Dress #089: 1920s dress in blue and silver Snail containing 18 yards of best

containing 18 yards of best gingham

The three-banded armadillo can roll up into a ball when threatened

in Two Volumes

Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature

This darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper in silver filigree on a bright pink background

Dress #089: 1920s dress in blue and silver Snail containing 18 yards of bestThis hand stitched paper 1920s dress is made from silvered blue tissue layered over blue and white filigree chiyogami (Japanese paper), in imitation of the scarf like fabric of the original; glass beads form the shoulder straps. The design is based on a dress by Amy Linker, from the May 1923 issue of 'Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustre des Arts dcoratifs appliqus la femme'. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper, which