Feedsack Primer

Find the Joy of Feedsacks and Create Practical Projects

If you've ever struggled with ideas to use your vintage fabric stash, Amy Barickman of Vintage Modern Makers can help! In this Primer, Amy dives into Feedsack fabric, the ultimate upcycling textile. What was originally designed for storing feed for livestock or grains for consumption, afterward became the textile used for projects around the home. Feedsack fabric comes in an endless variety of colors and prints that are perfect for mixing to create many useful items.

This primer features Mary's Magic Square, a sewing project to feature your favorite feedsack fabrics. This design can be used as coasters or hot pad holders. Use one feedsack print or coordinate multiple fabrics—the choice is yours! I'll show you treasures from my own collection and dive into the history of this fabric with author Gloria Nixon, our featured guest and textile expert. It’s time to take our beautiful heirlooms and vintage treasures and modernize them to enjoy in our everyday life.

Amy's Primers are multi-media experiences. She combines video lessons, interviews and sewing projects and supports them with downloadable reading materials and patterns.