Sophie Hatter

Traveling Dress from Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Costume Completed: August 2018

For: Crunchyroll Expo 2018

Time to Complete: Approximately 30 hours

Patterns: Butterick’s B6229 with alterations

Materials:

• Dress: 5 yards cotton broadcloth in blue, 1/4 yard interfacing, 30" 1/2" elastic, 12" lace trim, 8 blue buttons, 8 snaps

• Apron: 1 yard bleached muslin

• Hat: Sun hat, 30" of 1/2" ribbon in fuchsia, air dry "cloud" clay, acrylic paint in red

• Wig: Arda Wigs' "Jane Classic" in color CL-081 Light Grey

• Tights: Capezio 1816 Transition Tights in color Black

• Shoes: Self Esteem Footwear's Boots

• Calcifer: 11"x17" clear Worbla sheet, black Worbla scrap, white Worbla scrap, Sharpies in red, yellow, and orange, tea light

• Basket: Michael's 36" woven basket