Posted 3 years ago
AliceM
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Other tablecloth fabric from 1930's-1940's. These are the other tablecloths. They are all very pretty - in my opionion, Will definitely hang onto them. And again, thank you all so much. I had spent 3 weeks trying to identify this pattern. Had no idea they were not feed sacks.
AliceM, Woo hoo! More of Granny's tablecloths. :-)
I wouldn't necessarily rule out feed sacks, because apparently the one hundred pound sack was 36 inches wide:
https://thevintagewomanmagazine.com/a-history-of-feedsack-clothing/
https://pieceworkmagazine.com/make-do-feed-sack-fashion-in-the-first-half-of-the-twentieth-century/
https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3230&context=gradschool_dissertations
https://laurelleaffarm.com/item-pages/linens/feedsacks.htm
Granny seems to have favored a couple of patterns varying only in the main color (red, yellow, green, and blue).
I wonder whether she made them for parties involving multiple small tables.