Garden Snail in Pink & Red Pansies Platypus all that black-on-black won’t translate

all that black-on-black won’t translate well into stitched paper

This hand-stitched wine-red paper dress is based on a cocktail dress designed by British-born American designer Charles James in 1950

created around 1912-1913

The pouf of the gigot sleeves has travelled further down the wearer’s arms

stitched by hand on 5x7 inch paper

Garden Snail in Pink & Red Pansies Platypus all that black-on-black won’t translateI found this delightful garden snail in 'The Naturalists' Miscellany, Or, Coloured Figures of Natural Objects, Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature,' published in London in 1789. Show your love for snails with one cut from paper and hand embroidered, ready to frame and hang on your wall. The snail is 4 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that