Teacup in Turquoise & White Filigree Vampire bat It was the severe lines

It was the severe lines that attracted me to this dress

and the tradition continued with Nana giving me my first teacups when I was a little girl

This hand-stitched Edwardian evening dress is made from Japanese paper

but that’s just the way nature designed them

containing 18 yards of best gingham

Teacup in Turquoise & White Filigree Vampire bat It was the severe linesThis teacup design is from my own collection, a Paragon China Co. teacup and saucer from the 1950s or 1960s. My mother, aunt, and Nana all had large collections of mismatched teacups, and the tradition continued with Nana giving me my first teacups when I was a little girl. I have continued to collect them, and I looked through my entire collection to find the perfect shape to make these paper teacups and saucers. The teacup is 4 inches wide, stitched