I've been buying aprons at the thrift shops for a long time.
The fabric is sometimes terrific
The one on the left has cocktail recipes printed on the cotton---handy.
The needlework is also fascinating.
Betty (Marty's Mom) remembers when these crocheted aprons were hot.
She works at the front desk and has been asked if this is her laundry.
Heart-shaped top and one made from a dish towel with an opera scene
We put the chiffon examples in the window
Chiffon aprons are an idea whose time is past.
Rick-rack--- real and printed
A friend recently sent photos of aprons her husband's grandmother designed for the family's Regal Paper Company.
You have a wonderful collection. I have the apron I made for my mother-in-law in in 1964 and emboidered my childrens handprints on. It is a keepsake for me now.
ReplyDeleteI collect aprons too and loved seeing these! The chiffons are my favorite and I wear them on special occasions!
ReplyDeleteI have an apron my mother made back in the early 40's....it's bright yellow, with Hardanger cutwork throughout! It's gorgeous, and I think never used! I'm still figuring out how to display it.....maybe when we redo the kitchen!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful! I think the heart shaped bodice is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI love old aprons. Last year while visiting my mom we went to the Apron Museum in Iuka, Mississippi. She has some wonderful aprons there.
ReplyDeletethanks for the flickr link, think I will put mine up one day. I love the reversible sort. The ones where you would be slaving in the kitchen and 'ding dong' you whip it over to the dressy side to open the door
ReplyDeleteI have an apron my grandmother wore when she was a maid for a lawyer in the early 1900's. She ended up marrying the gardener!
ReplyDeleteVery nice collection. I have patterns for crocheted aprons that my Grandmother use to make.
ReplyDeleteNice aprons...I collect them too.
ReplyDeleteA woman in my Guild cut up some old family aprons and made a pieced quilt. She used the ties to make the binding. What a special quilt!
Beautiful quilt
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