Sustainable Fabrics: Feed Sacks

I saw this lovely blog post on Etsy on the history of using feed sacks as clothing fabric. It was so popular that in the mid-1920's mills produced their bags with beautiful patterns on them and put their labels on easily removable labels. It is such a far cry from today's throwaway culture but from what I've seen the dresses were still beautiful and stylish.

"In many homes every bit of fabric — every coverlet, apron, diaper, and bonnet — was first a container for sugar, animal feed, or agricultural seed ... At a time when many rural families had limited resources, these bags were considered nearly as valuable as the items they contained".

And these beautiful feed sack dresses still look so stylish today..


thecatspajamas on Flicker


via weardrobe

There is also this beautiful store black strap who sell the most amazing cushions made from a range of seed sacks. I don't know how Etsy sellers manage to create such amazing photography - I'm so jealous of their talent - I'm sure the room being so beautiful helps too


Regal clover seed sack pillow


Lowe corn seed pillow