Hostess Apron Pattern #S-968
Vintage woven hostess apron on colored huck with embroidery floss design, sequins, beads, and velvet ribbon waist ties.
Materials
- Milwards Tapestry Needle · No. 19
Pattern instructions
Notes
GENERAL INFORMATION: Use 6 strands of Embroidery Floss. Most huck toweling has single loops on one side and double loops on the other; each set of directions states on which side design is to be worked. Cut thread into 30-inch lengths. When beginning weaving, leave 3 inches of thread free. When weaving is completed, weave back through design for 1 inch, or equivalent. Finish off 3-inch length in same manner. When starting new thread in center of row, begin weaving 1 inch before end of previous thread. When article has been completed, press well on wrong side.
Body
Make 1/4 inch hems on side and lower edges. Gather top edge in to measure 13 inches. Use single loop side of toweling for right side. Mark center loop 2 1/2 inches above one selvedge edge.
Starting at A (center front) and working to each side edge, follow diagram, repeating from A to B.
Make Y-measure 13 inches and sew velvet ribbon in place, leaving equal amounts free on both sides for ties.