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Rocky Mountain PBS & VINTAGE COLORADO interview with EllynAnne and her love of aprons:
THE APRON BOOK Podcast Series
In conjunction with the release of a new edition of THE APRON BOOK - Author EllynAnne Geisel introduces some audio #ApronStories Listen in below: - THE APRON BOOK Podcast EllynAnne Geisel, Beth Livesay, Tracy Wahl 27:48
- THE APRON BOOK Podcast - Episode 2 EllynAnne Geisel, Judith Gregory Olson 4:09
- THE APRON BOOK Podcast - Episode 3 - Leslie Dodge EllynAnne Geisel, Tracy Wahl, Leslie Dodge 5:47
- THE APRON BOOK Podcast - Episode 4 - Erin Owens and Cristie Coffman EllynAnne Geisel, Erin Owens, Cristie Coffman 8:33
- THE APRON BOOK Podcast - Ray Moore EllynAnne Geisel, Tracy Wahl, Ray Moore 5:17
- THE APRON BOOK Podcast - Episode 6 - Cristie Coffman EllynAnne Geisel, Cristie Coffman 3:50
- THE APRON BOOK Podcast - Episode 7 - Bennie Swanson EllynAnne Geisel, Bennie Swanson 4:16
- THE APRON BOOK Podcast - Episode 8 - Lynn Holle Moore EllynAnne Geisel, Lynn Holle Moore 4:05
- THE APRON BOOK Podcast - Episode 9 - Erin Owens EllynAnne Geisel, Erin Owens 4:05
Your Apron Stories
Contribute your written apron story and pictures at apronmemories.com/stories Share your apron story recordings and videos at facebook.com/apronmemories #theapronbook on Instagram & TwitterApron Story:
Hi EllynAnne,
I wanted to share this photo with you. It was taken by my father at my grandparent Crawford”s house in Memphis, Tennessee on Christmas Day in the late 1950’s.
“My grandmother is standing next to my grandfather who is seated at the head of the table. My dad’s cousins are the other two ladies standing and all three women are dressed to the nines and wearing their freshly laundered and ironed ‘fancy’ aprons for the holidays.
My grandmother likely made them and embroidered the designs on them. I can almost smell the homemade yeast rolls on the table, along with all the pies I know are sitting in the kitchen waiting for their turn at the table. Oh to go back and rejoice in those days again.
Thank you for bringing back the memories!”
~ Christi Crawford-Partee
the Ozark Mtns, Arkansas
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EllynAnne’s Appearance on CBS Sunday Morning:
Meet EllynAnne
Since first tying on domestic armor many years ago, apron expert and essayist EllynAnne Geisel has gathered more than 800 aprons and apron memories from across America. She celebrates the spirit of the men and women who wore aprons through her traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles: A Patchwork of American Recollections a traveling exhibit, which has earned her a national spotlight and recognition by The New York Times.
She is the author of the award-winning The Apron Book: Making, Wearing and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort, The Kitchen Linens Book: Making,Wearing and Sharing a Bit of Cloth and Comfort and a companion little gift book, Apronisms: Pocket Wisdom for Every Day.
“EllynAnne Geisel is essentially a pioneer in the notion that we tell stories in fabric, in stitches.
When she arrived at NPR with The Apron Book — and a sewing machine! — I think she believed that since she hadn’t been in a war zone, I wouldn’t take her seriously. In fact, I wish people could see the stitching, knitting, tatting, piecing, and so on that go on in that very world.
There is something about telling stories in cloth. I believe in narrative; her work makes this three-dimensional, tactile, and intimate. Thank you, EllynAnne!”
~ Jacki Lyden, Host and Contributing Correspondent at NPR
“Telling your apron stories with humor and an obvious love of the subject delighted our sell-out audiences. Your presentations are not only unique but charming and lively. Apron memories will be equally mixed with memories of your visit.”
~ Melissa Barnard, Library Director Grace A. Dow Memorial Library, Midland, Michigan