1760s shoe in pink & white Mid-century dress with tiny shell shapes standing

with tiny shell shapes standing in for the applique along the bottom of the dress

Japanese tissue and cotton floss on cotton paper

It is based on an English dress from 1909

How about consoling yourself with one of my stitched paper green turtles

I layered Japanese mizutama watermark tissue in dark rose over a shimmering lilac paper

1760s shoe in pink & white Mid-century dress with tiny shell shapes standingThis elegant woman's shoe is based on a design from the 1760s; the originals were of painted kid leather. Mine features a buckle in metallic paper, embellished with tiny acrylic rhinestones, each one carefully stitched on by hand. The original shoe is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 270&A 1891). The shoe is 3. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any