Thrift store find!
07-02-2010, 09:01 PM
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They're just the holes where the sacks were sewn and yes, they will wash out somewhat. Feed sacks were sewn with very thick cotton thread similar to what is used on large bags of dog food. My mom and grandma used to save that thread for everything from tying packages, to braiding for shoelaces, to tying quilts. They're valuable to collectors when kept whole but they're valuable to quilt collectors when put into a quilt. Just make sure that you use appropriate fabrics and thread with them. We used to have community picnics in the spring and all the farm wives would bring their feed sacks to swap and trade so that everyone would have enough of each print to make an outfit. I was pretty young back then but I vaguely remember the stacks of cloth on the blanket.
07-02-2010, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Cathie_R
I doubt if the holes would disapear. Are there selvages? If they are 35" wide they are probaby fabric yardages of the same era. Nice find. In antique stores the feedsacks sell for a lot more than you gave for them.
07-02-2010, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by sharon b
:mrgreen: Score :mrgreen: Now the decision of what to make with them... or leave them as is :wink:
07-02-2010, 10:34 PM
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Feedsack cloth is a what Mama used to make my clothes from when I was young. We would have a "peddling truck" come by our community almost every week. That was the only way we had to get groceries and other items we needed. Sometimes we would sell our eggs to them or swap the eggs for items we needed. They carried feed (chicken and cow feed) in these sacks. Like the other person said, they came in different patterns and colors. Mama would try to get enough of each pattern and color to make our clothes. When I was in the 6th grade, she made me a dress that I thought was the most beautiful dress I had ever seen. "All from feedsacks" I still have some of the feedsacks from way back then. The fabric lasts forever.
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