Marla Day, Presenter Feed Sacks to Clothing

March 28, 3:00 p.m. Marla Day – “Waste Not, Want Not: Reimagining Fashion Through Thrift Style”

During the Depression, reusing flour sacks, feed sacks as raw materials for clothing, curtains and other needs was common. This program highlights a collection of sacks from Kansas mills, thoughtfully selected to honor a family with deep Kansas roots in agricultural extension, 4-H, and a family-owned feed and farm supply store. Printing sacks with patterns was a sales technique and a common practice during this era.

Marla Day is the Curator of Kansas State University’s Historic Costume and Textile Museum in Manhattan.

You may also like the following events from Republic County Historical Society & Museum:

• Next month, 14th March, 12:00 pm, Declaration at 250! in Belleville
• Next month, 28th March, 03:00 pm, Waste Not, Want Not: Reimagining Fashion Through Thrift Style in Belleville