Brunton's Flour Bag Skirt - XXS 1990s fashion Depth 18 mm (

Depth 18 mm (

There's narrow ruffled gauze trim at the neck

There are no fabric tags but it appears to be rayon

it has been custom made - 1960s

Brunton's Flour Bag Skirt - XXS 1990s fashion Depth 18 mm (Long, ruffled, cream half petticoat skirt made in hard times from a recycled flour bag. During the Great Depression when money was scarce for many, some women had to make do with fabric sourced from empty flour sacks. For the same reason, examples of children's clothing made from stock feed sacks have been documented. This necessity may have continued into the 1940s when fabrics and clothing were rationed during wartime. The fabric used in this skirt