Why You should wear Aprons ☞ Aesthetic & Practical Reasons + Quick, Easy (& Lazy) Sewing Tutorial

So... Why do most European Folk Costumes feature an Apron? Allow me to list all sorts of aesthetic and practical reasons behind this popular piece of clothing. And just in case you have a need to fulfill your cottagecore dreams, or make hasty progress with your everyday chores, I included a tutorial of the quickest and simplest way I know how to make an apron!
Yes, I took plenty of shortcuts on the tutorial: a great many things could have been measured, pinned or basted, but this simple apron is only supposed to be a casual 30 min project you can fix up in an afternoon ❧
❤ If you were wondering... I'm happily wearing my new apron now ❤
Here's a list of all the folk verses sung in this video:
"Szakácsasszony, ejnye, ejnye-bejnye,
De szennyes a kötője eleje!
Mossa ki a kötője elejét,
Úgy várja a megtisztelt vendégit!"
Folk song from Szatmár area
"Kertünk alatt faragnak az ácsok,
Idehallik a kopácsolásuk,
Eredj, lyányom, kérdezd meg az ácsot,
Ád-e csókért egy kötény forgácsot?
Édesanyám, huncutok az ácsok!
Drágán mérik a kötény forgácsot!
Kilenc csókot adtam neki érte,
A tizediket ráadásul kérte!"
Folk Song from Tenke, as sung by my Grandfather
Songs often appear in other - nearby or sometimes faraway - villages and areas too, with some differences in lyrics or tune.
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[@billiebluesheepie2907]

Pro tip: if you tie knots in the two bottom corners, you can tuck them into your waistband and have a pocket that you don’t have to hold! I remember a time (probably 20 years ago now) when a friend reached into one side of her apron ‘pocket’ and pulled out a baby goat, and then the other side made a noise so she replaced the goat and pulled out her own newborn baby from the other side!

[@bethrivera867]

😳😳 she fit two babies in an apron? Mind blown!

[@GreenMonkeyToaster]

Your friend didn't kid around!

[@taritangeo4948]

Why i find carrying babies in pockets so funny

[@olivialahde5485]

@@GreenMonkeyToaster I see what you did there, and that is an awesome joke haha

[@totallycrazystudios1801]

Wow you're friend is cool

[@luludi3]

Yes please make a video about Hungarian folk dress and traditional embroidery.

[@laurameisenhelter9186]

Yes, please. Very interested

[@e.t.b.1580]

Yes! Especially traditional embroidery!

[@michellecornum5856]

Absolutely!

[@KristenK78]

Yeeeeeesssss! My mom’s family is from the Burgenland. I would love to see someone modern talk about folk dress in that region, or nearby, and how it was done, and is done today.

[@maggiem6209]

Oh my gosh, I love that embroidery style. I've been trying to copy it for YEARS. YES, _PLEASE_ DO THIS.

[@dodiekoehler5256]

I love that aprons are having a come back. My Grandmother's wore them daily. But my mother's generation gave them up. I have started wearing them a lot the last few years. I am 61 years old.

[@susanbender2953]

Same here. My mom distinctly disliked aprons so I never understood why people wore them . Duh... now I do. Weird about the most obvious things that sometimes escapes us.

[@LynneCooney]

I still have, and never stopped using, my mom's Kliban cat apron from the 1970s. It's been hanging in and being used in kitchens for 50 years now!

[@MzClementine]

I'm just talking about this the other day. I asked my mother what was the burn your bra type or the apron type. After that conversation and she proclaimed she was a burn your bra type. No joke when I left my home I immediately collected aprons. I've been wearing them ever since, I was 18. and if I'm doing anything in my home besides just sitting relaxing I have on an apron. Always.

[@fussyrenovator7551]

I started to wear a denim bib type of apron a few years ago and now I feel undressed without one on.

[@mangot589]

I just posted that for some reason, people don’t seem to use them anymore🤷‍♀️. I mean, they protect your clothes at the very least. I actually just bought my daughter an apron for Christmas just this last year. I went to help her to cook her first thanksgiving dinner, and I asked for an apron. She didn’t have one. I’m 60. Thinking on it, Susan, my mother didn’t use one either🤔

[@catelynh1020]

I've been using my long skirts to do the things aprons used to do. Now that i'm starting to make my own clothes (still looking pretty medieval since i'm only just starting out and simple shapes are easier than closer fitting clothes), an apron would be very helpful. I worry what my coworkers will think of me when we all have to stop working from home and they'll see me in basically medieval european clothes with my hair up in ribbons daily because i suddenly hate modern clothing being so stifling and 5 minutes with a ribbon gives me a good hairstyle that i won't fiddle with through the day.

