Today starts the Library Winter Reading Challenge. The theme is Works of Art. My first book is The Apron Book. I love aprons, I have my very first one I made for a badge in Brownies and I have an apron that was crocheted by one of my mom's friends for her when she was in HS. So that apron is approaching antique cos my mom will be 92 in March. I do not think she ever used it and I have it hanging on my bathroom linen closet door.
My mom and I took an apron class years ago and between us we probably made 100 of them not only for ourselves but also for gifts. I have several in my closet and many are holiday ones. If I am baking I always put one on cos you now flour and stuff fly through the air. If I am crafting I put one on as I am up and down from the basement getting stuff like thread, buttons, etc. An apron MUST have pockets cos where else do you put your kleenex? I also prefer a whole body apron not just one that ties at the waist, cos you know flour flies through the air, the mixer slings food, etc.
This book has quite the history and information about aprons through the years. There is also a pattern in the back. I will be writing more about the book as I read through it and post some of the more interesting aprons.
This is my mom's apron. I can see why she never work it. It is more of a party apron.
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