does anyone use an apron when cleaning and cooking

stefejb

i have a couple of denim ones from tesco but also 2 emergencies only dinner lady tabards from a charity shop, 4 sizes too big and in no way enticing - could not do without my pinnies

nodwah

Spooky, I was just thinking about getting a pinnie as I always have bleach marks all along my t-shirts where I've rested against the worktop - and this thread surfaces.
Lidl sometimes do plain cloth ones and I was thinking of writing my own slogan on one - like "slovenly houswife" for instance.

Angelraesunshine

i dont use one for cleaning but i do for cooking i was sent a free apron from baileys last year and i love it i had ones before that just on back of the door never used but this one was lighter and fitted nice so i always wear it while cooking.

laurajayne

I always use an apron for cooking/baking. I'm hoping that someone will buy me the nice green and blacks gift set in boots that has another one in so I can have a different one for sweet making

I'm such a messy cook that I'd end up covered if I didn't use one! Don't use one for cleaning though....

LisbonLaura

Anyone for an apron pattern?--- When is a wrapdress not a wraparound pinny??

thriftlady_2

My mum has just made me 3 new pinnies from a pattern in this book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apron-Book-Ellyanne-Geisel/dp/0740761811/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/202-5197691-7152669?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192876719&sr=8-1

I couldn't manage without my aprons

this_is_it

I wear one when i remember to put it on as i make such a mess when i'm baking when i'm cleaning i wear an old t shirt and leggings but i could do with a few more aprons as iv ruined so many clothes or i go get the kids from schoo land realise to late that i'v got most of what i was cooking down my front:eek:

COOLTRIKERCHICK

hi... lisbonlaura.........

welcome to the os board... and thank you for reviving the thread on aprons.......

i love aprons....... as i think of them as fashion history...... which they are......

as for wearing them.......mmmmmm..... i must admit i dont allways ....and i do tend to get flour all over the front of me when i am making pastry dishes etc.....

i have a lovely green tartan cotton apron..... nothing fancy..... which i have had for years......that i use..


i do have quite a few vintage aprons..... but i will not wear them.... even though they have been worn in the past by their previous owners....

maybe i will treat myself to a new apron as a christmas pressie
to my self...:D

Clutterfree

I always wear an apron - ruined to many clothes with bleach marks, etc.
As soon as I get home from walking the boys to school I pop on my apron.
In one pocket it has a small notebook and pen so that I can write down anything I need to get when shopping, or my "to do" list. In the other pocket I keep my mobile 'phone so that I don't miss hearing any calls or texts coming through.
When I am being VERY organised I will have a microfibre cloth looped under the tie belt! (it wraps round and I tie it at the front)
I have 4 aprons: 1 blue gingham, 1 blue spotty, 1 navy butchers style and 1 lilac one which has embroidered on the front "Mum's Kitchen - Great Food!"
I am working my way up to getting a "Perfect Housewife" one but I may be a while!

LisbonLaura

Thxs girls

I have fixed my previous post, so now you can see the pic........sorry about that.......& no one told me off:D

I have looked at that Apron Book before & went into 'I'm not paying that!' mode....but now I can get it for a fiver + p&p......:beer: (y'know, that emoticon, is not really for girls..is it??).

I have just done an apron count..........OMG, 19!! & all full length, & I know there are more! ...... though not all fit me so easily these days but I am still 'attached' to them.
The sad part is that last month I modified my favourite wraparound, which i could no longer shrink on, into a a very long hostess style apron with cross-over straps. Took me a whole morning too. Crazy girl.
Do I need medication