[@ragnkja]

There are definitely worse “lockdown fashions” to take with you into “normal” life.

[@SolveigMineo]

It is not just you, don't worry. My 85 years old grandmother is a fantastic professional dressmaker and she told me : "Don't worry, I have sewn hundreds of zippers in my life and I still hate them" 😅

[@MzClementine]

My mother was the seamstress. The whole dress no sweat, I can't even count how many wedding dresses that she's made. The one thing, she dreaded every time. The zipper. They can be so finicky. My mother could repair leather, she was excellent at recovering furniture. Oh the dresses she made for me for my concerts. Unbelievable beautiful. Beautiful wedding dresses prom dresses. And like I said every time the zipper...

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

My grandfather was a saddler and had no problem with zippers. My nana, a seamstress, avoided them when possible.😆

[@gorgo4910]

So it’s not just me 😂

[@helenkemp6468]

My mum was a trained tailoress and also taught me, we both utterly hate doing zips

[@jamiethekid2309]

probably one of the most important uses of an apron is being able to cover your hands while reaching for hot pots and such!

[@aac2294]

Bless you. I've lived on this earth 28 years and never thought to do this before. I've been out here depending on flimsy oven mitts

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

Hmmm. Rolling in at 43, always worn one. Never used as an oven mitt.😂

[@BellaBelua]

Two or three weeks ago, as I was once again taking 50 year old books out of our library shelves for revision I thought to myself "aprons need to come back into fashion" as my black clothing got completely covered in dust.

[@rd6203]

🤤 Booooks 💙💚💙

[@MissCaraMint]

Yeah I was baking and got covered it flour

[@mangot589]

@@rd6203 How I miss them!😄. (I do still go to the library 😱, and buy them), but I admit that e books are 85% of my book purchases now. It’s so much easier to store them and take them places lol. We’d go somewhere for a week, and my luggage was so heavy!

[@nancymontgomery8897]

My grandmother would flap the loose part of her apron at her face as a quick "fan" on hot days. If she perspired, the apron hem was her towel. As you mentioned, it was a perfect way to gather eggs from her hen house. Her aprons included large patch pockets in case she wanted to carry her pruning shears, garden trowel, etc. I don't wear aprons, but I did make a Bavarian style square dance dress with a decorative apron.

[@bethhelenart]

If you add a drawstring at the bottom edge you will be able to tie it up to the waist ties making the "pocket" hands free 😊 this is some times referred to as a harvest apron, and will be among the first projects I do when I get a sewing machine 😃

[@Earthy-Artist]

Have never heard of a harvest apron before, I need one!

[@johannaschneider2484]

This past spring I decided to begin incorporating dirndls into my everyday wardrobe around the farm. One day in the fall, as I was chatting with a friend, my 2 year old plonked himself down in the potato patch and began eating dirt as fast as he could. Good thing I had my apron on, cleaning him up was a cinch! I also love using it as a giant pocket and of course the aesthetic. 😊

[@juliapalos2077]

I just bought a second hand embroidered bulgarian folk apron, and I'm spanish. It was so beautiful! Thanks to you I've discovered that I love folk costumes from all Europe.

[@lizzyv9754]

I think the first reason for aprons is genuinely fascinating because the 17th/18th centery styles of western Europe put the slits on the side so you can access the big ass pocket hanging underneath the garment. I think that is such a cool construction change!! Also you're lovely, the video is great, and I hope you feel better soon! Oxoxoxox

[@alittleimagination9023]

You know what else needs to make a comeback, cloaks.

[@cassandrabreit5029]

I've strongly considered making a cloak or a cape to replace my winter coat because I am often babywearing and my coat isn't big enough to wrap around both me and a baby

[@BliffleSplick]

"Nobody sees nothing" is actually pretty accurate - in Shakespear's time "nothing" was also slang for vulvas, hence the double meaning of "much ado about nothing"

[@rasheedahsilvertree]

ohhhhhhhhhhhh lol i was 11 years old when my father took ,e to my first Shakespearean play.....wow...old english is something else

[@BliffleSplick]

@@rasheedahsilvertree Pretty much all of Shakespear's stuff is bawdy as heck, it's that slang has changed over time so some of it is "lost in translation" in a way.

