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Dolorosa Mantle Patterning

I’ve received a couple of asks requesting more information about the pattern I used for my Dolorosa mantle, so here’s a post about it!

I drafted my own pattern from scratch after making some design sketches about where I wanted the seams to be and how I wanted to assemble it together. The entire thing is made of fabric with no reinforcement, although I would like to go back and add some interfacing to stiffen the shoulder seams a bit. Here are some pictures of the mantle.

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Prince of [bluh]

I think to wear a prince hoodie, you’d really have to like capes! You’d also really have to like hoods that fit tight and low around your face. It’s a weird design. The sprite design almost has the hood clinging to Eridan and Dirks’ foreheads, which is why you can then see the crown pattern across the front.

For the hood, I would make this a shorter heir hood with a modification to the front. (Note: be sure to make the lining from just a normal hood pattern as opposed to the long, pointed version, otherwise you’ll end up with a stiffer hood that sticks out as opposed to one that falls softly). You don’t want to just extend out the front all around, otherwise you’ll just end up with a lot of fabric blocking your vision and still sticking out straight around your hair line, as opposed to fabric that cuts down so that the “crown” portion is visible. Instead I would use an unmodified hood front, but add the crown fabric so that it 1) curves out, and 2) curves down so that these two new points meet. For a tighter, closer-fitting hood, just make the curves even more extreme.

For the capelet, I would make an even longer version of the seer capelet. The gathered front is to add body and extra fabric to the shoulder area; however, if you prefer your capelets fitted you can skip this step and seam up the shoulders instead for easier fitting. As always, be sure to experiment with draping and how extreme you need to cut the back edge where the two capelet pieces attach (a wider angle = more body in the shoulder and cape area).

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ahh thank you guys! the way my dress was put together is a little weird as a direct result of the silhouette I was going for and the support that would be needed for a strapless dress, so if you’re going for a more canon look this would be a way more complicated method than you need. I hope this is clear; I can dig everything back out and take pictures of the inside of everything if you guys would find it helpful, too.