Vintage Feed Sacks: Fabric From the Farm
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Feast your eyes on these fascinating fabrics! Cherished by America's farmers for years, cloth feed sacks are part of America's rural history and are now entering the marketplace as hot collectibles. Over 500 color photographs illustrate fabulous patterns on beautiful feed, sugar, flour, potato, corn meal, salt, rice, and even bank and lead-shot bags. Also presented are examples of the aprons, tea towels, and bonnets commonly created from these pretty printed textiles. This colorful, entertaining, and useful book shares heartfelt reflections of life in the country and will appeal to quilters, crafters, and those with fond memories of farm life. Includes price guide and helpful hints on starting one's own feed sack collection. AUTHOR: Susan Miller and her husband Bob enjoy sharing stories of rural life and collecting farming mementos. After some sixty-four combined years in the printing business, the Millers are focusing on writing and collecting. They reside in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Author: Susan Miller
Format: Paperback, 160 pages, 216mm x 279mm, 853 g
Published: 2007, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, United States
Genre: Fine Arts / Art History
Description
Feast your eyes on these fascinating fabrics! Cherished by America's farmers for years, cloth feed sacks are part of America's rural history and are now entering the marketplace as hot collectibles. Over 500 color photographs illustrate fabulous patterns on beautiful feed, sugar, flour, potato, corn meal, salt, rice, and even bank and lead-shot bags. Also presented are examples of the aprons, tea towels, and bonnets commonly created from these pretty printed textiles. This colorful, entertaining, and useful book shares heartfelt reflections of life in the country and will appeal to quilters, crafters, and those with fond memories of farm life. Includes price guide and helpful hints on starting one's own feed sack collection. AUTHOR: Susan Miller and her husband Bob enjoy sharing stories of rural life and collecting farming mementos. After some sixty-four combined years in the printing business, the Millers are focusing on writing and collecting. They reside in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Vintage Feed Sacks: Fabric From the Farm