Giraffe in Bright Blue & White Anteater stitched by hand on 8x10

stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on a green wool mohair sheath made by Charles James in 1952-1953 as a sample for New York ready-to-wear manufacturer Samuel Winston

The fringes are simulated with Mizutama watermark tissue

75 inches across

It is made from Japanese paper

Giraffe in Bright Blue & White Anteater stitched by hand on 8x10Based on an 1824 illustration of the Giraffe femelle from Histoire Naturelle Des Mammiferes : Avec Des Figures Originales, Coloriees, Dessinees D'apresdes Animaux Vivans. The giraffe 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: Italian paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.