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Apron Love, a Tie to the Past and Future
In 2006, Andrews McMeel published The Apron Book, trailblazing a non-existent landscape with a worldwide movement of apron love. Seen as a symbol of drudgery and an obstacle to women’s success, the...
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THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #2 – Judith Olson Gregory
THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #2 – Installation artist Judith Olson Gregory was seeking an object through which to explore the word ‘Grace’, when she received an apron that ultimately inspired an exhibit....
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THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #3 – Leslie Dodge
THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #3 The summer when Leslie Dodge was ten years old, her dad lost his job. Moving to another town and into a relative’s garage, Leslie brought with her a 4-H apron sewing...
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THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #4 – Erin Owens & Cristie Coffman
THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #4 A friendship forged decades ago over a love of cooking and entertaining, Erin Owens and Cristie Coffman maintain a special closeness despite Erin’s move to another state....
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THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #5 – Ray Moore
THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #5 Ray Moore has loving memories of his grandmother. Always wearing her gingham apron, she showed him how to safely gather eggs from pecking chickens, then set the eggs gently...
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THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #6 – Cristie Coffman
THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #6 Cristie Coffman is a professional caterer, a career that requires apron coverage. But the apron she holds most dear is from her childhood – bright yellow gingham with a...
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THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #7 – Bennie Swanson
THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #7 While having lunch at her mom’s, Bennie Swanson opened a kitchen drawer and spotted the apron she’d sewn in her 1959 home ec class. Overwhelmed with emotion and memories,...
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THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #8 – Lynn Holle Moore
THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #8 Lynn Holle Moore inherited Grandmother Lynums aprons, as well as her hardy Norwegian spirit and instincts. Her grandmother’s aprons strengthen Lynn’s sense of heritage and...
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THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #9 – Erin Owens
THE APRON BOOK : Podcast #9 The women in Erin Owens’ family were renowned as good cooks and gracious hostesses, attributes Erin embodies. She is also a born storyteller, as evidenced in her colorful...
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The Apron Book And Their Stories
I am so fortunate to have a space in our home dedicated to just my apron world. With southern and western window exposure, the room light filled year around. Seven years ago I painted it a perfect deep...
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