[@ragnkja]

Triple meaning, if you include the then-homophone “noting”.

[@dshe8637]

How dare they call such a lovely part, 'nothing'!

[@jannajacob219]

Boy, they didn't teach us that in H.S. 😅

[@UndershirtSandwich]

That song about the wood shavings was a real bop.

[@countrycutie720]

I've been an art student, I've worked in food service and now in a floral shop, and let me say... Aprons are the most convenient piece of attire to exist. My ALL TIME favorite aspect for them is shoving my hands in the pockets or underneath them to keep warm, but drying hands and wiping away paint are good reasons too..

[@DomesticatedGoth]

This pinged an old memory from when I was very young; my grandmother used to make tiny aprons like this for me, but they were made out of recycled things that had been embroidered (probably tablecloths) and she would sew eyelet lace along the bottom (she was Breton, so perhaps a nod to Breton folk aprons that have lace along the bottom) to stop me getting my dresses mucky when I came to visit because my mother always sent me to visit in my church dresses and my grandmother always wanted to teach me cookery, so there had to be a child-size apron at her house!

[@jackiejames4551]

The first thing I learned to sew was an apron. My favorite apron had a bib front, great for a messy cook, your blouse stayed clean.

[@cliftonknits102]

Aprons are particularly useful when you have a toddler about the house who insists on wiping their nose on your skirts.

[@cutethulu_xo]

Mine like to rub cheese puff dust on my black pants 🙃

[@Chattepliee]

Peanut butter lips on my pants all the time 😂

[@tessacyclone6329]

Ahahahahaha!!!!

[@TorchwoodPandP]

This was lovely, hilarious, instructional, historical, and practical! That is a combination I have never come across before. Kudos to you for achieving so much in one video!

[@indriadrayton1132]

UGH! It's so hard to wear kitchens, they just get in the way!

[@ozok17]

@Elizabeth Day ...or, if you wear it the way you wear a car or a bicycle or a wheelbarrow, without lifting it much if at all.

[@totallycrazystudios1801]

I know right! The stove is always moving to a place you can't reach it. Smh.

[@ah5721]

then you arent wearing they right type . close fitting ones with a bib front is what I find helpful in the kitchen. these are kind of frilly with the gathers. make your self a smooth front.

[@RahonaStream]

I love aprons like this so much. I made my first out of linen for the aesthetic a while back, but since then I have fallen in love with them for the sake of the big washable pocket that keeps my clothes from getting dirty. From my farm to yours, aprons are also great for carrying rabbits! Keeps them calm and keeps you from getting scratched. I love your singing, you know so many wonderful songs and you have such a beautiful voice for them!

[@melissamybubbles6139]

I wish I'd been shown this video as part of a home economics class.

[@katelynpatterns9611]

I know right! It’s so much easier to understand

[@catelynh1020]

I wish i'd had a home ec class.

[@melissamybubbles6139]

@@catelynh1020 Me too.

[@PhoenyxAshe]

I was considered the odd one out - of all the girls (we had one lone boy in my class), I was the only one who made an apron instead of a skirt. When the teacher tried to convince me to change my project, I pointed out that the second half of the class was cooking, wasn't it? So an apron would only be practical, right? She didn't like it... but couldn't argue the point.

[@shmataboro8634]

@@PhoenyxAshe I like the way you think!

[@ebatdorf9991]

This video was great in every way! Your elderly persona was so good that I laughed so hard I cried! I wear aprons, daily, but generally the full ones that cover my torso, as well. I have these nice, gingham half-aprons my great-great-grandmother made in the 1950s or '60s, but I don't want to ruin them, so I wear them as "hostess aprons," not when I'm actually cooking or cleaning, haha.

[@evieburke8075]

Aesthetic or practical? It's BOTH!!! my life goal is to be a cottagecore fairy.... but I am very messy and going to be an art teacher so APRONS definitely seem like something I need outside of the kitchen lol... I loved the folklore songs too xoxox

[@bearded-cat]

I never cared about aprons but youtube recommended me this video at 3am at night and now I want an apron. Love from Poland

[@RK-fs7gw]

Me with my Finnish ass here like : I effin love aprons. 😁 Its the most usefull thing what I can wear while doing anything. Having a extra pocets and layer of protection against dirt is the best 🤟

[@ceruleanskies001]

Just recently made a large "chef" apron full of mistakes and learning. Found some tartan print pillowcases at the thrift store that seem like good candidates to practice your tutorial. I am more of a practical wearer and with the tartan, I can be practical and flashy!

