Capybara in orange flowers on black Rhinoceros This hand-stitched green paper dress

This hand-stitched green paper dress is based on the ‘Petal’ cocktail dress designed by British-born American designer Charles James in 1951

That relationship eventually ended in a lawsuit for breach of contract

The original dress

My first version of this cocktail dress used a black paper patterned with gold

held by the Victoria and Albert Museum (accession T

Capybara in orange flowers on black Rhinoceros This hand-stitched green paper dressThe capybara is the worlds largest (and cuddliest) rodent. My little paper darlings are based on a 1792 illustration from Bewicks A General History of Quadrupeds. The capybara is 4. 25 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 paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.