This image released by Andrews McMeel Publishing shows vintage aprons from "The Apron Book," by EllynAnne Geisel (2006, Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC). Every apron tells a story. “When we tie on our ...
HINER — When Virginia Helweg began seriously collecting old aprons a few decades ago, she simply found it fun. “I just always liked them,” she says. Helweg didn't realize she was preserving history, ...
When most people hear about vintage things, they conjure up someone’s broken-down clutter or maybe a quaint item of dress. But others, like writer EllynAnne Geisel, find in worn wood, rusty hinges and ...
"I cling like a cicada to the latticework of memory," wrote Henri Cole. Although his poem isn't about vintage aprons, for many, it could be. Bib and cocktail, cotton and organza, these everyday items ...
If you’re a regular at Saginaw’s Savoy Bar & Grill, chances are you know Mary Dittmar. You may know she never forgets your drink order. You may know her because she has a habit of generously doling ...
Aprons keep our clothes clean, but they also are complex symbols of motherhood, status, occupation and even oppression. They also represent family, conjuring up images of apple pies and white picket ...
Today, an apron is simply a splatter shield. But think back a generation or two to the world of black-and-white TV, when aprons bursting with color were emblems of domesticity and femininity. They had ...
Vintage aprons are shown from "The Apron Book," by EllynAnne Geisel (2006, Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC). Despite the nostalgia of wearing an old apron, crafters still enjoy hand-making their own. If ...
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