Teacup in Pearl & Pale Pink Hillwood This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gown

This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gown is based on a French evening dress designed by Paul Poiret between 1912-1914

The dress was worn by Miss Heather Firbank of Mayfair

Based on Victoria & Albert Museum accession 759-1907

This hand-stitched wine-red paper dress is based on a cocktail dress designed by British-born American designer Charles James in 1950

is not Canadian

Teacup in Pearl & Pale Pink Hillwood This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gownThis teacup design is from my own collection, a Paragon China Co. teacup and saucer from the 1950s or 1960s. My mother, aunt, and Nana all had large collections of mismatched teacups, and the tradition continued with Nana giving me my first teacups when I was a little girl. I have continued to collect them, and I looked through my entire collection to find the perfect shape to make these paper teacups and saucers. The teacup is 4 inches wide, stitched