Dress #061: Regency dress in blue. 2018 Parasol Materials: Japanese papers and cotton

Materials: Japanese papers and cotton floss on cotton paper

Materials: Japanese paper and rayon floss on cotton paper

Metallic blue tissue stands in for the beadworked panels of the original

Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

The piece is based on an American dress from ca

Dress #061: Regency dress in blue. 2018 Parasol Materials: Japanese papers and cottonThis hand stitched blue Regency dress, straight out of a Jane Austen novel, is made from a shimmery Japanese paper, overlaid with Koume watermark tissue, and accented with glass beads. Hand embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress, with tiny shell shapes standing in for the applique along the bottom of the dress. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The piece is based on a British dress and spencer jacket from ca.