Dress #082.2: Edwardian afternoon dress in cream and black Anteater containing 18 yards of best

containing 18 yards of best gingham

Or perhaps Phryne Fisher wore something similar during her Paris days

Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper

Dress #082.2: Edwardian afternoon dress in cream and black Anteater containing 18 yards of bestThis hand stitched paper Edwardian dress is cut from rich cream paper and embellished with ivory coloured glass beads. The design is based on an afternoon dress from the Cauet Soeurs, as shown in the November 1908 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 means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready