I’ve been sorting out my closets (yes, plural) and have been gathering the multitude of cloth bags I’ve collected over the years. Some came with clothes I bought while I’ve sewn quote a few. They are solid multi-tasking items and I put them to a variety of uses from gift wrapping, packing precious stuff, creating works of art by painting on them, wall pieces, and emergency hand bags and so on. In a pinch, I even use them as hand towels, because of the absorbent fabric. I’ve got my own status levels for these hard-working bags. Of course, my Mom simply called them flour sack towels thanks to their original purpose. Pure throwback. Did you know flour sacks have been around for ages when one bought milled flour in bulk as part of their household groceries? We had them in different materials, depending on what they stored. And besides being used as flour sacks, they were eco-friendly and reusable in many other ways—just as I am doing now. Sometimes they were cut into smaller pieces of cloth. Sometimes we painted on them to create pretty keepsakes. My aunts embroidered them. Whatever the use, they are amazing recyclable and environment friendly […]
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