Vintage Aprons are highly collectible in both finished aprons and patterns
Aprons were a staple clothing item for the happy homemaker for quite a few centuries. Women did not have the luxury of owning a large wardrobe, so protecting the one they had was a necessity.
Laundry day was a big chore. The washing machine had to be filled by hand with buckets of water and it was rarely hot water. It was filled once and used for all the laundry. Whites, colors and blacks! No duel rinse and no spin cycle. The less clothing need laundering the longer the clothes lasted.
Once modern machines came into play, it became easier for the homemaker to keep up with the laundry and aprons were now being worn more for decorative purposes.
They now became more frilly, lacy, ruffled or embroidered. Some had scallops while others had fancy bibs with big ruffled shoulder straps.
Although vintage aprons are getting a bit harder to find in good shape, you can almost always find them on Ebay.
Vintage apron patterns are also available in both half aprons and bib aprons. They are always a hit at craft fairs.
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