a-quieter-life: Upcycled apron I made in 2019. I drafted my own pattern for it of a 1950′s adv
a-quieter-life: Upcycled apron I made in 2019. I drafted my own pattern for it of a 1950′s advert I found. It has six (6!!) pockets for holding clothes pegs. Having this apron makes it loads easier to hang the washing, as I’m no longer trying to juggle a basket in addition to my damp laundry! This apron is made from damaged op-shop jeans from an op-shop that was closing down. The white one had some serious thigh damage, the blue denim had a crotch stain, and the floral pattern had been (badly) sewn into a miniskirt by an etsy seller from Colorado 7+ years before and still had its tags on. That one is a bit of a mystery to me as I’m in New Zealand! All the scrap fabric went into draught excluders for windows and doors to keep the place a bit warmer in the winter, and cooler in the summer. There’s more than enough space in the big pockets for all the clothes pegs I’ve been making. I turn them from wood I’ve harvested and cured myself–meaning they’re very low-impact, but also precious! I keep them inside the apron indoors rather than out in a bucket in the weather like my flatmates do. Both the apron and the clothes pegs have done well for me over the last couple years, and it looks beautiful hanging from the wall as a bonus! -- source link
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