Thank you, Sourhouse!

Yep. They've made a swaddle for your bread baby... and this one is for a good cause.

Featuring the designs of Asheville-area artists Julianna Chioma (2025 Craft Futures Fund Cohort), Andréa Keys Connell, and Jesse H Mead, the profits from the sale of this blanket will go to support artists impacted by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina via our partner, the Center for Craft.

But back to baking... this simple muslin square will keep your freshly baked bread clean and protected.

Perfect for picnics and potlucks, the Bread Blanket by Sourhouse doubles as a table or ground cloth when you have bread to share.

Unlike a bread bag, this simple square fits any shape or size loaf of bread.

With dozens of easy ways to tie it, have fun wrapping your bread just the way you like it.

We include some ideas to get you started.

Materials & Dimensions
• Materials: 100% Cotton
• Dimensions: 34 x 34 in.

Center for Craft Connection
Proceeds from the sale of this limited-edition set of artist-designed Bread Blankets benefit the Center for Craft’s WNC Craft Futures Fund, which supports ongoing recovery efforts for Western North Carolina craft artists impacted by Hurricane Helene.

About the Artists

Julianna Chioma is a Nigerian-American artist based in Asheville, North Carolina. Working across painting, ceramics, textiles, and installation, her practice explores myth, narrative, and themes of sex, power, identity, trauma, and healing. Inspired by psychological horror, surrealism, and Nigerian folklore, she creates layered works in stitches, paint, and mud that reflect the complex experience of Black womanhood. Her work has been featured at Revolve, Center for Craft, and the GreenHill Center for Art, and she is a recipient of the Partnership Editions UK Emerging Artists Open Call.

Andréa Keys Connell is a Professor of Ceramics at Appalachian State University. Her sculptures explore themes of memory, resilience, and connection, and have been exhibited internationally and featured in publications including The New York Times and Colossal. Represented by Blue Spiral 1 in Asheville and J. Mackey Gallery in East Hampton, Connell also leads workshops at institutions such as Penland, Haystack, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

Jesse H Mead graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2011 and became a trained Ghostscout in 2013. He currently lives in Asheville, NC, where he runs a risograph printing press. He enjoys self-publishing his own comics and prints, as well as books for friends and colleagues.

Your purchase supports the Center for Craft’s work to catalyze makers and scholars nationwide.