Hi all, decided to have a go at making a work apron, based on Phil’s great tutorial. Drafted the pattern to fit my dimensions, and hand stitched the apron out of SB Foot leather, with a deep brown alligator trim. The top also has a strip of veg tan behind the alligator to give some body. The hardware is some antiqued brass I had lying around that I probably salvaged a while back from something else. Thread is Fil au Chinois, 532 in beige, with my new Kevin Lee 3.00mm stitching irons (those things are shaaaarp! hypothetically, they cut if you brush them against the side of your index finger....)
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beautifull work!
The hardware choice is amazing!
i have a small question: the bottom slit, where does it reach up to? I made a similar slit on mine, and i found out that if it does not reach all the way up to my "uhm uhm" regions, it is not as comfortable as it should be.
@bronte.esta Beautiful work! After a few months of use it will feel like a second skin.
That’s a great looking apron. There’s a lot of good functional details to it.
I’m making a low rent apron out of split leather because I just can’t handle seeing a beautiful leather covered in dye. I also want to use the good stuff for bags. Maybe I need a pretty Sunday one when I start to get clients.
Really like the details and the hardware you have on it. I guess you will never need to make another for yourself. Is it comfortable to wear, or does it take a bit of getting used to having straps across your back and shoulders?
I am sure the local baristas will be jealous, the leather aprons they wear near me are no where near as good as that one!
No worries at all! Imitation is flattery 😂. Thank you for your kind words 😊
Good artists borrow, great artists steal. And I’m going to steal a few ideas from THIS superb apron. Bravo!