Feedsack Questions
Does anyone know the manufacturer of the following two pieces of fabric, and/or a possible date associated with them?
Feedsack Cloth to recycle as Stuffed Reindeer
photo credit: Faye Chitworth
Feedsack Cloth for making Stuffed Teddy Bears
photo credit: Faye Chitworth
According to Gloria Nixon, these prints were produced by the Bemis Company in the late 1940s. See her book, Feedsack Secrets: Fashion from Hard Times.
100% Cotton feedsack prints were often recycled into dresses, kitchen towels, and even underwear for children, during the Great Depression of the 1930s. To read more about Feedsack, please visit our file on Collectible Feedsack.