Another option is the French Grain Sack Pillow Cover for $52 from Ballard Designs, a home furnishing catalog started in 1983 by Atlanta socialite Helen Ballard Weeks. The linen-and-cotton-blend ...

French grain sacks made of all natural jute or hessian should be dry-cleaned only. The knockoffs appearing at Restoration Hardware and catalog companies such as Wisteria are often made of linen in ...

Today, the front printed panels of burlap sacks are sought after for use in upholstery, decorative pillows, headboard covers, rugs, framing or displaying under a glass tabletop.

Many of Patine's pillows are made from French grain sacks, some more than 100 years old. (Dan Coyro -- Santa Cruz Sentinel) ...