlocker
• long, sturdy pins^*
• fabric scissors^*
• fabric clips^*
• 2 x 130 cm macramé cord 5 mm thick^*
  

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Instructions: Sewing a bread bag from a dish towel

Lay the dish towel out with the right side facing up.

Use the fabric marker to draw a line 10 cm from the top edge. The line should begin and end about 3 cm from the side edge.

Repeat this step on the second short side of the towel.

Next, it’s time to use the bias tape. Divide the 90 cm into 2 x 45 cm pieces.

Fold the short ends of the bias tape under twice by 1 cm and stitch the hem in place with a straight stitch.

Repeat this step for the second piece of bias tape.

Pin the bias tape centrally above the marking on the dish towel.

Stitch the channels in place close to the edge using a straight stitch.

Then, fold the two short ends towards each other so that the right side of the fabric is on the inside.

Pin the side edges together. The top opening remains unstitched.

Sew the sides together using a straight stitch.

Turn the bread bag right side out and pull the first macramé cord through the channel.

Begin with the second cord on the opposite side.

Tie the ends together. And: Done! :)

Sustainability can be so beautiful! :)

Happy simple sewing,

your Sabine

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