Flamingo in Mauve & Gold Beard & Moustache or imagine Daisy Buchanan dancing

or imagine Daisy Buchanan dancing the Charleston in this lovely gown

it always looked blue to me in the photographs

This hand-stitched Edwardian evening dress is made from Japanese paper

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

Based on a 1774 illustration of Dasypus tricinctus (Brazilian three-banded armadillo)’ from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

Flamingo in Mauve & Gold Beard & Moustache or imagine Daisy Buchanan dancingBased on an 1883 illustration of The Flamingo from Reptiles and Birds: A Popular Account of Their Various Orders, with a Description of the Habits and Economy of the Most Interesting. The flamingo is 4. 75 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 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: Nepalese paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton