Conformist

The design for this intricately embroidered dress is based on the William Morris windrush pattern. The pattern was first drawn by hand in pencil on calico mounted on a wooden embroidery slate frame, then painted with Setasilk fabric paint and Seidenmalerei Javana silk paint. The larger motifs in the foreground were then traced onto silk metal organza backed with power woven Dupion silk fabric and applied to the calico.