feed sacks

Livestock meal containers

Feed sacks are large bags used to hold and transport animal feed—grain, seed, or meal for livestock.

Historically made from sturdy cotton fabric, they were often printed with colorful patterns.

During the Depression era, thrifty households repurposed the cloth for clothing, quilts, and household items: Grandma made dresses from feed sacks.

Modern feed sacks are typically plain woven plastic.

Related

fabric · quilts · chickens · barn · farm · country living · general store · livestock · printed · patterns · homemade · dresses · recycled · storage · stitching · muslin · homespun cloth · harvest

Opposites
container function

feed sackshoppers

Things that bound

dispensers · mangers · water troughs · grain silos · silos

material quality/status

feed sackssilk fabrics

Textiles from cocoon fibers

brocade · haute couture · cashmere · luxury goods · velvet

material flow direction

feed sackscompost bins

Containers for organic decomposition

slop buckets

Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G