Raccoon in Pink with Flowers Capybara This hand-stitched dress is made

This hand-stitched dress is made from shimmering pale yellow Japanese paper

Just picture Miss Fisher as she tangoes the night away

stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper

glass bead

Raccoon in Pink with Flowers Capybara This hand-stitched dress is madeI couldnt call myself a Torontonian if I didnt have a raccoon in my collection. It was surprisingly difficult to find a historic illustration of a raccoon that looked right, until I found this delightful (if slightly guilty looking) specimen in the 1918 book Wild Animals of North America: Intimate Studies of Big and Little Creatures of the Mammal Kingdom. The raccoon is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper,