Harpy in Mauve & Gold Shoes and boots The design is based on

The design is based on a British dress from 1885

Physiology

It is made from black chiyogami (Japanese) paper that is accented with a pattern of gold twigs

made from Jacquard-woven silk in a floral design

the only decorative elements here are smocked blue bands inset into the cuffs

Harpy in Mauve & Gold Shoes and boots The design is based onThis slightly terrifying, yet also adorable harpy is based on an illustration from John Jonstons Natural History of Birds, the sixth volume of his epic Natural history of the quadrupeds published between 1650 and 1652. She is 3. 25 inches tall, 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: Nepalese lokta & Japanese