The worse thing anyone can do to me is provide me with a source of amazing fabric. (Ok, that isn’t exactly the worse thing you can do, but you know what I mean, lol). With incredible fabrics I lose all sense of myself. And even though I am committed to designing aprons for a living,…
Shouldn’t our videos be on our blog? I thought so. Especially since they can be tutorials as well. Being such a large file they won’t upload but I can link to our Utube. There is so much possibility here in the world of video making. We have only made a few but that was fun!…
No matter how much I love large graphic prints, our packages that head out into the world are filled with pretty florals. So pretty floral prints are what we seek when choosing new fabrics. And I have to admit, they keep me content. They bring the garden indoors, and in the winter keep us tightly…
I designed a Bonnet years ago when our company was new. I know what it’s like to be outside; the heat in summer, bugs in spring, sunburnt necks, hair jostling around everywhere, hanging down your sweaty back and darn it’s cold for those northern gardeners who are outside digging out root veggies in fall. The head…
When we had the retail store, Wesley, our favorite mannequin had his own corner of the store. He stood over both print and homespun aprons and a big basket of matching chef hats. He alone generated 35% of our total sales. But then we went to online only, we found that our website sells one apron…
Ruffles are a part of fashion and dirt is where many of us live. Aprons are simply the layer of clothing that relate to the work we are doing. Ruffles may be typically considered a piece of prettiness on a garment but we found a utility purpose as well. Apron testing has shown us that…
We make aprons for the work you do. Some of the work allows you to stay clean and pretty, some of it takes you into the mud and dirt, some of it takes you into the chicken coop. We celebrate all the places work is done around the home. And as the years pass, it’s…
We took our time, we listened to our customers, we trialed banners and logo variations. Whether our customers know it or not, they vote, they speak to us, their voices speak with their debit cards and emails. We designed our new label based on what we heard. No frills, flowers, or ribbons, our label is…
I do love homespun. It is the very best fabric for messy chores. It is very lightweight, it dries well when wiped with wet hands, or used to swipe a counter top, or wipe a muddy potato. It washes up well, dries nicely and seems to get softer with age. It never minds mud or…
The colors of homespun are subtle. If you stand far enough back, you struggle to note the differences. There are plaid and stripes and neither will shout at you from afar. They are muted and blend into the garden. This is ok with me. Homespun is wonderfully soft and drapey to wear. This…
If you read the previous post, then you know how much I have wanted to recreate a particular apron that I found in a painting. I had even expanded it into an entire collection. I began the process by searching for the fabric needed. I found possibilities, bought the fabric samples and dove into the…
No matter what goes on in the Apron Company, it’s the creation of something new that lures me. There is always a fabric, an idea, an image, a feeling or a mood that develops into a new apron. There is little that compares to a day alone in the studio to work with a new…