A Miss Pinch Pelisse IV
Snipping off the buttons.
Getting the blue velvet shirt ready for its transformation into a Hitty Pelisse takes rather a lot of preparation. First all the buttons have to be snipped off…
Always use the appropriate tool for the job.
The Wilkinson Sword scissors easily slash through the stitches. Each stitch has to be snipped as trying to rip them will result in ripped and distorted fabric. At the end of the snipping there is a pile of pieces – one back, two sleeves, and two front pieces.
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Steaming out the wrinkles.
Next is a steaming extravaganza. Ironing velvet is a big mistake…all you can do is hover the iron over the reverse side of the fabric, and apply steam – tensioning it slightly until the creases are released. The hardest thing is to leave the fabric untouched until it is dry again, and back at room temperature. If you pick it up before that, the wrinkles want to re-form…leave it alone – be patient!
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Leftovers.
Constance wonders if she can find a use for seventeen steel bobble buttons!
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This is the fourth post about making the “Miss Pinch Pelisse”… click here to see all the posts about the Pelisse.
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Quimper Hittys 
Of course Constance can find a use for the buttons. She is very clever and resourceful!
Maybe they would make nice Christmas decorations…or if you could get something inside, a jingle bell.
Does Constance have an interest in fishing and net making? Those buttons would make good net weights – she could catch minnows, or maybe herring. I expect she observed some good ways of doing this on her trip to Iceland.
She witnessed a modern drag-net fishing episode in Iceland, but they didn’t use weights, or a net – just a sort of giant scoop.
I love the fabric you are working with here! You can almost feel it’s texture through the rich photography! The colors in it are just exquisite, no doubt! Really looking forward to seeing the final creation!
The velvet is really beautiful, but slithery…we’ll have fun with it for sure, but it will be a few days until Constance will be able to wear it in garment form.
Patience. It is the greatest tool to any craft.
You speak from experience, I know!
That is going to be one beautiful Pelisse. Constance could use the steel bobbles for different projects – She is such a talented girl. She could teach us a few things about sewing.
we are still looking for the perfect use for these buttons!