During the Depression, Kansas Wheat started putting its flour into patterned sacks so families could use the fabric to make clothes.
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Grace & Gratitude
Encouragement for the Road Ahead from Some Furry Friends :)
During the Depression, Kansas Wheat started putting its flour into patterned sacks so families could use the fabric to make clothes.
Grace & Gratitude 
…and made a lot of little girls very happy, including my mother!
Really, Lori? I love to hear that! This is the kind of story that restores your faith in humanity, isn’t it? I can’t think of a time a modern company has done something comparable.
One of my older cousins remembers her Mom saying “Now you make sure those feed sacks match !” as her Dad set off for the mill.
I really can’t get over that company doing this for customers! The designs were lovely, but I’m trying to imagine what the fabric felt like – was it thick? Soft? I assume it had to be somewhat strong material to hold the wheat. I just love this type of ‘neighborliness” story!
The feed sacks were about the wight of a standard pillow case, and a bit smoother. Ok for dresses or blouses or shirts or skirts – not so much for undergarments. And after years of wearing feed sack garments some people – like my cousin – were heartily sick of them !
I can see how your cousin might want to wear a dress made out of a different fabric after all that time! Still love the kind thought of the company, though.
I meant to say slightly ROUGHER than a pillow case ! Though I’m sure there were some pillow cases made from them