Brothers, I know this is an old thread, but if I may share a recent (and my first) experience with purchasing a custom apron.
I purchased mine from
www.freemasoncollection.com. I am to be raised soon and wanted a MM apron of my own. Very exciting. Every single time I sent them an email about anything concerning my order they replied within a few hours. They gave me a five week time-frame and beat that deadline by three days.
Most importantly, it's extremely high quality craftsmanship! I knew that the embroidery would be beautiful based on their pictures online, but what I wasn't all together expecting was the feel and thickness of the apron. It's substantial.
Here are some photos:
It's genuine white lambskin with velvet border and silver bullion hand embroidery, with my name under the flap and my lodge name at the bottom. What I didn't photograph is the pocket on the underside of the apron, the metal snake clasp, or the very nice padded apron soft case that fits perfectly in the apron case I purchased for it (from macoy).
I don't have the benefit of comparison as this is my first time ordering one, but I am extremely pleased and can't wait to be able to wear it after I'm raised!