How Do I Identify Feedsack Fabric?

How do you know if what you find is really a feed sack? The most obvious way is if it's still sewn into a sack shape. If it's not, then the best way to tell is to find the stitching holes around the selvedge edges and across the width of the fabric. You'll often see the remnants of a curved seam, as well.

What are Feedsack fabrics?

Feed sacks were initially made of heavy canvas, and were used to obtain flour, sugar, meal, grain, salt and feed from the mills. They were reusable, with the farmer bringing an empty sack stamped with his mark or brand to the mill to be filled.

What is a vintage Feedsack?

Related Categories. eBay. In the mid-19th century, heavy canvas or linen feedsacks (sometimes spelled as “feed sacks”) replaced many barrels and tins for the storage and transport of flour, animal feed, and other bulk goods. The invention of the lockstitch sewing machine,...