Dress #061: Regency dress in blue. 2018 Mid-century dress and the tradition continued with

and the tradition continued with Nana giving me my first teacups when I was a little girl

The three-banded armadillo can roll up into a ball when threatened

Based on a 1774 illustration of Dasypus tricinctus (Brazilian three-banded armadillo)’ from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

Celadon stitches stand in for the embroidered trim

Based on Metropolitan Museum of Art accession 1980

Dress #061: Regency dress in blue. 2018 Mid-century dress and the tradition continued withThis 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.