Dress #043: Victorian dress in lavender Armadillo The piece is based on

The piece is based on an America dress from ca

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the style popular throughout the Victorian era

One of my favourite things about old natural history illustrations are the number of animals that were obviously drawn from descriptions

Dress #043: Victorian dress in lavender Armadillo The piece is based onThis hand stitched Victorian paper dress is made from Japanese paper embellished with glass beads, and is based on an American dress from Strawbridge & Clothier's Quarterly' (vol. 2, no. 1, Spring 1883). The catalogue describes it as an Embroidered French Gingham Dress Pattern, containing 18 yards of best gingham, and 9 yards of embroidery, all for only $7! To recreate the look of the lace tiers of the skirt, and the lace edging of the top, I layered