Love for Aprons

I've recently found that I have a great love for aprons. Not only can they be made to fit any style but they are also just as versatile. Aprons have many uses. They can be for cooking or cleaning or gathering eggs or wiping tears. All through the early 19th century you see images of women in their aprons caring for the home. An apron is not just a cloth to keep clean from stains, but a symbol of reign in the home. It's a symbol of all things lovely and feminine, yet tough and rough even to care for a home. The one who wears the apron is the one who cooks and cleans and orders the house. It's their uniform as a homemaker.

I couldn't find an exact date of the first of aprons but I imagine that's because it was just something they started doing to cover they're clothing as not to get dirty while doing housework. We see all throughout history of homemakers with their aprons taking out the laundry or milking the cow.

A homemaker usually had a few aprons. They wore one while preparing the meal and changed into a clean one before sitting down to eat. Just like any other article of clothing apron have gone through many fashion eras and styles.

In the Colonial era ladies wore bib-aprons that was pinned to the bodice and tied around the waist. They had to keep their clothes as clean as possible being they couldn't afford new ones. This type of apron is called a Pinner. These were worn well into the 1800s.