Dress #052.4: Edwardian dress in purple and blue Anteater I made my bow from

I made my bow from nine little pieces of pieces

Based on Metropolitan Museum of Art accession 45

as it differs from the swags of fabric often found all over Victorian bustle dresses (although I love those

This grey Victorian dress is made from Japanese paper and is hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

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

Dress #052.4: Edwardian dress in purple and blue Anteater I made my bow fromThis hand stitched Edwardian evening dress is made from Japanese paper, overlaid with Korean tissue; It is hand stitched on cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The tissue imitates the silk chiffon over satin of the original dress, with blue paper made with iridescent threads standing in for the pleated satin waistband and trim. It is based on an English dress from 1912, designed by Lucile of London, held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession T. 35