Zamani, huku kukiwa na umaskini ulioenea, viwanda vya kusaga unga viligundua kuwa baadhi ya wanawake walikuwa wakitumia magunia kuwatengenezea watoto wao nguo. Kwa kujibu, vinu vya unga vilianza kutumia kitambaa cha maua ...
Kwa kuanzishwa kwa kitambaa hiki kipya ndani ya nyumba, wanawake wenye uhifadhi kila mahali walianza kutumia tena nguo hiyo kwa matumizi mbalimbali ya nyumbani - taulo za sahani, diapers, na zaidi. Mifuko ilianza kuwa maarufu sana kwa vitu vya nguo.
Kadiri mtindo wa kuchakata urejeleaji ulivyoonekana kama utaendelea kubaki, watengenezaji walianza kuchapisha mifuko yao ya nguo - au mikoba - katika aina nyingi zaidi za muundo na rangi.
Baadhi ya mifumo waliyoanza kutumia imeonyeshwa hapa chini
Baada ya muda, umaarufu wa kifuko kama kitambaa cha nguo uliongezeka zaidi ya matarajio ya kila mtu, yakichochewa na werevu na uhaba.
Kufikia wakati WWII ilitawala maisha ya Wamarekani, na nguo za kitambaa zilikuwa chache kwa sababu ya matumizi yake katika ujenzi wa sare, ilikadiriwa kuwa zaidi ya wanawake na watoto milioni tatu na nusu walikuwa wamevaa nguo zilizotengenezwa kutoka kwa mifuko ya chakula.
Picha kama hizi hutukumbusha kwamba sehemu kubwa za nchi hapo zamani zilikuwa duni sana hivi kwamba utengenezaji wa nguo za watoto, kutoka kwa magunia ya unga, ilikuwa sehemu ya maisha ya nyakati hizo.
Watengenezaji hata walitoa maagizo ya jinsi ya kuondoa wino…
Familia zilizoonyeshwa hapa chini na watoto wao wamevaa nguo za gunia. Watu wakati huo hakika walijua jinsi ya kujaribu kutumia na kutumia tena kila kitu walichokuwa nacho na sio kupoteza.
Magunia ya malisho yaliendelea kuvutia umakini wa wanawake wakati wa unyogovu na Vita vya Kidunia vya pili. Katika miaka ya 1950, hata hivyo, magunia ya karatasi ya bei nafuu yalipatikana, na hivyo kupungua kwa taratibu kwa vitambaa hivi vyema, vyema na vya kazi vilianza.
Mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1960 watengenezaji wa gunia walijaribu kuwajaribu wateja kwa vitambaa vilivyochapishwa vya katuni, kutoka kwa buck roger hadi cinderella. Kulikuwa na hata kampeni ya matangazo ya televisheni iliyokusudiwa kuumiza dhamiri ya mama wa nyumbani wa Marekani, lakini haikuweza kuzalisha ongezeko kubwa la mauzo. Leo ni waamish pekee ambao bado wanatumia gunia za pamba kwa bidhaa zao kavu.
Ulimwengu umebadilika kwa njia nyingi sana tangu wakati huo, lakini kuwa na mawazo ya kutumia vyema kile unachokipata ni sifa ambayo, ipasavyo, hufanya na inapaswa kuendelea.







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former owner. There were prints and solids; when I told my mom, an avid hand quilter I made the trip from El Paso to Granbury where we cut out two quilts. I have since made two aprons from the unique prints. We were both so excited by my discovery.
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I wore dresses made out of flour sacks when I was a child. My family was not poor--but we were frugal--and my Mother and Grandmother sewed beautifully. I am wearing a flour sack dress in my first grade picture (1950), but only because I had forgotten about "picture day." My Mother was mortified! After all, I had perfectly good store-bought dresses. But I cherish that picture.
loved this! Wish we could go back to cotton sacks for bulk goods, makes so much more sense. I would absolutely wear a dress or skirt or pants or blouse made from these wonderful and sweet fabrics! Brilliant of the manufacturers to key into this need too!
Like pajamas, a pillowcase, and a patchwork quilt lovingly made of flour sacks -- this story is heartwarming. Thank you.