Creative Pastimes

Bakers' twines are manufactured in a wide range of nostalgic colourful colourways and are useful for wrapping, attaching to gift tags, and for home craft projects. They are much copied, but this one comes from the original UK manufacturer. As the name suggests, Bakers' twine was used in bakeries to tie paper wrapping around loaves of bread and to tie up cake boxes. Although it seems to have taken over the arts and crafts world, baker's twine is still commonly used for wrapping. From the sourcing of the yarn to the design and printing of the labels, the production of this twine supports a plethora of British makers. The natural cotton yarn is sourced from local spinners, dying is locally done to exact specifications, the manufacturer puts the yarn through several processes onto large bobbins (the twisting process gives the baker’s twine its distinctive candy stripe appearance) and then spools the twine from the giant bobbins onto smaller UK manufactured cardboard tubes to form spools. Even the labels are printed locally. No more plastic tape!

Natural solid oak stand with a ball of natural cotton string and stainless scissors, ideal for use in the kitchen, for wrapping parcels and hobby crafting.