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Traditional Alentejo Talego
17,10 €
Made to order · Ships in about 1 week
Small‑batch craft production. The time counts from your order.It was made for bread. Sewn by hand from scraps of cotton or linen, the talego kept it fresh for longer.
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The Alentejo bread bag
Traditional Alentejo Talego
Scraps of cotton or linen, sewn by hand to keep bread.
Story of the piece
Traditional Alentejo Talego
Bread bag? It is a talego!
For generations the talego has been part of daily life for Alentejo families. It is a cloth bag sewn by hand from scraps of cotton or linen.
Every talego has its own touch, because every scrap has its own pattern and texture. Some families pass them down from generation to generation, as an heirloom.
It is used to keep bread fresh. But also to store clothes or small objects. And, being cloth, it is not plastic.
Made by local artisans, the talegos reach Ra-Ro through Mercado Alentejano.
It was made for bread. It still is.
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Overview
The talego with bread
A cloth bag made to keep bread.
- 1Floral ribbonA floral ribbon sewn across the whole width.
- 2The breadThe bread stays wrapped in the cloth.
- 3The clothCotton or linen, sewn by hand.
Two sizes
Medium and large
Choose the size that suits you best.
- 1Large talegoThe larger size.
- 2Medium talegoThe medium size.
- 3The drawstringIt closes the bag and keeps the bread fresh.
The maker
Mercado Alentejano
Filipe nasceu em Figueira de Barros, no Alentejo. Vanessa é de Lisboa, mas a sua família tem raízes alentejanas. Juntos criaram o Mercado Alentejano em Sousel, onde hoje vivem, para levar a mais casas os produtos de quem faz as coisas à maneira da terra e preservar o saber de ...
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Questions
Everything you need to know.
What is a talego?
A cloth bag sewn by hand from scraps of cotton or linen, used for generations by families in the Alentejo.
What is it for?
To keep bread and keep it fresh. It also works for storing clothes or small objects.
Are all talegos the same?
No. Each scrap has its own pattern and texture, so every talego is different.
How long does shipping take?
It is made to order and shipping takes about 1 week.
Use it for your daily bread, or to store clothes and small things.
17,10 € · available to ship
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