[@651LYS]

I made a Hello Kitty apron for my friend’s daughter for Christmas one year. My own Hello Kitty one I bought inspired me to make it for her. I would wear an apron just for the protective factor alone, but for someone who is body conscious, I also dig them to hide behind.

[@KittyInTheRain]

I started making a super aesthetic and frilly apron for the cottage core ghibli aesthetic but never got around to finishing it. Then I had to hand wash one of my floor length circle skirts twice this week because I keep spilling food on myself so I decided it was time to finish the apron and just wear it every day, so that's what I did this afternoon. I'll probably make a more practical one soon too,so thanks for the inspiration!

[@oliviaknight1123]

I would love to see your video about the history and greater details, yes please! I've been wearing aprons for some time now, I made a new year intention going into 2020, that I would make more effort to be more feminine and wear my dresses more often. Best thing I ever did! Plus it looks so pretty. I'd spent the past 5+ years in the ambulance service and green heavy combat style trousers and steel toe capped boots, so this "being more feminine" was more my clothes as I've always been pretty girly, try to be elegant and ladylike ❤

[@Elentarien]

Ahh. Thank you for this little tutorial. I'm starting out in Historybounding - and sewing. Sewing is intimidating for me (I have no idea why. I already knit, crochet, cross stitch and embroider. . .but the sewing freaks me out. rotflol I'd love to be able to make stuff for myself, though, so I'm plugging away at learning as I can.) and have been wanting some aprons - and simple sewing projects to move myself along, too. This tutorial. . .is simple enough that I think I can do it!! And using bedsheets is an amazing idea. I can thrift those fairly easily (as opposed to finding actual linen that doesn't break my budget?! :P) and this makes it more than possible for me to tackle this project and maybe make myself a pile of aprons - even before I get skirts made. (Yeah, pockets I can do, aprons are a good step up. Shift is next on the agenda but is bigger so I keep getting intimidated and backing off. lol Aprons - are good.) While I'd love to have an apron with the front bib too - I can see how that might go from making this waist-style one. Thank you. I'll give this a shot. :D (or several)

[@BelleChanson0717]

If it helps, I started by sewing a lot of historical underwear (shifts, petticoats, etc). I figured "eh, even if I mess up, it's underwear so no one else will ever see it, so as long as it's functional it's fine!" That definitely helped take the pressure off and having a few successful projects gave me the confidence to try actual clothes after a while. Good luck!

[@daniellecharland-gruhzit1177]

I wear aprons in the kitchen. Some are pretty and some just practical. All of mine cover my upper dress too, one way or another. I also insist on the aprons having pockets. Thank you so much for this sweet and informative video. Your apron looks great!!

[@romrom920]

Starting with undergarments is awesome advice, and don't be scared of starting with hand sewing! It feels pretty identical to knitting/embroidering and it's easier to backtrack if you make a mistake.

[@una_panthera9820]

I think the reason the thrifted aprons all have small patterns could be because small, busy patterns are good for hiding stains! Definitely something to consider if I make one ^^

[@nancymontgomery8897]

6:52 Mr. M is looking at you so puzzled, like he's thinking, "I know that's you Mom. Why are you acting so weirdly?"

[@katdrinjak4129]

I've added an apron as part of my post-apocalyptic LARP costume and I've ended up using it whenever I'm crafting as well. Its perfect for keeping secret snacks in as well as wiping off paint and other random things from my hands.

[@shmataboro8634]

Kat Drinkak. ❤️Secret snacks ❤️. ☺️

[@reptoJane]

I love aprons! I was lucky to inherit a bunch from my mother, grandmother and great aunts. Now, my daughters steal them for using for Lolita J-fashion outfits as well as vintage themed clothing outfits. Thank you for sharing the apron love.

[@jek7016]

Thank you! I recently read Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver book. It made me wonder why aprons are worn as a key part of certain folk dress where it's also decorative versus in other cultures where it's mainly worn while doing housework, etc. This helped me understand and appreciate much more. Also loved hearing the folk songs!

