Beaver in teal reeds Tudor and Elizabethan dress while triangular pleats add visual

while triangular pleats add visual interest to the bodice

such as this dress

This hand-stitched black and bronze gown is based on a French evening dress by the Callot Soeurs of Paris

Materials: Japanese and Nepalese paper

To imitate the cold and coral brocade of the original

Beaver in teal reeds Tudor and Elizabethan dress while triangular pleats add visualWhats more Canadian than a beaver? Not much, youd think, what with it being our national animal and all. This beaver, however, is not Canadian; its a European beaver. But you probably cant tell, and neither can anyone else. If you dont tell, then neither will I. This bewhiskered beaver is made from orange and gold Nepalese paper and features a gold glass bead eye. It is based on a 1774 illustration of Castor fiber (European beaver) from Die Saugthiere