HOW TO MAKE: Hufflepuff Pasties*

[apollinav]

(*Puff Pasties. Not Puff Pasteries. I’m useless at baking. PJ is the go-to gal for that stuff.)

I know, I know… yet another how-to on making pasties. And who hasn’t made at least a hundred sets of tassels? But I promise you, this one is different - we’ll be making Hufflepuff Pasties. Hufflepuff women do have bodacious ta-tas. It’s a fact.

And to those other Houses, I’m sure you’ll figure out something.

PS- I blame the following entirely on mischievous_t . See the cut for heavy graphics and gratuitous titillation.

Before we begin, I’d like to note that these pasties aren’t designed to be worn. They’re actually being used for a whole other project. Bearing that in mind, if you intend to make a pair for your own personal use, I strongly recommend backing it with a soft felt once you’re done. It just looks like it would itch something fierce. Then probably get some theatrical adhesive tape.

SUPPLIES:

Fabric – Scrap fabric will do. I used scraps from making Christev’s robes. Won’t she be thrilled!

Trim – Buy a half yard at most. The trim used was $3.50/yd

Thick fusible interfacing – I used the really thick stuff they make craft bowls and whatnot out of, but I could have gone thinner.

Cheap craft tassels – They are already on a loop, which makes affixing them a snap. $1.99/pkg of 2

Needle/thread – I used strong upholstery thread. Iron. Hot glue gun. Craft scissors.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Trace a circle on to your thick fusible interfacing. You want a larger circle than your finished product. I got a 3-inch diameter by tracing around the cusp of a small drinking glass. Cut those circles out.

2. Find the center of your circle, mark it with a pen. Mark a small wedge. It’s easier to explain by looking at the pictures. Essentially you’re cutting a wedge to give your pasties a small cone shape. Cut out the wedge.

3. Fuse your circle to your fabric with your iron. Cut out the circles leaving a fabric allowance. Cut a slit into the fabric from the perimeter straight to the center in the center of your wedge. See photos for illustration.

4. Turn your circles inside-out and sew a small line of stitches along the edge. You want to get close to the edge so that it will turn out fairly flush. Carefully trim away any extra fabric.

5. Run a thin line of hot glue on the inside of your circle, and adhere the seam allowance. Try to make your edges smooth. By this point, you pretty much have a pastie. The rest is just decoration.

6. Use the glue gun to adhere trim, or any kind of decorations you wish – glitter, gemstones, whatever.

7. Push up a needle/thread in the center of your pastie, catch the loop of your tassel, and secure it with a few stitches.

Ta-Da!

The final product is pinned to my lovely model.

And my many thank yous to my fantastic shop assistant, Catherine. She really tired herself out with this project.

OH - before I forget, in my last How-to I offered hand-cut quills to whoever wanted one. There were no takers. I still have plenty available. Message me if you want one.

Comments

[clairvoyant12.livejournal.com]

Once again, AV, you crack me up. When I saw your g-mail status message last night (tassels for t), I thought you were up to something completely different, certainly not a craft project.

As far as pasties go, they are... um, lovely. Sign me up for an app class. ;)

Happpy Chanukah, love.

*hugs*

[apollinav.livejournal.com]

Hee-hee. We were having so much fun being bad. I have to email you the 'inspiration.'

Thank you love! I lurve Chanukah. My hubby makes the world's best latkas. Hands down. Then the bastard makes me wait all year for them. Happy Chanukah to you, lil C, and your studly man.

[clairvoyant12.livejournal.com]

ROFLMAO That pic made my weekend. That really is inspiration. Proof that you have to grow up, but you don't have to grow old. :D

Latkes! Forget the prezzies, the food is always the best part of the holiday. All the holidays, for that matter... except Passover. I can live without matzo. ;)

[apollinav.livejournal.com]

We don't really do much for prezzies. It's pretty low-key around here. But I never turn down latkas, or donuts.

Matzah isn't so bad. At least not on the first night. By the end of Pesach I'm ready to be done with farfel and all matzah products for a year.