A second strap option for the No25 Natural Ecru apron. I couldn’t decide which strap colour to use with the natural undyed canvas – the ecru tape with the woven black dots along the length or this royal blue woven cotton-feel acrylic tape – so I decided to make both!
Added to my shops today The In The Making – Aprons online shop, Folksy shop & Etsy shop
Completly forgot to add this new apron project to my journal!
No14:2 pleated apron has been so popular in the 3 years since I introduced it to the range, but I was also getting lots of requests for a version with cross back straps. It proved trickier than anticipated to a design an apron with all the functions and features required but which also felt comfortable and flattering. The breakthrough really came when I identified new canvas fabrics that were softer, had more drape but still had the hardwearing qualities my clients need.
Introducing the No25: a pleated split leg skirt and adjustable crossback straps that knot through loops at the back to get the perfect fit for you, whether that’s a looser easy-fit or more snug fit or adjusting to allow for winter layers in a chilly studio. The pleats and split leg feature give lots of extra coverage and comfort, especially when the wearer is seated at a potters wheel or work bench. I really love this spectacular sapphire blue colour canvas teamed with royal blue tie straps made from ‘cotton feel’ acrylic tapewhich is both soft and hardwearing (much more so than cotton webbing).
This fabric is fabulous soft, thick, drapes beautifully – it’s undyed, unbleached canvas with tiny flecks of cotton seeds visible in the weave. The matching strap ties have lines of woven in black dots along the length, I’ve had this tape for quite a few years waiting for the right project to use it. This apron design has been a long time in development, working with different fabric options is very exciting!
An Etsy client asked if I could make an adjustable neck strap with a slider buckle for a No14:3 – this is my experimentaI version. I’ve never used one of these buckles before and I thought the canvas might be too bulky and unwieldy but in fact it works quite well…
The client also wanted an angled split skirt. It looks great, love all the different shapes … but there is less leg coverage than my standard apron skirts.
My newest apron design now comes in my most popular colour/fabric! Ochre canvas, teamed with beige herringbone ties and a teeny pop of red for the D-ring loop. It has a generous split leg skirt, for great coverage when seated at the wheel or workbench, and a ‘wonky pocket’ with tool compartments, angled for easy access when seated.
I’m always trying to create a bit of variety in the range, so that clients find an apron that suits their craft practice, personality and preferences. This lovely 8oz denim drapes over your legs beautifully when seated at the wheel or work bench; it’s a really distinctive and attractive design, yet highly functional work apron.
This new design is in response to requests for more tie apron designs (rather than crossbacks) from clients who wanted a snug fitting work apron. I was aiming at a classic work apron but with updated features for the modern maker.
The split front has a deep crossover to ensure good leg coverage when sitting at the potters wheel or a work bench, the skirt also has a large patch pocket on one side and on the other side a ‘wonky pocket’ angled to access more easily when seated. There is a further pocket on the bib and a tool loop in the waistband to hang a cleaning cloth etc. All the pockets are double stitched for strength. The contrasting colour soft woven neck & waist ties and the little red canvas D-ring loop give a distinctive touch.
This pleated split leg apron has proved popular since I launched it 18 months ago, so I’m trying out some new colours and fabrics – this is the first of 3 new ones coming before the summer. This is a lovely colour, sort of ‘dusty-red-terracotta-dark pinky’ in the same tough medium-weight 100% cotton canvas as the original ochre version.
A very distinctive unusual potters/artists apron but with all the essential features needed for serious workwear. The pleated skirt and front split give excellent coverage and movement, well suited to craft activities that involve being seated at a work bench or potters wheel.
A new dusty green colour for the No4:5 range of split leg aprons, in tough cotton canvas which is smooth and close woven so that water and muckiness doesn’t penetrate easily. Perfect for serious ceramicists, painters and makers, the split front makes it especially suited to working seated at the wheel or work bench, giving lots of movement and coverage.
in.themaking.uk shop • Folksy shop • Etsy shop
Lately I’ve been working on this calico toile and pattern, following an enquiry about making a split leg tie apron like the pleated No14:2 but without pleats.
Pleats help give a lot of fabric coverage, so without them the apron needed a much bigger skirt overlap – but it does give lots more space for a much bigger skirt pocket, an angled pocket with sections for tools and a loop to hang your cleaning cloth!
