A kitchen table, a sewing machine, and a stubborn belief that things should be made to last.
It began with chickens. When Dee moved to a small property outside Ballarat in 2017, she found herself collecting eggs each morning in whatever container she could grab — a mixing bowl, a hat, once a pillowcase. None of them worked particularly well.
So she made an apron with egg-sized pockets. Then she made one for a neighbour. Then for the neighbour's sister. Within six months, she had a waiting list and a business she hadn't planned on starting.
Every apron that leaves our workshop is something we'd be happy to wear ourselves. That's the only quality test that matters. If the stitching isn't straight, it gets unpicked and redone. If the fabric doesn't feel right after a wash, we don't use it.
We're not trying to be a big company. There's no warehouse, no fulfilment centre, no customer service team. It's Dee, her sewing room, and an occasional helper during the Christmas rush. That means each apron ships a little slower than Amazon — but it arrives with a handwritten note and the knowledge that one person made it from start to finish.
We work primarily with medium-weight cotton and cotton-linen blends sourced from Australian textile suppliers. Every fabric is pre-washed and pre-shrunk before cutting. Hardware — buckles, D-rings, snaps — is nickel-free and tested for durability.
We avoid synthetic fabrics entirely. Cotton breathes, softens over time, and handles the kind of heat and mess that kitchens produce. It's also easy to repair if a seam pops after years of daily wear.
Waste fabric gets turned into pot holders, scrub pads, and practice pieces for the local quilting group. Thread cones are returned to the supplier for refilling. Packaging is recycled card and tissue paper — no plastic, no foam.
We can't claim to be zero-waste, but we try to make sure nothing useful ends up in the bin.
Questions about sizing, custom orders, or wholesale? Drop a line and Dee will get back to you — usually within a day or two.