MillieH

Also think about recycling. Old towels that have frayed on the edges but still nice and thick elsewhere make good bibs, and a double layer of toweling is usually protection enough. You need to think about the laundry--they need quick drying, which the toweling is.

Selena

Thanks to everyone for your help and suggestions. We will have our club meeting this Wednesday and discuss this and make a decision on how to proceed. Thanks again, Selena

madamekelly

You could use flannel for the ladies by making them look like sweaters, buttoned over a blouse, two fabrics with buttons on the edge of the 'sweater'. Maybe solid for the 'sweaters', and florals for the 'blouses'? Nice of you to do this. :thumbup: You could call it "Dressing For Formal Dinner", instead of "bibs".

SMR

My local joann's just got PUL fabric by yard and in prepackaged cuts in, but its not cheap. When I worked in longer term care we were very careful to call them clothing protectors not bibs. Knowing the vigors of laundry in longterm care facilities I would not recommend using anything plastic or vinyl as everything goes in washers with hot water and dryers with high heat. Terrycloth backing with decotative fronts would work well.

Sew and Sew

Our nursing home has them done in terrycloth , works great.

thrums

Dining apron would be a good name. As it actually looks like a modified apron.


Thanks for the link!

BarbaraSue

I made them out of the bath towels also, and rolled the bottom up to form a pocket to catch any loose food.
the home I worked in called them "clothing protectors"--really original hehe, but because they were towels they would wash well and could be put in hot water to sanitize, as the home as me to make them, not individuals.

cheri stonespinner

It is a wonderful service you are providing the residents with clothing protectors that look like clothing themselves. So much of their dignity is lost when they need someone to help them deal with their bodily needs. We must be careful to not insult them. Call these 'clothing protectors or aprons'.

Fritzy

I have used the windbreaker/ripstop fabric to put on the back of bib's I've made & it has worked really well. It is light weight & washes up nicely. The instructions say to hand wash but I've always washed it in the machine. If you touch it with an iron though it will melt. I don't know if this would be okay for nursing homes or not though.

Silly Sewer Sandi

Hi