Flour sack history lesson! In the 1930's, sacks containing flour and grain were made of cloth, primarily cotton. In the midst of the great depression, The Kansas Wheat Company realized that the Cotton Sack Dress Etsy As Financial Crisis Hit, 'Feed Sack Dresses' Became a Common Article of Clothing During The Great Depression. Made at Home, Usually by Women, From Cotton Sacks in Which Flour, Sugar, Animal Feed, Cotton Bag Sewing Contest Album alb3399419 Tutorial How to Make a Cotton Sack Dress Vivat Veritas