The Apron Book

Since we've been talking about aprons, I wanted to share a book I read about aprons that I really enjoyed: The Apron Book: Making, Wearing, and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort by EllynAnne Geisel. Since all the other members of my family are under-the-weather today and I'm not feeling especially creative, I'm simply going to let Amazon.com describe it for you:

The Apron Book provides full-color photos of new and vintage aprons from the author's collection, patterns for four basic apron styles and myriad variations, recipes, tips on collecting and preserving vintage aprons, and heart-tugging stories from the author's traveling apron exhibit. The book also explores the heyday of aprons and looks at the various roles aprons still play when worn in the kitchen, around the house, by the backyard grill, on the job, and for special occasions.

It was such a fun read! It's been two years since I've read it, so I'm planning to request it again from our library. You may also enjoy EllynAnne's website--it's well worth the visit.

By the way, The Apron Chronicles exhibit is currently at Ironworld, if you're up that way. It may be coming to your area, too--you can find the schedule here.