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Apron Publications
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Our grandmothers and mothers wore their aprons proudly, each having at least several aprons in their wardrobes for all occasions in a kaleidoscope of fabrics. Because of the strong renewed interest in the bygone apron, original vintage apron sewing patterns have made a huge come back. Now prized for their charming pretty styles they are being snapped up and sewn up for today’s world.
They made sense in our grandmother and mother’s time, and yes, we all know that mother was always right! One of the latest fashion trends is wearing that pretty apron over your jeans!
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Aprons and Bibs |
The publication that started it all...
Vintage publication by the American Thread Company in 1945, Star Book No. 37.
Patterns for aprons for almost everyone - men, women and children. Aprons from the very practical to the fun and frilly ones. You don't have to be a professional seamstress to make a great 1940's fashion item.
Included are three crocheted aprons and two crocheted bibs, a knitted apron, sewing patterns for a man's gardening apron and grilling apron, apron made from a shirt, four baby bibs, heart apron, cocktail apron, tea apron, baby bath apron, little girls "... Sick in Bed" apron, a nurse's apron, cleaning house apron and tea serving apron. Also included are and five other apron patterns with an additional six styles. Instructions and diagrams are provided with details for enlarging diagrams.
Here are aprons designed primarily to defend your dresses and aprons designed primarily for conquests. The former are as attractive as they are sensible; the latter are the merest whiffs of femininity – demure or coquettish.
Here aprons for gifts, aprons for bazaars and fairs, and
aprons for an around-the-clock schedule in the home....
On each page are instructions and, where necessary diagrams. The aprons are easy
to make.... The diagrams given make it easy for you to cut your own patterns by
simply following the dimensions given.
Heart Interest
Pretty Aprons for Tea
Gay Ones for Cocktails
Seersucker and Rick-Rack
Unbleached Muslin and Red Checks
When I Was Sick in Bed
When Baby Gets a Bath
A Gift Set for Little Sister
The Cook Greets Her Guests
The Cook Wears Slacks
Aprons for Church Fairs
Designed for Glamour Knitter’s Delight
Bibs are Babies Aprons
Old Shirts Make New Aprons
Two Aprons for Father
Crocheter’s Delight
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Aprons
In this vintage publication, copyright 1945, patterns, instructions and illustrations are provided for making utility aprons and cap, mother/daughter apron and father/son barbeque apron, sateen coverall apron, plaid ruffled apron, taffeta party apron, make-over aprons from cast-off clothing, sewing apron, heart apron, apron with pot holder corners, aprons from ticking with yarn trim, apron with ball fringe, organdie apron, and peasant apron.
Useful as well as ornamental...apron with princess lines. Pot holder to match completes the picture
Protection plus charm...matching cap and apron...piping of contrasting color decorate the edges.
Outdoor work...picnic supper in the backyard or the country...aprons for the cook and assistants...sturdy fabrics...plenty of pockets.
Pretty enough to wear to a party, your own party...plaid gingham for the apron, plain for the ruffle.
Crisp and fresh for company at home...pleats and halter bib in checked taffeta with bands of solid color.
Out of the closet where the cast-offs are kept...three new aprons made by slight changes in new dresses
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Advertisements for Apron Patterns
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Embroidery for your Aprons and Kitchen Items - includes 14 sets of days of the week designs. Everything from blue birds to Kewpie!
Transfers for days-of-the-week kitchen towels and accessories - Bears, Blue Birds, Dogs, Down On The Farm, Ducks, Elephants, Girls Handmade M-F, Kewpie, Kitchen, Ladies - without Days printed, Scotty Dogs, Sunbonnet Girls, Sunbonnet Sue (Rest/Wash/Iron), Sunbonnet Sue.
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Sewing for Babies
Vintage 40s Baby Sewing Patterns ~Layettes~Bibs~Quilt
Sewing Gifts
Gifts you can sew - "The art of giving is bound up with the art of living, but nowadays with so many demands on the budget, many a generous impulse has to be vetoed by a stern exchequer. Here you will find directions for sewing and reaping a harvest of happiness. 71 gifts you can make yourself at one tenth the cost and ten times the fun, since each gift will bear a signature, warm and personal as your smile."
