That feeling of kinship inspired Geisel to wonder what reactions old aprons might evoke in others and moved her to start collecting stories.

In "Aprons: Icons of the American Home" (Running Press, $24.95), author Joyce Cheney offers new insights on the history and evolution of these ever- changing necessities, which are also works of art.

Dear Franny the Shopaholic: I'm looking for old-fashioned aprons for my mom for Mother's Day. I would like to buy them from a store, not a Web site. - Mathew P. Dear Mathew: Pier 1 imports has old ...

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over a hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables.

Take, for instance, the History of Aprons forward that came to me from Community Editor and good friend, Kaye Steffler.

Children will help hang aprons on an old-time moving clothesline while a laundress and her family demonstrate very early laundry skills.

Stehlik started picking up old aprons at estate sales during the 1970s. Originally, she thought they'd be a good source of fabric for repairing old quilts.

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