How to Make a Basic Chef's Apron

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Updated on September 20, 2019
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What You'll Need

Materials

Instructions

  1. Print out our apron template

  2. Print out our pocket template

  3. Cut an apron form and 2 pockets from the templates. Finish top edge of pockets with 1-inch double hem.

  4. Fold in remaining 3 edges 1/4 inch each; press in place.

  5. Finish all but bottom edge of apron with a 1/4-inch double seam. Finish bottom with a 1-inch double seam.

  6. Add 2 long waist straps, using the neck-strap method in the gardener's apron how-to (each will start as a 2 1/2-by-34-inch strip).

Originally appeared: MARTHA STEWART LIVING, DECEMBER 2006
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