Garden Snail in Deep Pink Polar bear The bodice is made from

The bodice is made from two layers of tissue

I layered Japanese mizutama watermark tissue in dark rose over a shimmering lilac paper

stitched by hand on 100% cotton watercolour paper

with blue paper made with iridescent threads standing in for the pleated satin waistband and trim

held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 700-1864)

Garden Snail in Deep Pink Polar bear The bodice is made fromI found this delightful garden snail in 'The Naturalists' Miscellany, Or, Coloured Figures of Natural Objects, Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature,' published in London in 1789. 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 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