[@TheGallicWitch]

I come from a community of bateliers in France (the people who live and work on barges, those large, flat-bottomed, metal boats that transport things like sand, petrol, rocks, tar, etc.). We spend all our life on the barges (péniches in French), we are home-schooled and work on them as well, and women from the community all have aprons! Super important for us. I'm 23 and I have three aprons for different purposes, two that attach at the back and have straps like an open-back dress and one like the one you made, but much larger (covers all the way to my back). Everyone I know wears aprons. I'm not a woman and even I use them all the time because they're so useful. Also I'm a herbalist healer, I make medecine and balms and ointments for people so when I go outside in the garden or in nature to harvest plants to make my herbal remedies, the apron is really useful!

[@michelemilne9612]

I wish you a speedy recovery. My thoughts are with you.🌷I have to watch this video again because the fabrics are so beautiful. I love the cushion behind you and the floral skirt and pink apron combination: all gorgeous. Thank you. 🌺

[@chelseafarnsworth119]

​I'm so in love with aprons and got SO excited when I saw the title for this video. I do wear them many times a week, more in the summertime. I used to only wear them for the aesthetic but more recently have enjoyed having one around (haha!) as a hand towel/rag to wipe things with and also as a pocket when needed. The tutorial was wonderful! I'm sorry to hear Anna isn't feeling well. Sending goodness her way.

[@digitaldgirl4459]

Aprons are such a useful piece of one's wardrobe. I made a fancy one for my Christmas outfit and plan to make some simple ones for other uses. Your video was delightful. I enjoyed you folk singing and your humor.

[@reneesorenson5271]

I enjoyed your video, with BONUS folk songs! I have agreed to make a kroj for a girl participating in a Miss Czech contest in the US. Also, I find I am reaching for an apron in the kitchen more often these days, as I'm cooking and baking at home almost all the time. I was so glad to see how you attached the ties! I thought they had to be one long piece of the waist band. I'm glad to know I was wrong. You've inspired me to make an apron of my own before I try to make one for the kroj.

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

love the energy and enthusiasm in your videos. Thanks for the apron tutorial. Your sewing machine is dreamy!!!

[@Beauty461105]

Definitely think in a past life I wore aprons on a daily basis as I am forever wiping my hands in my clothes, I think I might have to make a couple to stop my clothes getting so dirty! 🤣

[@ginacervi]

You could do a video on the most obscure Hungarian Folk traditions, crafts, food, farming, dance, basket weaving.......and I would watch. You make everything interesting

[@horseenthusiast1250]

I love aprons! I'm making a new one right now (based on a cook's apron from the Workwoman's Guide, because I wear 1840s stuff and those aprons work nicely with that). The practicality truly can't be understated; I LOATHE having wet, sweaty, or dirty hands, so I am ALWAYS wiping my hands on something, and an apron is much better than my skirt for that. And I do lots of handsewing and other not super messy but kind of messy crafts, and I'm thinking of making a fancier apron for those. The one I'm currently sewing (to replace a very old one that needs to retire) is just plain linen, and will have a bib that I pin up, and is meant more for kitchen and laundry tasks; but I have a fabulous cotton printed fabric that I think I'll turn into a matching sunbonnet and fancier, crafting and painting sort of apron (and it'll look nicer if I wear it out of my house for any reason; the linen one will look fine but plain, and the cotton one will look especially good in comparison).

[@WhichDoctor1]

Being brought up as a boy I didn't wear aprons but I often used the front of my baggy knitted jumpers gathered up at the front to carry the eggs from our chickens or tomatos from the greenhouses up the garden like that ^-^ Now I'm wearing skirts and dresses more I really should look into aprons so I can still wear my feminine clothes for practical things!

[@Chamomile369]

Why were you raised as a boy?

[@thegracklepeck]

@@Chamomile369 it's possible that they may be transgender and transitioned later. Or maybe they were just not raised to be traditionally feminine. Both perfectly reasonable possibilities. I've heard about families that raised their kids to be more boyish before too.

[@VermisTerrae]

I'm in the reverse situation, and also considering sewing some aprons for myself :) will probably make mine without gathers for a more masculine silhouette though.

[@WhichDoctor1]

@@Chamomile369 I am, as Amy suggested, transgender and have transitioned to feminine in adulthood. Now I love wearing all the lovely dresses! Although there's no reason guys cant wear dresses if they want to ^-^

[@WhichDoctor1]

@@VermisTerrae Yes the classic waiters apron, or the longer chefs version, is smart and masculine. There's absolutely no reason for guys not to wear aprons just because it's not so common these day. I was just way too insecure about my appearance when I was younger to wear something out of the ordinary like that

[@sherylehunter1635]

I have made a few aprons. My grandma and mom wore them, especially for chores. I love them. So handy. Especially, with pockets. Also, they are very pretty.