Romantic Notions - Remembrances for the Bride-to-be
Home On the Range - Gifts Aprons for Every Taste
Home Companions - Gifts for Home Lovers
Leisure Moments - Gifts that Remember a Hobby
Nursery Lines - Remembrances for the New Mother and Baby
Company Manners - Gift Linens for All Occasions
Selected for Service - Gifts for Men in the Service
Knockout Props - Gift Accessories for Teen Age Charmers
Small Talk - Presents for Tots and Children
Prize Packages - Unusual Ways to Wrap and Decorate Gifts
Gift Bazaar - Children's Bazaar - Toys (lamb, Scottie dog, gingham pig), appliqué bibs, washcloths, child's shoulder bag and hat. Bag Bazaar (travel bag, linen pocketbook, drawstring sectional bag, black mini bag), Apron Bazaar (Four aprons - a wardrobe for work or play), Potholder Bazaar (Three potholders - fun to make and fun to use), Party Bazaar (Three bridge table clovers - two with matching aprons), Luncheon Cloth Bazaar (Two luncheon sets, a place mat holder, a breakfast set), and Miscellaneous Bazaar (heart pillow, ruffled chintz pillow cover, cover for Kleenex tissue box, quilted glove case, laundry bag, appliqué bath set, hanger cover terry scuff slippers, knitting needle case, shut-eye shade, pincushions.)
Vintage Dressmaking Books
1916 Tailored Skirts - Mary Brooks Picken - Pictures scanned, text retyped for clarity and ease of reading and printing
1922 Tight Linings and Boning - Mary Brooks Picken - Pictures scanned, text retyped for clarity and ease of reading and printing
Dressmaking Guide - Singer Sewing Company - "Singer Dressmaking Guide" by the Singer Sewing Machine Company was published by Singer in 1947 with the original copyright dating back to 1936. This is a vintage dressmaking guide and is filled illustrations, information, and even a few pictures that will entertain for hours. Composed of 48 pages. Instruction in marking, cutting, bastings, seams and finishes, darts, tucks, pleats, bindings, shirring, ruffling, pockets, buttonholes setting sleeves, cuffs & collars, belts bands and cording, plackets, slashes, hems, fastenings, decorative details, tailoring, children's & infants clothing and more!
How to Make Dresses The Modern Singer Way - 1927
Paris Frocks at Home - Pictures scanned, text retyped for clarity and ease of reading and printing
Modern Dressmaking - Mary Brooks Picken Method
100 Clever Fashion Ideas for Lace
1950 How to Make Gloves - Euince Close - Pictures scanned, text retyped for clarity and ease of reading and printing
Embroidery Stitches - Weldon - scanned in black and white for clarity
Make it With Sheets
School Needlework - 1893 Olive Hapgood
Sewing Book 1 - Ruth Wyeth Spears
Sewing Book 2 - Ruth Wyeth Spears
Short Cuts to Home Sewing - The Modern Singer Way
WonderArt Needlework
Bonus Apron Items (1)
(1) Advertisements for patterns - 1900 Apron, Pat 52,
1921 - Sale of Aprons - Springtime Cleaning,
1936 - Butterfly Apron Has Eye Appeal,
1936 - Double Treat From One Easy Apron Pattern by Marian Martin - 9958,
1937 - Apron with Pansy Pockets, Pat 5985,
1937 - Aprons, Pat 3740,
1937 - Jolly Apron 9073,
1937 - Quick to Make - Smart to Wear 5800,
1938 - Apron with Appliquéd Water Lily Pocket, Pat 1683 - Laura Wheeler,
1938 - Apron, Bird Pocket Appliqué, Pat 1708,
1938 - Basket of Flowers with Bow, Pat 6080,
1938 - Hostess Apron Fun to Embroider,
