French Monogramme Linen Bread Basket by Thieffry Freres & Ci

Produced by a French firm dating to 1837, these linen bread baskets are made from flax harvested from the Netherlands, France and Belgium. A wonderful addition to the table.

Dimensions:  11" dia. x 7"h.

Other products by Thieffry Freres & Cie can be found here. 

Machine washable mild. Line dry. Does not pill.

The special qualities of linen are:

• Hypoallergenic
• Anti-moth- you can pass on the fabric as an heirloom
• Antiseptic – Linen has been used to cover wounds; resistant to bacteria and fungus
• No lint – wipes glassware with no streak
• Linen should be rolled when stored as it will memorize a crease
• The tensile of linen fabric three times stronger than cotton; three times stronger than wool
• Non-static
• The more linen is washed, the softer it becomes.
• Natural silica in flax fiber protects linen against rotting…that it why mummies that were wrapped in linen are still protected by their covering
• Linen is 40 times more absorbent than cotton and dries faster.
• It takes 1/5 the energy and water to cultivate and process flax into linen fabric.