Adult Bibs

My place of employment uses terry towels that are tapered and tuck into the neck of the shirt, cascading down the front and widening out to cover the lap. They use white and give them the old industrial wash and they look clean every time. Staff takes a clean corner and wipes hands and face, rolls them up and into the laundry basket. Patients don't complain, but these are people both elderly and psychotic. blacksalt

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Does anyone know of a site where I could print out a pattern for an adult bib?

Peggy

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Peggy

Peggy, sorry I can't help with a pattern, but may I make a suggestion? Having taken care of several elderly relatives in my home as they became increasingly frail, I found using the term "apron" instead of "bib" was far less demeaning. Almost no one objects to wearing an 'apron', but only babies consent to wearing 'bibs'.

You might think about using apron patterns.

HTH,

-- Beverly

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BEI Design

Thanks for the advice. I'm looking to make adult "bibs" that are more fashionable and dignifying than white terry towels. The fabrics I purchased are dark color plaids in flannel for the men and colorful florals for the women, both with coordinating bias trim. When I displayed my children's bibs at a craft show this Christmas, I had so many people ask me if I make adult bibs (mostly for their elderly parents). I thought I would try to have a supply on hand at the Easter show. Maybe I will just create a pattern myself.

Peggy

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Peggy

Sounds like this is what you are looking for:

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Melinda Meahan - remove TRASH

I am a mother of an adult son with special needs. I use hand towels to make bibs/aprons(great wording) I fold the towel in half (top to bottom) now you have two bibs/aprons.Serge all around each towel half. Then using a stretch terry material (cut the width of you towel and aprox

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DaveS

Thanks for the site Melinda, that's exactly what I'm looking for!

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Peggy

That sounds like an excellent idea: why not use the baby bib as a pattern source, and an old shirt pattern to give you a rough neck size guide.

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Kate Dicey

I made some several years ago. I had a lady who's mother had dementia and wouldn't wear those bib things. Mama wanted to be pretty. I added a skirt, mock collar, and decorated the front. She loved them. They were easy, quick to make up, and washed well. Made them with shirt fronts for the men, too. I could look up my patterns for you if you like.

Gail

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the other one

Except for those who are really severely disabled, whatever is wrong with using good old fashioned 20" x 20" dinner napkins, with one corner tucked in the neckline a la Hercule Poirot? They cover the chest completely, and can easily be made from washable all cotton fabrics. (Restaurant ones are good).

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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Olwynmary

If you are someone who requires them three times per day, dinner napkins can get costly. Bibs can be tossed in the washing machine and used over and over.

Peggy

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Peggy

I think she meant *real* dinner napkins - the cloth kind that can be tossed in the washing machine and used over and over. Although, having volunteered with severely disabled adults, I can tell you that sometimes a napkin tucked in at one corner doesn't provide enough coverage, and is too easily dislodged.

Kathleen

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Kathleen

Restaurant quality *cloth* dinner napkins are tossed in the washer and used over and over, and are probably less expensive than a purpose-built apron or bib.

jenn

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Jenn Ridley

The site Melinda put up was the same pattern I worked from when making some of these. This was a thread awhile back but I'm not sure if it was this newsgroup or not. I sort of fit this pattern on hand towels, I found a bundle of 2 dozen at an outlet store for VERY cheap! I turned the bottom up to make a cuff about 3 inches deep to catch what may roll instead of drip. You can just flip this pocket inside out when washing to avoid "surprises". I also made one for my son as a "commuter bib". He was van pooling at the time and keeping the suit and tie tidy while scarfing breakfast on the way to work was tricky. I gussied it up with some embroidery and a tie and the first morning he took that out of his briefcase and put it on there was a chorus of "where DID you get that?" It was a hit and I ended up making quite a few that sold in his office. So if you have a "munching commuter" on your gift list you might want to consider one of these as well.

Val

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Valkyrie

over and over, >

Those are what we use in our house, 3 x day, 5 or 6 days/wk. (Of course, we are adults in this house, and moreover we were "brung up proper" and taught not to eat messily, so the napkins are used purely to protect the clothing and are rolled up in napkin rings to be reused several times before they need washing.) On Sundays or when we have company, I get out the damask ones which have to be ironed.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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Olwynmary

outonthetownbibs.com has bid patterns in several styles that you can download and print.

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Suze

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