Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image released by Andrews McMeel Publishing shows vintage aprons from "The Apron Book," by EllynAnne Geisel (2006, Andrews ...

When most people hear about vintage things, they conjure up someone’s broken-down clutter or maybe a quaint item of dress. But others, like writer EllynAnne Geisel, find in worn wood, rusty hinges and ...

HINER — When Virginia Helweg began seriously collecting old aprons a few decades ago, she simply found it fun. “I just always liked them,” she says. Helweg didn't realize she was preserving history, ...

Aprons keep our clothes clean, but they also are complex symbols of motherhood, status, occupation and even oppression. They also represent family, conjuring up images of apple pies and white picket ...

Every apron tells a story, according to EllynAnne Geisel, who collects vintage aprons and sews her own. Yet despite the nostalgic appeal of old aprons, many crafters still enjoy making their own. Some ...

Every apron tells a story, according to EllynAnne Geisel, who collects vintage aprons and sews her own. Yet despite the nostalgic appeal of old aprons, many crafters still enjoy making their own. Some ...

MAKING A COMEBACK: Renewed interest in domestic arts has correspondingly seen a renewed interest in aprons; wearing them, making them, collecting them. Prefer us on Google In my mind, aprons are on a ...