Raccoon in Yellow & Gold Pinup dress Japanese tissue

Japanese tissue

The style was a stark contrast to the heavily structured and corseted fashions of the time

Tiny lozenges accent the couching and the sleeves

I chose shimmering green paper

The flamingo is 4

Raccoon in Yellow & Gold Pinup dress Japanese tissueI 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,