During the Depression and war years, penny-pinching seamstresses found the perfect fodder for frugal fashion. Using cotton fabric from feed and grain sacks, they turned rags into homespun stitches.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In what one milling company called “A Bag of Tricks,” feed, flour and sugar sacks during the Great Depression and World War II ...

Over the past few months, I have shared with you wood cutting boards; copper; your porch, garden and home-work spaces; lampshades; and wine-bottle jugs and labels. All are popular for farmhouse/French ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – For Anne Majcher, empty feed bags are more than just garbage – they’re a repurposing project. For the past four ...

In what one milling company called “A Bag of Tricks,” feed, flour and sugar sacks during the Great Depression and World War II eras provided a frugal option for fabric. “Thrift Style,” a traveling ...