Platypus in Silver FIligree on Red Armadillo This hand-stitched paper dress is

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on a ca

The original dress is held by the Kyoto Costume Institute (accession AC1000 78-30-14)

Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

It’s styled to fit over a bustled skirt

Based on Simplicity sewing pattern 5881 from 1973

Platypus in Silver FIligree on Red Armadillo This hand-stitched paper dress isSome animals are more trouble than others; its taken me years to get a platypus design that I was happy with. This is based on an illustration from Richard Lydekker & Philip Lutley Sclaters The Royal Natural History from 1893. The platypus is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Japanese and