I had been storing my bread in a one-gallon zip-lock bag, but by the end of a week, I was getting speckles of mold. I decided to try storing the bread in a paper grocery bag. That solved the mold problem, but the bread was stale in just a couple of days.
A web site suggested storing the bread in a cotton bag that they would be happy to sell me. I had a hemp bag from a pair of Earth shoes (yes, they still make those) that I bought a few years, ago.
That worked a little better than the paper grocery bag, but still, by the end of a week, I had a rye flavored rock for the last few slices. Not only that, but the bag was just a little bit bigger than my loaf of bread, so getting it in and out when the loaf was new was a problem.
This week, I am going to try a hybrid approach. I just baked a loaf of bread, and I wrapped it in a cloth dish towel. I plan to keep it there for a couple of days, but a the first sign of staleness, I'm going to put in in a zip-lock bag. Stay tuned.
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