Jackalope in Purple Pansies & Gold LACMA This hand-stitched Edwardian paper dress

This hand-stitched Edwardian paper dress is based on an English evening gown by Lucile from 1913

In a departure from the often ornate dresses of the time

and Thai papers

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on a cocktail dress created by Charles James in 1949

The belt is striped

Jackalope in Purple Pansies & Gold LACMA This hand-stitched Edwardian paper dressOne of the first things I ever embroidered was an image of two horned rabbits from Johann Daniel Meyers 1752 Representations of all kinds of animals with their skeletons. It was the illustration I came back to when I decided to stitch some paper jackalopes. These little creatures are 3. 25 inches tall, 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