March 23, 2011 - 5:29pm
How do you stitch banneton cloth liner?
Does anyone have a pattern for cutting and stitching cloth to make a banneton liner? I am at a complete loss how to do it. How do I make a square piece of cloth round? Do you need stitch some elastic into it so that it stays on the basket? I am totally clueless, so any help will be appreciated.
Syd
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To do one for one of my round bannetons I just fitted some fabric into it for an estimate of how much I would need, I let it drape over the sides by about 2 inches, and made sure it was all the way to the interior bottom. Then I rough cut a circle from it and serged wide elastic to the edge..........it ain't pretty but it worked so I was happy with it.
Hi, This isn't a very elegant way of doing it, but it works pretty well for a quick and dirty approach. Place the piece of linen on top of the rim, then press it in so it conforms but concentrate the wrinkling into four folds. At this point you could sew along the creases to hold in place. I just duct taped it. Not very pretty but it does the trick. The folds do crease the dough a bit, but not much. You could cut off the extra cloth in the fold and then sew along the cuts I suppose.
Syd,
This link has been very helpful to myself, as well, a few of my students:
http://www.laundryetc.co.uk/how-to-make-a-banneton/
Great Baking,
Robert
Thank you so much, everybody, for your responses. That gives me some ideas to work from. I think if there is any 'serging' to be done, I will have to employ a seamstress. I am seriously 'sewing challenged'! I had no idea duct tape could be so handy, Varda! Those pictures in the link illustrate the process very clearly. Thank you.
Syd
bannetons. Do you want the bottom of the cloth to be sewn on to the basket?? That is the way my bannetons from France are constructed...but at San Francisco Bakery(www.sfbi.com) they have pre-made linen banneton covers, with elastic around the edges. I bought these and just used thin cotton (sailcloth) thread and affixed the cover to the bottom of some wicker baskets. I think they have 2 sizes.
Pam