Geri B

Make them out of cotton/poly blend...should reduce wrinkling........

bearisgray

Ummmm -

If the person likes and wears aprons - usually the ties get rumpled when they are tied? Mine do, anyway.

And if the person won't or doesn't like to wear an apron - I don't think it will matter how the ties look.

I don't like twill tape - that does come in various widths. If you use tape or ribbon - be sure to finish the ends - otherwise it will ravel like crazy.

GEMRM

I think this would be effective, and once the wearer has done the apron ties up again, not much will show anyway.

Jan in VA

Why not make a cross back apron which has NO ties, like this pattern on Etsy. It's the style I've been wanting to make for myself because I have trouble reaching behind to tie these days.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/2298628...5d2e:229862879

There are many free patterns on the internet for this. Try Tipnut.com.
Jan in VA

bearisgray

My family totally ridicules me for this - and I know it looks super-dorky -

but because I tend to spill - a lot - and am sort of a messy cook - I wear "half-aprons" over my chest and under my armpits. I do whip it off when someone comes to the door!

So far, I have not been happy with how the "butcher" type aprons covered me.

Chasing Hawk

I never thought about that placing my "half "apron up higher. I am going to try that.

Chasing Hawk

I like that idea, I may have to make me a couple.

junegerbracht

I topstitch and this seems to work for me.

Donna Bates

Pop out of the washer 'snap' the body of the apron with grain line avoiding stitches... you can do the pockets as well. For the long ties, roll them over the top of a lower cabinet door in your kitchen. Just get a firm grip on a length of your tie - for me about a foot - and roll it back and forth across the top of the door - it flattens out good enough for an everyday apron. I hang the damp aprons on the bar in my utility room (or shower bar) they dry in a few hours.

coopah

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm mulling them over. Thanks, Jan, for the TipNut idea. Unfortunately, I already bought the pattern. Sigh. I think I'll make them and let the recipient worry about the ties!