My sisters and I wore feed sack dresses (as did our mother and aunts) -- I was young enough not to be concerned about the source of the fabric! We also slept on sheets made from feedsacks--My aunt was very good at getting ALL the print out. Those sheets didn't wear out and we used them until well after the 2nd world war. (They were soft and comfortable to sleep on/under.) Part of getting them ready to use involved lye water. We also used them for dish towels. We did this quite a long time after the flowered sacks went out of production. My aunt used to tell stories about the depression years--mostly about how no one had anything, so everyone was "poor" together. However, my family were farmers so food was not an issue. Flour and sugar were purchased, but most everything else came from the farm. I also remember the boys were allowed to go barefoot to school. We girls always had shoes. And to think everything had to be starched and ironed--What a job!