German Grain Sack Jacket - XS sesami-service Cotton/linen blend

Cotton/linen blend

They were made for labor

Hand loomed with a technique using contrasting wool and cotton thread to create intricate geometric patterns

Only 100 pairs were made in collaboration with Esquivel’s in-house artisans and local craftspeople

which translates to “pen work

German Grain Sack Jacket - XS sesami-service Cotton/linen blendOne of one Early 1900s Germany Provenance Cut from a 1925 German grain sack, woven in heavy herringbone hemp for the demands of agricultural life. These sacks were more than functional objects they were stenciled with tar in the farmer's name and personal markings so they could be identified and returned after harvest. The number of sacks a family owned was a direct measure of their prosperity; displaying them in the home was a quiet declaration of