[@Radhaun]

My favorite apron has a topstitched pocket on it. It's probably my favorite, I use it all the time to hold eggs or to hold my garden tools (snips, ties, ect) when I'm gardening. It's very convenient to have everything right at hand. I don't personally hate zippers too much, I prefer them vastly to having to sew even one button hole since I have to do those by hand. Also, I love your songs! They are so much fun~

[@cmcmillan7987]

Love aprons! I have always worn them when doing cooking and chores. I picked up the habit from my mum as she had handmade waist type ones hung in the kitchen ready for use, i always loved the fabrics. And i love them now because i’m a messy sort! The world needs more aprons 👍

[@yumistandlee5908]

I love this! I work in a kitchen in the summer, and a lot of the points in the video are very relevant for our (more practical than pretty) aprons. I work with a lot of grease and flour, which would ruin my clothes without an apron. Being able to change it out regularly helps with sanitation as well as presentation in front of guests. And! The giant pocket thing! So true! I can fit 4-6 cantaloupes in one trip! which my small arms can definitely not do on their own.

[@haileyaulait]

I wear a kitchen apron often for practicality (keeping my clothes clean while doing tasks or ahem eating lunch while distractedly watching youtube) but now I might make a few prettier ones for aesthetics as well!

[@owlgirl1998]

I adore aprons and wear them all the time! People always look at me weird but it protects my clothes and looks pretty so I'm the real winner

[@MaloraLynn13]

I'm excited to make my own apron thanks to you! I always just make a pocket out of my shirt for chores. Im trying to get more in touch with my roots and be more practical and stylish at the same time. Thanks! 🌟

[@chaoswitch1974]

I love that second folk song!

[@erbearthgarden3658]

One of my favorite memories of childhood is of my great-grandmother carrying veggies from the backyard to our car and then coming out with an apron full of bread too.

[@Bluebelle51]

I've got LOTS of aprons because the way I work, I need to change to a clean one often. My mother never wore one, but my grandmother always had one on. The first time I tried to clean my own house, I realized my grandmother was right. My "aesthetic" is not looking dirty after I've been cleaning house and cooking all day! I can't imagine living without one. My grandmother made hers from the fabric that flour came in, unfortunately, not many companies that sell flour sell it in cloth bags anymore.

[@elliep1732]

So i absolutely love when you sing and also your hair is absolutely shiny and beautiful. And you are so knowledgable. I love this

[@spinwitch]

I love my kitchen / gardening (on the balcony) aprons. They go from one side of my body to the other, quite a bit wider than yours. And of course, the most important thing, they have pockets! Either one big one in the middle or to smaller ones of center. Also, some of my kitchen aprons have bibs, so I don't soil my tops.

[@ElizabethJones-pv3sj]

I learned the practicalities of aprons when I did historical reenactment having a kitchen cloth permanently attached to your waist made it easy to wipe down surfaces, grab hot pots, clean your hands, carry things etc. was so convenient. I'm just too scared of looking 'weird' to wear aprons outside the kitchen in normal life.

[@esmeraldafanning]

Yup! I wear apron for reenacting too! SO HANDY! After an event, I spend the next several days?week? wiping my hands on my clothes. My family says that if *it* has touched an apron it's clean/sterile. Never mind how many toddler noses have also touched the apron! LOL A good reason to put on a clean apron every day.

[@shmataboro8634]

@@esmeraldafanning my mamaw used the underneath side if her apron for little noses ,😉

[@shmataboro8634]

Elizabeth Jones-- I say Go For It! An apron outside the kitchen is not going to look any more weird than holey jeans or cheeky shorts, and it's a whole lot more practical ☺️

[@bezawittassew7159]

I really like all your videos, I've always been into old historical queen dresses and hairstyles and today the apron part was just wonderful. Keep up with everything that you do for you are an amazing inspiration, you always have been and always will be. Always looking forward to your new content every week!!!!💖💖💖

[@RestingBitchface7]

This should be fun! I have worn pinafores (like the one in my profile pic) and aprons every day of my life for more than 30 years now. One of the most valuable pieces of clothing I curate, especially because I farm, and they are extremely useful. Can’t wait to hear your reasoning for adding folk aprons to the mix!

