Raccoon in Blue Morning Glories Anteater and train are in ecru

and train are in ecru

This hand-stitched dress in based on a gown from the Austrian House of Drécoll

but that’s just the way nature designed them

Stitched lines highlight the lines and folds of the dress

The skirt and the edging of the train are made from lilac Koubai Japanese paper

Raccoon in Blue Morning Glories Anteater and train are in ecruI 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,