Material Crafts

[smallhobbit]

This month's Dare to Dabble was for material crafts and I opted to make Suffolk Puffs.

Which begin with a selection of pieces of material: 



Which are cut into circles of varying sizes by drawing round objects:



A running stitch is sewn all the way round the circle, pulling up the material as the stitches are made and a button is sewn on to hide the join:

   

This is repeated with the other circles of material:

   

And then the individual puffs are sewn together to make a Christmas tree:

Comments

[ride_4ever]

Pretty!

I had not encountered the term "Suffolk Puff" before. Why is it named for Suffolk?

Also, it sounds to me like it should be the name of a pastry. 😁

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. The idea is supposed to have begun in the county of Suffolk (but I don't know if that's really the case.) Yes, it should be a pastry - and definitely not to be confused with a Suffolk Punch (a shire horse).

[ride_4ever]

And of course (a horse is a horse of course of course) "Suffolk Punch" sounds like a cocktail beverage....

[smallhobbit]

Also very true!