Dress #106: Edwardian day dress in blues Bison This hand-stitched coral dress is

This hand-stitched coral dress is based on an American dress by the Bergdorf Goodman Department Store

where this fibre was cultivated and processed

I’ve chosen a Nepalese Lokta paper for the black velvet portions

possibly Italian

the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960

Dress #106: Edwardian day dress in blues Bison This hand-stitched coral dress isThis hand stitched paper dress is based a cotton day dress from the late 1910s, offered for sale by Augusta Auctions in 2023. The original dress is of sheer printed cotton in a motif of green and blue circles, with white edge binding and trim, and a silk sash. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 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