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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joe Dunfee, post: 3716667, member: 18953&quot;]Here is a book, from 1923, that details the process of sewing a bag of grain. <a href="https://archive.org/details/sewinggrainsacks261koeb/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/sewinggrainsacks261koeb/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/sewinggrainsacks261koeb/page/n5/mode/2up?view=theater</a></p><p><br /></p><p>So, they seemed to officially be called &quot;ears&quot;. They were only on the top of the bag. Though, I think my earlier theory that they may have been puckers in the fabric, caused by stuffing a square bag, is what suggested to the cartoon animators that these &quot;ears&quot; also were on the bottom of the bag. Also, these ears seem to be inherent to larger bags than a 5 or 10 pound bag that we may buy today. Of course, rarely to people cook from scratch anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other method of closing a bag that I found, was created as the bag was emptied. This was often tied into a &quot;miller&#039;s knot&quot;. It is a knot that seals the partially empty bag. Here is a video, that shows one way it would be done in a high-volume situation. There seem to be many variations on the knot.&nbsp; Below is a picture of a tied-off bag, and one with the top portion rolled down, so the bag is open to scoop flour out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you all for your insight. I know that few will see this on stage, and notice that it is authentic. But, I think it helps those of us working behind the scenes to feel that we are recreating history a bit. I love using real antiques on stage for the same feel. It just doesn&#039;t happen as much with modern reproduction. I also sometimes share information like this bag sewing with the cast. They will also likely hear from me about the flour bag dresses from the depression era. -Joe (Cited from: <a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/recreating-and-filling-a-flour-sack.59402/add-reply" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/recreating-and-filling-a-flour-sack.59402/add-reply">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/recreating-and-filling-a-flour-sack.59402/add-reply</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]312618[/ATTACH][ATTACH]312619[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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