Penguin in Blue and Silver Filigree Edwardian dress including evening dresses

including evening dresses

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

by artists who had never seen the real thing

and accented with glass beads

This hand-stitched paper Edwardian dress is made from pale pink Japanese paper

Penguin in Blue and Silver Filigree Edwardian dress including evening dressesBased on a 1792 illustration of Pinguinaria patachonica (Penguin) from Musei Leveriani Explicatio, Anglica Et Latina. The penguin 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: Japanese paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.