I hope this qualifies as what you asked about. I was born in Jan 1938 and they made all my dresses and panties from the feedsacks. I have heard this from my Mom and my Aunt Mary also. She done the sewing not my mom. On into the 40s I can remember the pride I took in haveing a blouse or skirt made from yep,you guessed it.Flour sacks. I sure was proud of haveing something new. My Mom sewed these. I began sewing quilts from flour sacks in 1948. They were all cotton and had floewrs or geometric designs on them Some had like flower petals or leaves on them.