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The Textured Thread

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About The Textured Thread

The Textured Thread

A unique collection of modern-rustic basket bags made in very small batches in the UK.

Thank you for visiting! I hand crochet my bags from un-plied raw linum fibre. Linum is the botanical name for Flax, from which Linen is processed and woven.

The fibre is gorgeously 'perfectly imperfect', giving it a raw, natural appearance with charming irregularities. It also happens to be very strong and sturdy, making it suitable for bags.

The bags are not lined, allowing their simple and natural texture to sing through.

I live a slow and simple life close to Nature on the UK Suffolk coast. Sustainability and provenance are important to me and I'm pleased to be able to source my material from an English manufacturer who has been supplying its product since 1856.

Influences are natural textures, shapes and patterns. In particular, the numbers and maths underpinning things like the whorl of seeds on a sunflower head, pine cones; or spiralling shells.

I am happy to make my bags to order; please let me know which design you would like.