Dress #106: Edwardian day dress in blues Bison Materials: Japanese (chiyogami) paper and

Materials: Japanese (chiyogami) paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

as waists dropped and sleeves and skirts filled out

the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960

I’ve chosen a Nepalese Lokta paper for the black velvet portions

This hand-stitched early Victorian paper gown is based on an American day dress from ca

Dress #106: Edwardian day dress in blues Bison Materials: Japanese (chiyogami) paper andThis hand stitched paper dress is based a cotton day dress from the late 1910s, offered for sale by Augusta Auctions in 2023. The original dress is of sheer printed cotton in a motif of green and blue circles, with white edge binding and trim, and a silk sash. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 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