Hedgehog in Gold and Mauve Armadillo Materials: Japanese paper and cotton

Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

Based on a 1754 illustration of Testudo marina viridis (Green Turtle) from ‘The Natural History of Carolina

Glass beads stand in for the buttons that run down each side of the bodice

in Two Volumes

Hedgehog in Gold and Mauve Armadillo Materials: Japanese 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