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Aprons & Bibs

Spiral Bound Book Republication™

Originally Published - 1945!

Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Spiral Bound Book Republication™ of the original "The Aprons & Bibs" with "Over 30 Sewn & Crocheted Ideas!" We scanned and reformatted a scare original and are pleased to offer you this wonderful vintage WWII / Swing Era Apron and Bib Making reference for your reenactment or personal recreation sewing pleasures!

This item has clear, concise directions to make many complete aprons and bibs using draft patterns! (Original is not for sale)

Producing the best CD & Spiral Bound Book Republications for you since 1999!

Our new line of Spiral Bound Book Republications™ oh-so-conveniently lie flat while in use!

This is a unbelievably nice touch if you have every tried to read a pattern's instructions while your hands are full of your in progress project. As an avid needleworker myself my personal experience prompted my choice of spiral binding for it's ease-of-use alone. I bet you'll love it too!

Our customers say:

"Item arrived quickly & safely. Great product. Good seller to deal with. 5 star!!"

This would be a great reference item for those interested in WWII era reenactment, opera, stage and theatre costumers, historical clothing students, fabric artists and more! I hardly know where to begin!

This is certainly a fine source of historically valuable techniques and inspiration for the creative seamstress and fabric artists out there who recreate the clothing for women, misses' and girls from the WWII Era. This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful craft instructional revealing our heritage from an earlier America culture!

An Excerpt:

"Here are aprons designed primarily to defend your dresses, and aprons designed promarily for conquests. The former are as attractive as they are sensible; the latter are the merest wiffs of femininity - demure or coquettish.

Here are aprons for gifts, aprons for bazaars and fairs, and aprons for around-the-clock sechedule in the home.

Here, too, are aprons designed with an eye to the costumes to be worn under them. Do you wear slacks?...Do you act as cook even when you're giving a dinner party..."

An Ode to the Apron!

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, but along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.

And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.

When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

REMEMBER: Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool.

Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw. They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron. I don't think I ever caught anything from a Apron.

Anon

CONTENTS

Heart Interest

"Black velvet ribbon run through embroidered beading at the waist, and tied around the neck is a new feature in this dainty apron of a soft light weight drapery fabric..."

2 Pretty Aprons for Tea

2 Gay Ones for Cocktails

Practical Ones for Housecleaning and Kitchen

Seersucker and Rick-Rack

Unbleached Muslin and Red Checks

Girl's When I was Sick in Bed

"an apron with pockets full of surprises - crayons, puzzles, dolls"

When Baby Gets a Bath

A Gift Set for Little Sister

"Three darling aprons for playing house and helping Mother"

The Cook Greets Her Guests

"A wonderful little apron to top a dress so smartly that is looks part of the costume"

The Cook Wears Slacks

"Styled right to wear over slacks, this apron is both smart and practical"

6 Aprons for Church Fairs

2 Designed for Glamour

"White cotton-tasslled braid takes a bow on the apron designed for glamour not drudgery"

Knitters Delight

Plenty of room for your skeins of yarn!

Bibs are Babies

"These bibs are fascinating to make especially when you have a scrap bag from which to select odds and ends of pretty cotton fabrics. These are not slap-dash affairs; little details, amusing, imaginative add to the fun of making - and to the pleasure of the wearer."

Story Book House

The Cow Jumped Over the Moon

Crocheted Softy

Peter Bunny

Jo-Jo the Clown

Crocheted Carrot Eater's Bib

Old Shirts Make New 2 Aprons

"When the collars and cuffs are frayed beyond redemption, use the rest of the shirt for aprons - little tie-arounds or larger ones..."

Two Aprons for Father

Gardening Apron

Cooking Apron

Crocheter's Delight

3 Aprons

"Crochet these Delightful Aprons in Colors to blend or contrast with your favorite hostess dress"

Edging for Coctail Apron

Edging for Tea Apron

What a historically educational and delightful needlecraft art instructional piece this is!

The ladies of earlier times put their hands to such marvelous work and now you can too! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These instructions are very clear and easy to follow and yet the experience needleworker will be capable of altering as per individual needs and artistic whim.

The antique and vintage thread, fabrics, trimmings, etc., can be found on Atomic Mall quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! :) Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a near by fabric, craft or hobby store…

The Spiral Bound Book Republication™ you will receive is representative of the types of handicraft expertise of earlier genteel and feminine American and European culture! If you're into nostalgia like I am you will have many hours of enjoyment recreating antique needlework items for yourself or others dear to your heart just the way your great-grandmothers did!

You will appreciate the attention taken in providing a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that you will use for many years to come. This information has been scanned at a high resolution and electronically revamped to provide you with the very best hardcopy reproduction. Unlike other reproduction sellers this is NOT a cheap, grainy photocopy! Our Spiral Bound Republication™ has so many more advantages over the original book.

What are the benefits of our antique book Spiral Bound Book Republications™?

* Our products are produced with front and back covers of heavy stock paper.

* Our products are made using the latest LaserJet printing technology meaning the ink will not smear like inferior photocopy or inkjet products do.

* Our spiral binding allows your book to lie flat during use for ease of viewing while working on your needlework projects.

* Our products do not cost a small fortune for you to obtain and enjoy.

* Every image and every page has been scanned to produce crystal clear images and you never have to deal with any crumbling old paper!

* These scans are enlarged to full-page dimensions for ease of viewing!

* You can gift these wonderful Victorian, Edwardian pattern book finds with family and friends!

Curious about the quality of this item? Please contact me and I will forward an image for your own personal inspection! You will appreciate the attention we have taken in providing you with a TOP QUALITY PRODUCT that will be use for many years to come...

Check out Dakota Prairie Treasures' current auctions for many other unique needlework CD & Spiral Bound Book Republications™ for your creative needle working pleasure!

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