Sister Esther Blanchett

Construction Notes:
I decided to use velveteen for the dress and wimple, and all of the bias tape was also custom-made out of velveteen to match, and then hand-sewed to the edges since it was too thick for me to machine sew.

The skirt is a full circle skirt made out of cotton broadcloth, with scallops cut out on the bottom. I painted and drew all of the designs on the skirt by hand with the aid of stencils I made out of cardstock paper.

The 'armor' and jewelry pieces are mostly model magic reinforced with craft foam, then spray painted and antiqued with dry brushing. All of the arrows on the cuffs and collar are wonderflex, finished with gesso and Mod Podge, and then spray painted + antiqued.

All of the snaps on the front of the dress are fully functional, so the front panel snaps completely on and off. I detailed the boots with silver puffy paint, and designed iron-on crosses for the gloves.