does anyone use an apron when cleaning and cooking

LilacLillie

I always wear one for cooking.............I'm so messy!
But seeing as I have to wear one, its usually a fun one. At the moment its a fancy satin one with a tu-tu on the bottom. Got it from one of the Xmas catalogues doing the rounds (Diabetes, Cancer, initial Ideas etc:) for about a tenner.
Also got a fun men's one of a full kilt and jacket top bit sporen the lot, that was about £15.
Make good Xmas stocking fillers as well. Sent off for 3 more of each, people love them.............so they say
LL

morganlefay

I am an incredibly messy cook and splat fat and tomato puree and stuff all over my front. I used to use a butcher's stripy apron but found that industrial strength fat splats got through the fabric onto my T shirt - PVC and/or nylon aprons would be no good at all. However I found a fabric shop selling remnants of curtain material - a sort of thickish linen+cotton v nice big flowery pattern for about £1.00 so I got a couple of bits of that and some cotton braid stuff and using the butcher's apron as a template just cut and sewed it. It was very easy as it's a pretty basic shape (tho I made it wider at top because of big boobs problem) and then I sewed a pocket on the front (from same fabric - there was plenty) so I not only have a nice kangaroo pouch to put everything in, but also a double thickness just at the food preparation/sink level so it really keeps splats off. I look like a mobile armchair.I have used it for about 5 years now and no sign of wearing out (tho I have the other bit of fabric in store for when it does give up ghost.) I do it on a boilwash when it gets really nasty, but hate not to have it when cooking (or eating spaghetti etc) as it reallydoes the trick. How sad am I ?:rotfl:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

lol..:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

just been reading through the thread again...

oh i love aprons......not many in the charity shops at mo....

there was a post earlier.. about an old fashioned wrap over apron...

just a thought maybe to tied you over....why dont you buy a wrap over dress from a charity shop and modify it.... cut sleeves etc.... or even use it as template.... and buy cheap off cut material... suitable for an apron....

also dont forget aprons make great christmas pressies....

npsmama

Must admit a tie-over one like Nora Batty wears in Last of the Summer Wine doesn't tempt me at all!

But whatever floats your boat as they say!

stefejb

Love aprons - my brother is a chef so he ... ahem .... came by two butchers style aprons - blue with white stripes and enormous pockets for my cloths etc and essential personal radio . i also bought from a charity shop 2 of what the kids have dubbed "dinner lady pinnies" - those sort of tabard things - again big pockets. These were both size 22 and i'm a size 12 so i whip them off if the doorbell rings. i have to say my aprons make me feel quite proffesional

dannahaz

morganlefay wrote:

I look like a mobile armchair.

Thank you for that mlf, made me snort on my fruit juice!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

dannahaz wrote:

Thank you for that mlf, made me snort on my fruit juice!

better be carefull could be arrested for that lol:D

LisbonLaura

I saw this thread ages ago when i was lurking one day & I always meant to post, so 1 year! late, (having found the bookmark!) may i say this..

I was brought up in Scotland in the late fifties & a large apron was compulsory in our house for us girls..the sort with a wide neck band & straps from there to the waist...for all day comfort...& I still have some of my mums

When I married I moved to Milan, & my MIL was an ex-model, yet at home she & her two daughters wore wraparound pinnies all day.........(MIL I might add still looked stunning when we went on the town!) .... so such a pinny became the norm for me.
Now I live in Portugal & the women of all ages mostly have...yep, a wraparound pinny; & I still have mine + two I bought here for a princely 4€ each!
Most friends who come from the UK have a real street cred problem if I throw one of my pinnies at them, but those from Spain & Italy do not.... (so I guess Mrs Overall, Hilda & Nora didn't make it internationally?)

Seems crazy to me. Nothing has better coverage for those living a rural life like me. I have one for the garden too.

The village clothing shops still have stacks of them & they are also sold on the markets, so if anyone is holidaying in Portugal (& probably Spain & Italy) they could corner the eBay retro market with a suitcase full of the ultimate in a sensible girl's wardrobe:D

Dare I add that my hubby finds the bib type with back straps quite enticing.........past life experience, he says!!

Well, I've done it at last.......& my first post here too.

I hope you all didn't find this euro outlook too tedious

Yours

Laura (well south of Lisboa)

mioliere

I have always had to wear an apron because I am naturally clumsy. I keep more than one on the go - a cotton one for general housework, a really old pvc one for dirty jobs (cleaning drains, etc) and a 'Stepford Wives' pvc one which is blue with twee little flowers on it, for cooking. I would love to wear one of those tabards with pockets that they wear on Dinner Ladies but I think DH would leave me! I find aprons are essential and much cheaper than having to replace gravy-spattered clothes!

maypole

I really should wear an apron before I ruin anymore clothes with bleach splashes and grease marks. I keep meaning to buy one, then forget until the next time I ruin something.

My mother used to wear an apron and a scarf on her head, wasn't just to keep the rollers in, she wore it to keep hair clean and free of smells, they didn't have access to hot water and shampoo in those days for washing hair like we do today.