Petits Fours Kit (Makes 16)

Description

The Petits Fours Kit makes 16 one-inch petit fours.  This kit contains the wooden template for the petit four’s body, wool felt for the bodies, pre-cut wool felt for the flowers, stuffing, floss, needle and instructions.  Everything you need to get started.

Our petits fours are sugar free, gluten free, carb free, fat free “confectionary treats” that are high in fiber-fill.

So what is a petit four?  Petits fours are small confectionery treats often served as dessert for an afternoon tea or after dinner with coffee. The edible version is made with layers of sponge cake, filled with flavorful layers of fillings, and generally covered with a smooth draped icing.

The term petit four means “small or low fire oven.”  So, how did a cake-like treat get the name meaning low fire oven?  Pre 1800s, most ovens were brick or masonry.  Early in the pre-dawn hours, a wood fire was placed inside the oven which heated the mass of brick.  The first items baked in the oven required the hottest temperature.  As the oven cooled down over a period of many hours, items were baked that needed a lower temperature.  The petits fours or little cakes needed a low fire oven as they were both small in size and light in mass making them perfect for the last useful heat from the oven.

Try our petits fours kit, but remember these wool felt little cakes are not edible, they are for display purposes only.  After all who would eat wool and fiber fill?

Everything you need to start is right in the package including a wooden template for cutting the body felt, wool felt, precision cut wool felt flower parts, stuffing, floss, a sewing needle and instructions.

Rating: Apprentice – 2 Hours

This product is Made in the USA in our Shop in Colfax, California.

Instructions:

1. Use a pencil to trace the wooden pattern template on the wool felt for the 16 bodies.
2. Cut out each body trimming to the pencil line.
3. Blanket Stitch the sides of the box using the appropriate body color floss leaving the bottom flap open.
4. Back Stitch the vines on each body using a zigzag pattern when viewed from the top.
5. Attach four heart shaped petals to form the flowers using a French Knot.
6. Cut stuffing into 1¼” squares and insert 4 pieces in each Petit Four.
7. Blanket Stitch the bottom of each Petit Four closed.

Our wool felt is Made in the USA from wool grown in the USA.  It is a blend of 35% wool and 65% rayon.

Why A Blend? 

• Our goal was to have a blend that is close to the wool/cotton blend which has been in use for hundreds of years through out the world.
• The wool/cotton blend was favored over 100% wool or 100% cotton as the combination provided much better service
  • The wool provided strength and warmth while the cotton added breathability and softness to touch.
  • It was an ideal combination for all kinds of weather and purposes.
• Rayon and cotton are almost identical with cotton being a little bit softer and rayon being more silky or shinny on the surface.

How are Rayon and Cotton Different?

• Rayon is made from cellulose, a carbohydrate plant substance, derived from wood and wood pulp which is then made into fibers.
• Cotton is made of cellulose fibers from the cotton plant.