Vintage linens women's full apron turquoise yellow red ric rac trim embroidered pillowcase ruffled hem linen bodice empire waist

What do you get when you mix an aqua, red and yellow vintage tablecloth with turquoise linen napkins and an embroidered vintage pillowcase? Well here at Little Bird you get a beautiful empire waist apron. We topped it off with red trim and a cute pocket with a vintage button on the flap and you get awesome!

Whether you are serving Easter brunch or a summer BBQ you will look tres chic in this figure flattering apron. The happy colors and dancing couples will make you want to take a twirl around the kitchen.

All materials are pre washed to minimize shrinkage. Laundering in cool water on gentle is recommended to preserve the bright colors in the vintage linens. All vintage linens are carefully washed and stains gently removed. No fully intact unblemished vintage linens were harmed in making these aprons. Vintage style patterns are often used in repurposing the linens.

Some of my thoughts behind my vintage apron line, Vintage linen rebirth into vintage aprons. Often I need to fussy cut the embroidery to avoid a few stains and holes in the original linens. When possible, I line my aprons with soft muslin. The majority of the materials used are repurposed from the vintage linen. This style or repurposing existing materials is typical of 1940's wartime scrap aprons.

In the 1940s wartime UK everything was rationed and therefore in short supply. Everyone had to be thrifty and inventive of how to preserve things they had, and also recycle everything to make new things.
Make do and mend were the buzz words of the era, and upcycling and recycling were things everyone did to try and make ends meet.
Aprons were very popular at this time not only could they be made from recycled scraps of material but they also performed a function in that they kept your clothes clean, which meant that your clothes lasted longer.

With that spirit in mind, I am hunting for beautifully embellished linens to give a new life as a vintage style apron. In this quest I will pledge to not harm any vintage linen that is unblemished. I will honor the vintage linen and when it has given its full life in its current form, I will pass on its heritage in the form of an apron to be again cherished and loved.