It was common in The South, especially the rural poor. We had flour sacks of colorful material that was used to make quilts, clothes, towels and such....................
“The war years women made “House Dresses” from the sack materials. :
Where did they do that?
It certainly didn’t happen in my area-—I never even heard of such a thing.
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Absolutely it was done. Feed sacks were produced in fabrics that were colorful and could be used for making clothes. Late 40s, early 50s. One of my all-time favorite dresses was a feed sack dress.
It was common in The South, especially the rural poor. We had flour sacks of colorful material that was used to make quilts, clothes, towels and such....................
My Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and many Female neighbors in Miami, Dade, Florida (1940-1950+). I was born 1935 and although I was a young’n then, I remember having to pulling the stitching out of the seams in the sacks. I also remember the chicken feed was used for the chickens, turkeys, ducks and rabbits, we raised to eat. Meat was rationed during WW2.
Your area must have been better off, where you were.
S. Florida in WW2 was a military area. Even the hotels on the beach were housing military.
Link
http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1105750
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