1938 - Mother's Apron is a Model For Daughters,
1938 - To Meet Surprise Visitors Don an Aproned Ensemble,
1938 - Your Friends Would Adore Apron Sets as Xmas Gifts,
1939 - Marian Martin 9915,
1944 - Bag of Tricks for Wartime Sewing,
1944 - Strawberry Apron Alice Brooks,
1945 - Pattern 4769,
1946 - Marian Martin 9244,
1955 - Apron Has Quick-On-The-Draw Pot-Holder,
Tulip Shaped Pocket to Appliqué and Embroider, Pat 1635
(2) Newspaper Articles - A Lovely Apron That Girls Can Make With a Strip of Gingham - 1926, All Cooks Like Gay Aprons and They Are Easy Home Project - 1956, An Apron Shower Surprise for Cousin - Nancy Page - 1927, Aprons for All Ages - 1962, Aprons for Personal Gift Touch - 1951, Awards for 4-H Club Members - Aprons - 1944, Bright Modern Drapery Fabrics Liven Up Aprons - 1958, Cover-Up Aprons Can Be Gay - 1955, Gay Pinafore, A - 1932, Lowly Apron is High in Fashion News for Spring - 1951, Lowly Apron is High in Fashion News for Spring - 19511, Newest Aprons - 1952, Pal Aprons Make Good Fathers Day Gifts, School Girl Cover-all - 1926, Sew an Apron to Match Holiday Tablecloth - 1959, Sheath Dress Gets a Fall Apron - 1951, Springtime Makes This Apron - Pattern, Sturdy Sewing Apron - Nancy Page - 1930, Tea Time Apron - Nancy Page - 1930.
(3) Misc appliqué and embroidery ideas you may use to decorate your new "vintage" creations - Alphabet Letters A to K - Nancy Page, Apple Appliqué - Nancy Page, Appliqué Design for Child's Frock, Bird Appliqué - Nancy Page - 1930, Bluebell Appliqué Pattern - Nancy Page, Calico Flower Pattern - Nancy Page - 1930, Cherry Appliqué Pattern - Nancy Page - 1929, Dainty Sewing Apron - Nancy Page, Fish Appliqué Pattern - Nancy Page - 1929, Fish Bath Mat - Nancy Page, Flowery Chest of Drawers - Nancy Page - 1930, Handkerchief Designs - Nancy Page, Lounging Robe - Nancy Page, Polka Dot Bedding - Nancy Page, Poppy Pillow - Nancy Page - 1931, Practical Porch Pillow - Nancy Page, Protector for Coverlets - Nancy Page, Quaint Flower Passeparto - Nancy Page, Rick Rack Pillow - Nancy Page - 1930, Shoe Tree Design - Nancy Page - 1929, Small Pillow Design - Nancy Page, Star Appliqué Pattern - Nancy Page - 1929, Stencil - Apple - Nancy Page - 1929, Stencil - Pear - Nancy Page - 1929, Tally Card - Nancy Page, Tray Cloth Appliqué - Nancy Page, Trefoil Appliqué Pattern - Nancy Page - 1929, Tulip Appliqué Pattern - Nancy Page - 1929, Tulip Appliqué.
(4) Crochet patterns for aprons and kitchen items - Crochet Ideas Gay and Gifty - 80, Crochet Suggestions for Fairs and Bazaars, Crochet Your Gifts, Fair and Bazaar Suggestions, Fashions - 116, Gallery of Crochet and Knitting - Book No. 89, GIFTS - Book No 226, Gifts to Crochet and Knit, Home of Today - 108, Hot Plate Mats - 70, Ideas For Gifts, Pocket Potholders - 69, Pot Holders - 243, Pot Holders For Kitchen Pick-Me-Ups - 294, Potholders - Star 55, Puritan Crochet Book - 100, Quick to Make Gifts, Quick Tricks in Crochet - 267, Quick Tricks in Crochet - 293, Quick Tricks to Crochet - 326, Table Magic - 298.
5)) Sewing designs for aprons, kitchen items, and interesting household publications - Aprons and Lingerie - 1950's, Gifts You Can Sew. Make it With Sheets, Short Cuts to Home Sewing - The Modern Singer Way, Sewing Book 1 - Ruth Wyeth Spears - Home Decorating. Sewing Book 2 - Ruth Wyeth Spears - Embroidery Sewing Gifts Home