Hedgehog in Gold and Mauve Costume cut from paper and stitched

cut from paper and stitched by hand

at one of the lavish parties thrown by Jay Gatsby

Based on Metropolitan Museum of Art accession 2009

As is typically seen in Regency dresses

Lines remained strongly vertical

Hedgehog in Gold and Mauve Costume cut from paper and stitchedThe 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