. . . "For amazing textile objects carved in wood (I confess, no dresses) see:http://www.gofraser.com/index9.htmHis carved quilts in particular (my other textile-based obsession) are amazing: colored, and carved to include each fold of the fabric and each little quilting stitch.Coats, jackets, hats and other objects rendered in carved wood and stained the appropriate colors.CMC" . .