Flour Sacks Stories
By Marlina
@marlina (154103)
Canada
October 1, 2016 2:38pm CST
Since I love to read about the flour sacks stories, I was looking for more of them and just now came up with the following one:
If you read the article, you will find quite an amusing little part about the undergarment made with flour sacks.
To put you in the atmosphere, here is a famous song from the depression.
Brother Can You Spare A Dime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4yT0KAMyo
The first article I wrote about this topic is located here:
Interesting Story About The Depression Days
http://www.mylot.com/post/2978140/interesting-story-about-the-depression-days
America's Quilting History Homepage Quilting History Quilt Patterns Quilt Notes Site Search Feedsacks bring to mind poverty of the Great Depression but at the same time there is a romance to the idea that women could make something beautiful from s
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@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
2 Oct 16
I never heard of flower sack stories.
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@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
2 Oct 16
@marlina - Sorry... Typo...
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
1 Oct 16
do they actually still put/make flour in sacks?
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
1 Oct 16
@bunnybon7, To tell you the truth I don't know the answer to this question, sorry,
@marguicha (230350)
• Chile
2 Oct 16
Leticia, my maid, secretary, companion and friend, raised ger 4 children by herself on a scant pay. Even when she was more poor, she liked beauty. And she told me she made shhets, tablecloths and even curtains with those sacks carefully washed so they wouldcome ut as clean as they could.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
2 Oct 16
@marguicha, so Leticia knows a lot about those flour sacks then.
@silvermist (19701)
• India
9 Oct 16
@marlina Very interesting stories.Thanks for sharing the link to the song,Brother Can You Spare A Dime.
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@LindaCPearson (2240)
• United States
3 Oct 16
I love the idea of the feedsacks being used for clothing and quilts. I have a small antiques and collectibles business and have a great respect for old linens. I'm so glad the flour sacks didn't get tossed out but were recycled into lovely useful items.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
1 Oct 16
That is another interesting story about the flour sacks. I wish my mom was like her old self, I would love to ask her if they used them.
@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Oct 16
That was a terribly hard time, not unlike what some are experiencing in certain places today I would imagine. The stories are often encouraging.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Oct 16
I heard stories from the elderly about making clothing from flour sacks.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
1 Oct 16
@andriaperry , I always loved to listen to those kinds of stories from a live person.
@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
1 Oct 16
Reusing/recycling flour sacks is nice; it can be used as shopping bags, dish cloth, and yes, undergarments for people long ago.