[@laf2602]

So cute! I absolutely love yours. Where is a good place to get clothing like that or patterns?

[@igitha..._]

Cottage-core !! OH YOU HAVE MY HEART!

[@BergamoteJasmin]

Oh fantastic ! I didn't know what to do with my old bed sheets, it will be perfect. I am home most of the time and it will be so useful for cooking and cleaning !!! Also, I wanted to tell you thank you, you are one of the few youtubers that I understand when speaking English, without reading subtitles, maybe because I'm French so the accent sound familiar 🥰🌷

[@MissRebekah1974]

Very nice job on the video. Keep up the good work. I'm an old Southern Woman living in the Ocala National Forest, North Central Florida. I have Jewish roots and I dream of making a real Vardo caravan. I've been wearing aprons all of my life. I always thought it was just either a country thing or a Southern thing. I guess it is both. I wear the for both aesthetics and practicality. I think they look nice and homey. Practically they are great! I can open and oven, grab a hot baked potato, move a pot, wipe a crying child's face, dust a mirror, clean up a spill, cover/hide a shy child, or take it off and fold it into a pad for a hot dish. The possibilities are unending. Blessings upon you, sweet one, Aunt B

[@roxiepoe9586]

I am a potter. The apron is life. I made a pink and white polka dot bibbed apron for my great niece for Christmas. It has lavish lace trim. It has heart shaped pockets on the skirt and the bib. I am told that she wears it to be a fairy tale character - which is most of her 5 year old day. Her initial is stitched on the top pocket just because I am extra like that. :)

[@lindadunn8787]

Thank you. I don't sew. But, I use aprons for modesty. I live in an apartment building with many neighbors, so using aprons for pockets and modesty is very convenient. Your suggestions are so helpful.

[@amybaitley6791]

I started wearing a long apron last summer as I got a puppy and his nails/drool was ruining my clothes. I made it with fabric from IKEA so it is a little thicker and more durable. It has been great for decreasing the amount of washes my pants need and protecting my delicate summer dresses 😊 This winter I noticed another benefit: keeping me warm! The panel on my chest and the apron's length are like wearing another layer of clothing and it has been great. Thank you for teaching us about aprons and their many uses! The songs were so cute, thank you for sharing those too ❤ I am married to a carpenter and yes, he is cheeky like the one in the song, ha ha!

[@carolsteve29]

This was the first item I had ever sewn as a young teenager. My grandmother and great grandmother wore them ever day except Sunday at church. Ive been thinking about all that and my interest is peeked. So I was researching and found you video. My mother's family is from Slovakia so I loved the vibe of your video. Thank you and you are indeed a pretty shepherdess!

[@victoriajankowski1197]

Cottage core and pockets!!!! I want it all.

[@caroleobrien2431]

Lovely Pretty Shepherd, you and Morgan Donner have completely converted me to the joys of aprons. I haven't made one yet, but I'm about to! With pockets!! The structure, the practicality, the joy 😊 🌹 🌟

[@michelleday397]

You are just lovely. I’ve worn an apron for years. I usually make mine with some form of top part though. Thanks for sharing your story and pattern. I’ve got just the right material waiting in my stash for just such an apron.

[@RunninUpThatHillh]

I've always worn aprons, and I have my grandfather's jean apron he made for his work as a cobbler and saddler. I treasure it, but wear it for hard jobs outside (it has leather stain on it, etc). I have my apron I wear to cook. But I find I want to wear one all day. As a housewife it's how I mentally prepare to start my chores. For that one I want something pretty maybe with my embroidery on it, but attuned to my utilitarian sensibilities. I love yours 😍😍

[@eyesofthegoddess2967]

I love the way you did your apron, it is simple yet so lovely. I love aprons for the usefulness, but why not having something lovely also at the same time. Thank you for sharing, love you from Canada!

[@bjquilts29]

Oh my, I just came upon your channel. Delightful! I love wearing aprons. They are wo handy. I especially like using one to gather eggs & garden produce. That reminds me, I need to make more. My friends love getting them as gifts.

[@krisares6396]

I am going to be building a raised garden this spring and I am so making lots and lots of aprons and I am also planning on making a semi historical full time homemade wardrobe. I cannot wait to make my own aprons!!!!

