在过去，贫困普遍存在的情况下，面粉厂发现一些妇女用麻袋给孩子做衣服。为了应对这种情况，面粉厂开始使用印花布料……
这种新型布料进入家庭后，各地节俭的女性开始将其用于各种家居用途——抹布、尿布等等。这种布料也开始流行起来，用来装衣物。
随着回收利用的趋势似乎将持续下去，制造商开始在布袋（或饲料袋）上印制越来越多样化的图案和颜色。
他们开始使用的一些图案如下所示。
随着时间的推移，饲料袋作为服装面料的受欢迎程度超出了任何人的想象，这既得益于人们的创造力，也得益于饲料袋的稀缺性。
二战期间，美国人的生活被战争所主导，布料因用于制造军服而短缺，据估计，超过三百五十万妇女和儿童穿着用饲料袋制成的衣服。
这些图片提醒我们，这个国家的大片地区曾经非常贫穷，用面粉袋给孩子们做衣服，是当时生活的一部分。
制造商甚至还提供了如何去除墨水的说明……
下图是一些家庭和他们的孩子，孩子们穿着用饲料袋做成的衣服。那时候的人们确实懂得如何物尽其用，避免浪费。
在大萧条和二战期间，饲料袋一直深受女性喜爱。然而，到了20世纪50年代，更便宜的纸袋开始普及，这些色彩鲜艳、美观实用的布料也因此逐渐走向衰落。
20世纪60年代初，麻袋制造商试图用印有卡通图案的布料（从巴克·罗杰斯到灰姑娘）来吸引顾客。他们甚至还发起了一场电视广告宣传活动，意在唤醒美国家庭主妇的良知，但并未带来销量的显著增长。如今，只有阿米什人还在使用棉布袋来装干货。
自那时以来，世界发生了翻天覆地的变化，但善用现有资源的思维方式，这种品质理应继续传承下去。
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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.