All three of them love to cook. Our daughter is the baker and her husband the 'from scratch' king in the kitchen. My son is still practising but catching on fast and eager to always try new things.
I needed something for each of them as they will be sharing a kitchen for a while. So I went hunting for plain aprons and found then in 100% cotton in the very style I was hoping to find - at the Hudson's Bay Company store. There were even three perfect colours - what luck.
I knew what I wanted to write on two and brainstormed for a week to come up with the third saying with which I was happy.
Then I wrote each out on the computer. I played with fonts and sizes until I was happy. The final results were in "Celebrity" in a very large size. But of course you can choose any font that appeals and lends itself to embroidery - what ever type of embroidery you love to do.
I chose to work the script in the common chain stitch in #5 pearl cotton. But if you have time, you could do shadow embroidery or split stitch or any number of stitches or techniques.
If you are not a hand embroidery person you can work the font free hand on your machine or if you have an embroidery machine just program your script as you want it and do a test of course before you tackle your aprons.
I used a light table and water soluble pen for the beige and red aprons. The black fabric was a challenge and I ended up using a white chalk pencil and writing the lettering out by hand. There are loads of other ways you could do a dark fabric.
I spent three relaxing evenings stitching love into each apron. Now I just hope they use them!
So next I am considering doing up some tea towels if I can fine nice plain woven linen or cotton for their kitchens - maybe next year as time is getting short already! Here are some ideas for you if you like this idea....
Coffee or Tea
Cream or Sugar
Oil or Vinegar
Salt & Pepper
and so on....
Have fun with this and do keep on stitching!
Judith
Great idea. Thanks!
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