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Does anyone out there in internet land have more information on history of the FLOUNCE on APRONS from the FRENCH? I sew and sell 60 plus designs of aprons and one apron design has a flounce (a none gathered circular trim) from one side of the waist, down around the the skirt, and up the other side. A customer told me " That's is French! I love my job!! I get to make any dress style from any era, and create an apron just like women from the past did. Blast from the past!!
I make other aprons with gathered ruffles, and use lace to embellish my apron skirts and bibs. But the flounce has such clean lines..and oh so feminine!! I have Googled for info, and have viewed the various styles of lace, gathers etc from Louie the 14th on. That's when the FAD of lace, ruffles and embellishments really took off. Would like any other information about history of various kinds of aprons. Ethnic European aprons are interesting also!
I also sew the BLOOMER APRON with ruffles....would like to make a bloomer apron with RUFFLES down the sides like cowboy chaps...The design possibilities are endless! Also want to reproduce "Alice in Wonderland" apron from the original book...a little girls pinafore (pin on the fore-front) ruffled apron in white with baby blue trim! In the past little girls and women changed their aprons daily, worn over the dress that they wore all week. Dresses were protected with decorative or utilitarian aprons. I've heard lots of apron stories, and I like the story of the Mother that put on a fresh apron every time some one came to the door, sometimes she would have 7 aprons on at the end of the day!!
God bless your day!! Lynn Kelly of Lynn's Designer Aprons www.lynnsdesigneraprons.etsy.com Now on You Tube!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya8KMH9L4SM
