Hedgehog in Gold and Mauve Costume Materials: Korean paper and cotton

Materials: Korean paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

The original dress is held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art (accession 1936-23-2)

cut from paper and stitched by hand

The corset is 3 inches tall

Lines remained strongly vertical

Hedgehog in Gold and Mauve Costume Materials: Korean paper and cottonThe only reason I dont have a pet hedgehog is because then Id have to keep mealworms around, andick! Luckily, my stitched paper hedgies dont need to be fed, so they are much less maintenance than a real one. They are covered in a gazillion wee stitched spikes, and have little glass bead eyes. Based on a 1774 illustration of Erinaceus europaeus (European, or Common Hedgehog) from Die Saugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur. The hedgehog is 4. 25