House Mouse in Blue Paisley 1970s man a Japanese paper with flecks

a Japanese paper with flecks of gold and silver on the surface

This hand-stitched orange and red dress is based on an evening dancing dress designed by Voisin of Paris in ca

The design uses asymmetrical draping

the dress also includes a tassel hanging from a trio of beads

House Mouse in Blue Paisley 1970s man a Japanese paper with flecksGrowing up, mice were my favourite animal. A birthday or Christmas didnt go by without someone getting me a mouse of some sort jewellery, stuffed animals, porcelain figurines. It may seem surprising that it has taken me this long to make a stitched paper mouse, but I had to find the perfect vintage illustration. I finally found it in Richard Lydekker & Philip Lutley Sclaters The Royal Natural History from 1893. The mouse is 4. 75 inches across,