Helix Snail in Goldfish Armadillo The design is based on

The design is based on an afternoon dress from Redfern

shiny blue rayon fibres embedded in the surface of the darker paper provide a contrast to the lush feathered texture of the paler blue

This hand-stitched paper 1920s dress is made from wine and gold chiyogami (Japanese paper) chosen to echo the Bordeaux wool of the original The design is based on an afternoon dress from Berthe Hermance

' published in London in 1789

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Helix Snail in Goldfish Armadillo The design is based onThis little helix atrolabiata snail was documented by Wilhelm Kobelt in Russia in 1903, and appeared in his book 'Systematisches Conchylien Cabinet' in 1906. No one has seen once since, so its suspected that Wilhelm misidentified the little gastropod. Show your love for snails with one cut from paper and hand embroidered, ready to frame and hang on your wall. . The snail is 4. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper,