Platypus in Strawberries on Black bestiary Materials: Decorative paper and cotton

Materials: Decorative paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

This hand-stitched paper dress from the early 1920s is constructed of shimmering wine Japanese paper

based on a design from an 1888 Work Bros

is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2009

Platypus in Strawberries on Black bestiary Materials: Decorative paper and cottonSome animals are more trouble than others; its taken me years to get a platypus design that I was happy with. This is based on an illustration from Richard Lydekker & Philip Lutley Sclaters The Royal Natural History from 1893. The platypus is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Japanese and