[@BlueSewist]

I just found you and it was an instant subscribe! I am a costume designer and it is great to learn about exactly why aprons are always seen and have a reason behind their placement in my designs

[@cindytrotter776]

Great video. Loved your singing aunt !! This is an entertaining and informative video. I use a "cobbler's" apron all the time when I cook, but I'm going to try making one like your model to use when I clean and do other chores. Your reasons make a lot of sense.

[@pesho7174]

Thank you KZbin to recommending me this Chanel! Your authenticity is on anther level 😘❤️ a lot of love from Muslim girl

[@BickfordSarah1]

I work in a daycare in the baby room and wear an apron every day, other wise my skirts would be filthy from sticky baby hands! I use the apron pocket to gather up toys too.

[@jenniferdirocco3862]

I want all the above!!! Aesthetic and practical are both loved and accepted here

[@sheleavitt06]

I loved this. I’m in the process of researching/making a folk inspired dress and I loved the information for aprons. This channel has been so helpful that way...love the new character too. Yeah more folk songs🥰

[@adorothyinkansas4392]

She strait said "hoohaw". And no. It's not just you. Speak that truth! Subscribed n lookin forward to more videos. ❤,FellowApronWearer

[@FranciscaPires]

I usually wear an apron for printmaking :) it helps to keep at least a few of my clothes ink-free xD

[@cobyteune]

It is so nice that you are never alone !!!

[@Istarbel]

Okay that magnet trick is absolutely brilliant! T

[@savannanicoll1507]

I love the tip for tucking the ties into the waistband! i tried making the waistband and tie one piece and i didnt like how it turned out. definitely going to try this method on my next one!

[@DomesticatedGoth]

I have a synthetic, store-bought (but pretty with its black flower pattern) apron that I wear to keep all my frilly clothes clean when I cook and do messy stuff, but it's rather stiff and plasticky. It's also the kind that has a neck loop and goes up over my chest, which is great if I have to open bottles that fizz when opened or I'm doing the washing up and catch running water with a spoon back, but it's too stiff to be comfortable for other chores. I will try making an apron like this for other chores.

[@ky9346]

You are so much fun. This was a charmer of a video. I am short with a...er...buxom chest. So I wear a bib apron in the kitchen to keep all my real estate clean. Glad to find your channel and subscribe.

[@BS-ne5cr]

I want to make one of these for garden work. Like harvesting especially.

[@katajeney9678]

Nagyon jó ötlet volt tőled, hogy angolul készíts videókat! Így az egész világ megismerheti a hagyományainkat, és így magyar létemre is rengeteget tanulok tőled. Köszönöm, hogy megosztod a tudásodat és a tapasztalataidat! It was a very good idea to make your videos in English! This way the whole world can learn about the Hungarian traditions, and I also - as a Hungarian - learn a lot from you. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience!

[@RachelAnnPotter]

I can't get over how cute your gray hair is! ❤

[@elisabetfinlayson8539]

I am loving the traditional songs. 😄 Also I couldn’t stop laughing, because you’d be magic if you could wear a kitchen. 😂 but I only really use aprons for cooking but I’m starting to use them as giant pockets to move books around. 😂

[@Dan_The_Dude]

Delightful and informative! I can’t wait to see more from your channel 😁

[@SiriusFeanor]

Alright, I'm switching from canvas bags for grocery shopping for an apron from now on! Who's with me? :) Thank you so much for the video and the wonderful tutorial!

[@Marialla.]

I just found you, and immediately subscribed because I love aprons, I love cottagecore, I love your hair and outfit, and I deeply love anything about peasant life. Looking forward so much to more! :D

[@CottageTales]

This was so gorgeous! Love the explanation of the functionality of aprons and also love how you introduce new characters 😉 I look for aesthetic in practical items - just because something needs to be practical doesn't mean it can't be pretty 😁

[@thevenuschild]

It is so beautiful and practical. Your sewing tutorial was great. Thank you

[@Wingedshadowwolf]

I keep an apron in my kitchen for when I wash dishes, otherwise I'll make a mess of myself! It's a plain practical rectangle shaped one with darts so it fits nicely over my bust. I do want to make cuter(but still practical) ones in the future.

[@mama_mahar]

I love aprons! I usually wear a full apron for very practical reason. I like that they keep my clothes clean, and that they have huge pockets. My favorite style right now is a Japanese cross back style. I think half aprons like the one you made are lovely, but they don't tend to work well with the empire waist I favor in my clothing.