Dress #008: Robe à la française in gold and turquoise: front view. 2014 Flamingo with silver tissue on the

with silver tissue on the bodice and an overlay of Japanese tissue to imitate the sheer layer of silk tulle on the original

and metallic thread on cotton paper

Materials: Japanese & Korean paper

is constructed with a filigree-patterned chiyogami

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Dress #008: Robe à la française in gold and turquoise: front view. 2014 Flamingo with silver tissue on theBased on Victoria & Albert Museum accession T. 163 1964, a French gown from the 1770s. 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 wall. Materials: Chiyogami, Japanese tissue, and cotton floss on cotton paper