tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post6897571652669702402..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: ApronsA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-50895729168199487082016-07-16T19:39:02.473-04:002016-07-16T19:39:02.473-04:00Firstly thank you for this blog. I love it. For my...Firstly thank you for this blog. I love it. For my question. I notice that Amish/Mennonite usually tie on their aprons with a double knot, not a bow as (I) and most women do. Is this a "plain" thing or just what they do. I typically wear plain dress and always an apron, (full bib style). Both my daughters also dress similarly, we are not "ready" for the day unless we have our Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-29438883446215573932014-08-11T17:57:35.755-04:002014-08-11T17:57:35.755-04:00So I guess the pattern I just picked up from Frien...So I guess the pattern I just picked up from Friends Pattern Company for an "Ohio three-piece" dress does match what you wore. I just do not like those dresses with the built-in capes like the Mennonite ladies wear or the big poofy prairie girl sleeves and Peter-Pan collars like you see on FLDS or plain evangelicals. <br /><br />I have started using flour sack towels as half aprons. I Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695808411116664337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-46687886839866441542014-08-11T17:52:34.254-04:002014-08-11T17:52:34.254-04:00See now, I always hear it as "fancy" and...See now, I always hear it as "fancy" and that buttons are decorative, and that didn't make sense to me until I started studying buttons in 16th century (when Mennonites started) Europe. And darn it, they WERE fancy! Silk and REAL gold or silver thread wrapped in intricate patterns around a bead is how buttons were made back then. In the 17th century it goes to silk and silver or Mackenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695808411116664337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-80779433370851218632014-08-08T17:36:37.331-04:002014-08-08T17:36:37.331-04:00HI Mary Ann! I heard the same thing when I was a j...HI Mary Ann! I heard the same thing when I was a just a girl that Lady Ann spoke of - No buttons because the fancy German uniforms had lots of them. I was on the Stroudsburg Railrodad in Lancaster County and our tour guide mentioned it - I remember him saying that the PA Dutch wanted nothing to do with anything fancy because of "The Germans" but especially the military. I remembered Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312481804665424463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-1215236237572922112014-08-05T14:40:38.388-04:002014-08-05T14:40:38.388-04:00I do love a good apron. The one I wear most is the...I do love a good apron. The one I wear most is the plain white one with gingham trim. We made them when we were 11 and had just started high school. The gingham colour depended on our 'house' in school - each named after one of the royal houses - mine was yellow as I was in Stuart house. It is 49 years old now and still going strong - those fabrics provided by the education authority jenannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321001863688006661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-21713739470898856632014-08-05T09:07:40.035-04:002014-08-05T09:07:40.035-04:00It is so much fun being able to have more choices ...It is so much fun being able to have more choices than I used to have! Looking forward to choosing everything I need to make these aprons.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-10455870194753966032014-08-05T09:06:46.221-04:002014-08-05T09:06:46.221-04:00What a treasure being able to have aprons that bel...What a treasure being able to have aprons that belonged to your great grandmothers!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-91313105684857279862014-08-05T09:05:12.291-04:002014-08-05T09:05:12.291-04:00They do keep clothes cleaner when working in the k...They do keep clothes cleaner when working in the kitchen. Rosebud also like wearing an apron to do cleaning, saying it makes her feel more mature. :)A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-78399631459718305352014-08-05T09:05:07.606-04:002014-08-05T09:05:07.606-04:00Thank you :)Thank you :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482404882449015739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-62185186196735426282014-08-05T09:04:03.422-04:002014-08-05T09:04:03.422-04:00I'm not sure how buttons were viewed back when...I'm not sure how buttons were viewed back when Menno Simons broke away from the established church, but could very well have had something to do with military.<br /><br />However Amish do use buttons. Men's shirts and pants both have buttons, though coats and vests will have hooks and eyes or snaps.<br /><br />Little girls' dresses have buttons down the back. It's only women, and A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-53365623583996247822014-08-05T09:00:23.678-04:002014-08-05T09:00:23.678-04:00Oh, fun! I hope you enjoy planning and making your...Oh, fun! I hope you enjoy planning and making your aprons!A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-90708778678672784402014-08-05T08:59:09.387-04:002014-08-05T08:59:09.387-04:00Using pins is actually no more time consuming than...Using pins is actually no more time consuming than buttons. :)A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-6778525319904031652014-08-05T08:57:54.029-04:002014-08-05T08:57:54.029-04:00We are doing well. Glad you enjoy these posts.We are doing well. Glad you enjoy these posts.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-8372079461048460222014-08-04T18:06:04.036-04:002014-08-04T18:06:04.036-04:00Aprons are so much fun! I bet you'll have a gr...Aprons are so much fun! I bet you'll have a great time picking from all the beautiful fabrics out there as well as ruffles, laces and all the other things that were "off limits". I know any time I mention baking something, my two girls run off to get their aprons!Nolefan Ocalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526028943242508253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-3135581915365413772014-08-04T17:52:51.970-04:002014-08-04T17:52:51.970-04:00What a fun read. =) I love aprons and have quite a...What a fun read. =) I love aprons and have quite a few and even some that belonged to my great grandmothers. <br />Blessings and Sunshine,ValerieValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058968207650986608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-13307602085490413492014-08-04T13:40:10.374-04:002014-08-04T13:40:10.374-04:00I enjoyed this post immensly. There are a few apr...I enjoyed this post immensly. There are a few aprons in my kitchen that I wear when baking. I really should wear them more often & keepmy clothes cleaner.Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00807691752817225336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-40607937557565329252014-08-04T13:36:17.618-04:002014-08-04T13:36:17.618-04:00OK, I guessing here, and Mary Anne will correct me...OK, I guessing here, and Mary Anne will correct me. First of all, buttons were considered "military" when Menno Simons broke from the established church, and are never used at all. By anyone. Hooks and eyes are acceptable, though. Also, clothing with pins rather than buttons can be more easily adjusted to accommodate pregnancies. Lady Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608765381189723792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-90820792349730396712014-08-04T12:54:50.228-04:002014-08-04T12:54:50.228-04:00Great post - thank you! I have been thinking of a...Great post - thank you! I have been thinking of aprons lately too...and also am planning to make some soon!Catskill Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327243220995371935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-30632608195967080412014-08-04T12:42:32.088-04:002014-08-04T12:42:32.088-04:00I love these posts! I am curious about pinning. Li...I love these posts! I am curious about pinning. Like why you had to do it since it would be time consuming. Why not just sew the garmet to fit? I must be missing something and would love that explained one day on an A-Z post :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482404882449015739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-39298242807839327182014-08-04T12:24:02.317-04:002014-08-04T12:24:02.317-04:00Ooohhhhh I love when you do this ...... soooo fun ...Ooohhhhh I love when you do this ...... soooo fun !!! And, I learn so much from your shares !!! Hoping all is well with you, and, enjoying this last month of summer...<br /> Blessings and love to you<br />Tanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02925692031508367878noreply@blogger.com