Dress #076: 1920s dress in blue and green. 2016 Whale Based on Simplicity sewing pattern

Based on Simplicity sewing pattern 5882 from ca

This hand-stitched paper 1920s dress is made from wine and gold chiyogami (Japanese paper) chosen to echo the Bordeaux wool of the original The design is based on an afternoon dress from Berthe Hermance

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stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper

Japanese koubai paper

Dress #076: 1920s dress in blue and green. 2016 Whale Based on Simplicity sewing patternBased on Metropolitan Museum of Art accession C. I. 46. 46. 8a, b, a Callot Soeurs dress from the 1920s. 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 wall. Materials: Japanese paper, glass beads, plastic rhinestones and cotton floss on cotton paper