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Making, Wearing, and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort
Andrews McMeel Publishing
September 2006
On Sale: September 5, 2006
152 pages
ISBN: 0740761811
EAN: 9780740761812
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Vintage aprons and modern designs are turning up in movies,
magazine spreads, upscale shops, and hip retail venues like
Anthropologie, whose trendy line of aprons is selling as
fast as they can stock them. The Apron Book is an
infectiously enthusiastic guide to aprons, old and new, that
are suddenly everywhere. Aprons take us back to our
favorite place--hearth and home. Vintage aprons help us
remember home and family the way they used to be, while
bright and sassy contemporary aprons confirm that nesting is
all the rage. Actress and trendsetter Julia Roberts has a
closetful of vintage aprons. Celebrity custom-made apron
auctions have become an annual event for several popular
charities in the past few years. 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. Warm and inviting--but like an apron quite
practical--this book is a celebration of a great American
icon and reminds us of what we loved about the people who
wore them.
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