BCM

Thank you for the most interesting article.

joym

Thanks for posting��

jothesewer2

I was born in 1936 so the feed sack era was in big time. My Dad always bought at least 2 sometimes 3 feed sacks, that contained animal feed, that matched so we could use different patterns to make a garment. I wore many feed sack dresses and skirts with purchased simple blouses. She also made bed sheets out of the white ones(after she bleached them). It took 4 feed sacks per sheet. My Mother also cut her patterns out of newspaper and fitted them to us. I don't remember flour sacks being printed. It was a way of life and we were grateful.

ladydukes

My MIL made my SIL dresses and BILs shirts from feed and flour sacks. She said that my SIL had at least 30 little dresses at any one time. Without feed or flour sacks, she could not have afforded them.

fish92241

I remember floursacks! I am the youngest of 13 and we lived on a farm in the midwest. It was important to pick out a pretty floursack. My mother made dresses and pinafores for me out of them. (We were very poor)

caspharm

Great story!

ligia

Well thought ...

MarLeClair

Someone who had to wear the feed sack dresses said they were very scratchey.

cabinqltr

Oh, I remember them well. I had a lot of dresses and skirts made of them. This was about 1948. They were 100% cotton, a little courser than quilting fabric but very soft and not scratchy. The more they were washed the softer they became. They seemed to wear forever.. The farm next to ours raised turkeys . They got the turkey feed in printed sacks. They could take the sacks back for 25 cent refund but the farmers wife kept the prettiest and took out the stitching and washed them. I could walk over the hill to meet their daughter, my classmate, and with my $2 in hand I would pick out 8 sacks, 2 sacks for a dress. I had many dresses and skirts from them. The price was right. My Mother made all my clothes when I was young. Thanks for the memories. Ruth

ccthomas

Enjoyed reading the feed and flour sack article.