Harrowhark, Reverend Daughter of Drearbrugh

There were a lot of firsts for me in this submission. This is the first time I worked with a period pattern, made major alterations, used cording and worked with leather.
For the robe, I chose to adjust an 1880s mantle pattern from Ageless Patterns (#1001), adding to make it full length, deepening the hood and sleeves, and cutting back the front for an open robe effect. The Ninth House is a strange and distant religious house, declining in material standing, so I used vintage fabrics to display a bit of age, with a rough wool exterior to display their religious austerity, and a sateen lining to show her regal status. Of course, there are pockets for her bone rosary and notebook.
Harrow is nothing if not practical, so the corset (Celia, Corsets by Caroline) is mostly made with coutil and leather and has a sleek rather than curvy form. The corded sateen panels give a ribbed effect to represent her status as a bone magician, and the embroidered skull at the center front, her devotion to that which lies within the tomb.