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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Gingham Aprons of the '40s & '50s: A Checkered Past

Gingham Aprons of the '40s & '50s: A Checkered Past

Florence, Judy

Paperback

Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors

General Antiques & Collectibles

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ISBN10: 0764317482
ISBN13: 9780764317484
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: Feb 20 2003
Pages: 144
Weight: 1.76
Height: 0.45 Width: 8.48 Depth: 10.94
Language: English
Far from having a checkered past, gingham aprons were popular kitchen fashions in the mid-twentieth century. This charming volume of over 300 full color photographs is devoted to beautiful, meticulously handcrafted garments in a myriad of designs: unpretentious, complicated, serious, and whimsical. Lively geometric patterns, stars and flowers, kittens and butterflies, trees and acorns, prayers and blessings are all presented in the cross stitch section alone. Another section is devoted to rickrack decoration, including regular rickrack, miniature and jumbo rickrack, as well as rickrack-cross stitch combinations. Yet another section is filled with techniques that include aprons with pulled thread patterns, smocking, Teneriffe Lace, and stairstep borders. This lavish volume includes engaging, informative captions with values and is a must for all textile designers and collectors of vintage household linens.

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