A mannequin displaying a flour sack dress depicting life during the 1930s Great Depression Stock Photo Alamy Feed Sack Fashions And Patterns of Depression Era America Flashbak Flour Sack Dress Etsy The Flour Sack Dress Exchange Little Rock, Arkansas, 1933 Feed sack cotton was all cloth many had in '33. Patterns bright, fabric strong. Seamstress Ella Mae Johnson set a table on her porch 1940s feedsack, novelty print, house dress, floral print, puff sleeves. Heroes, Heroines, and History: The History of Frugal Fashion Flair using Feed and Flour Sacks