Friday 25 March 2011

Victorian-Era Dress + 1000 Beetle Wings + £50,000 Restoration = phenomenal sewing history ...

The restoration team re-attached the wings that had fallen off ...
that had been collected during the years of storage ...
patched the 100 or more broken wings ...
using small pieces of Japanese tissue and wheat starch paste ...
it took 1300 hours and £50,000 ($81,000) to restore.

Now the glittering emerald gown ...
originally made from 1000 beetle parts is ready. 

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