Embroidered cotton
Bodice Cinched Keyhole Blouse
Skirt Bias Cut Skirt
Use for both parts · rank 0 Teal Embroidered Diamond Cotton
No Sleeves · No Collar · first shape variant
- Modelled Elegant
- 70
- Modelled Glamour
- 40
- Estimated fabric value
- 31.70 gold
Prudence Mortimer
Prudence is the second client and the loudest. Her first card, Flamboyant Funeral, is the one funeral dress where black is banned. Later cards show why she needs the Duke to notice her, and one of them fails if you sew it too well.
- Name
- Prudence Mortimer
- In Twillford
- a would-be duchess with a secret at home
- Cards
- 9
- Story achievement
- Prudence and Prejudice, 0.9% of players
Measurements (bust / waist / hips, cm): 96.2 / 69.5 / 103.6. ≈ means approximate. Check fit and the measuring tape.
Prudence’s first dress: Flamboyant Funeral
Start with the patterns you already have and a non-black fabric. Neither starting design below needs accessories, sleeves or a collar.
Before delivery: Quality at least 75, Elegant at least 65, Glamour at least 40, and no Black fabric. The card’s budget is 300 gold.
These are planning examples, not in-game tested passes. The style and colour checks meet the targets; you still need to cut and sew well enough to reach the Quality requirement.
More score margin
- Bodice Cinched Keyhole Blouse
Skirt Pencil Skirt
Use for both parts · rank 0 Green Leaf Print Silk
No Sleeves · No Collar · first shape variant
- Modelled Elegant
- 86
- Modelled Glamour
- 50
- Estimated fabric value
- 33.47 gold
The values use the planner’s fixed panel areas. They are not a shopping quote: client measurements, the length you buy, wasted cuts and replacements can change your spending. Check the game’s required fabric length before buying. The cotton option reaches Glamour exactly, so changing a part or fabric needs another check.
Make the first dress in this order
- Measure Prudence and set the mannequin. Use her bust, waist and hips when making the pattern. Check Prudence’s measurements.
- Choose the two patterns and the same fabric for both. Leave the sleeve and collar empty. Start with the first shape variant; if you change it, recheck the plan.
- Read the fabric’s colour tags. Avoid every fabric with a Black tag, including a mixed-colour print. A black panel cannot be offset by adding a different colour. Check colour and material rules.
- Cut, place and sew every panel. Follow the grain and finish the seams, then read the actual Quality. Fix a low Quality result.
- Compare the finished dress with her card. Check all four lines before handing it in; the tool’s style prediction does not certify your sewing result. Check the finished Flamboyant Funeral dress.
Already made a dress? Repair the failing part
If you used an Olive Green Cotton blouse with a Teal Embroidered Diamond Cotton Bias Cut Skirt, keep the skirt and recut only the same blouse pattern in the skirt’s embroidered cotton.
| Check | Olive cotton blouse | Embroidered cotton blouse |
|---|---|---|
| Elegant | 59 | 70 |
| Glamour | 40 | 40 |
| Black fabric | None | None |
Replacement blouse fabric value: about 5.79 gold in this model, paid again; do not subtract the old cloth as a refund. The bodice keeps its shape and Green colour tag but gains the embroidered surface. Quality after resewing remains your responsibility. Load the failing example and compare repairs.
Other reasons Prudence refuses the first dress
- Quality below 75: prettier or more expensive fabric does not replace accurate cutting and sewing. Use the Quality calculator for your actual attempt.
- Elegant or Glamour is short: check both pattern names, both fabrics, and the empty sleeve/collar choices. Pattern bonuses and penalties can change the result even with the same cloth.
- Black is still failing: replace the offending fabric panel; keep the other non-black panels if their scores still work.
- Looking at another funeral card: Priya wants only Black and Marie wants at least half Black. Compare the three funeral dresses.
Prudence’s later Not Haughty card is a different problem: Quality has an upper limit on that request.
Prudence’s commission requirements at a glance
On a phone, swipe the table to see budgets and planning tools.
| Commission | Requirements | Budget | Try the design |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flamboyant Funeral | Quality: 75+; Elegant: 65+; Glamour: 40+; Avoid: Black | Budget 300 | Planner · Checker |
| Undercover Servant | Quality: 75+; Elegant: 50+; Daywear: 50+; Simple: 25+ | Budget 250 | Planner · Checker |
| Not Haughty | Quality: 70 max; Simple: 40+; Workwear: 40+; Uncomfortable: 25+ | Budget 250 | Planner · Checker |
| Floral Romance | Quality: 80+; Eveningwear: 40+; Romantic: 60+; Flowers: 60+; Flower: 3 | Budget 750 | Planner · Checker |
| Good Aunt | Quality: 80+; Patterned: 50+; Cute: 75+; Playful: 50+; Bow: 5 | Budget 500 | Planner · Checker |
| Secret Gallery Visit | Quality: 70+; Cute: 50+; Playful: 50+; Patterned: 50+ | Budget 750 | Planner · Checker |
| Never the Bride | Quality: 80+; Risqué: 85+; Glamour: 50+; Elaborate: 50+; Flowers: 0 max; Use only: Black | Budget 1500 | Planner · Checker |
| Painted Dream | Quality: 80+; Elaborate: 25+; Formal: 75+; Romantic: 50+; Flower: at least 5 | Budget 3000 | Planner · Checker |
| Sudden Departure | Quality: 60+; Warm: 25+; Simple: 50+; Workwear: 50+ | Budget 500 | Planner · Checker |
Who Prudence is, and her style profile
Her opening line is an order to close the shop, so that no other lady in Twillford can catch the Duke’s eye. When asked her name: “My name is Prudence Mortimer. You may call me Duchess Prudence Mortimer.” The Duke is Duke Hassan, whose uncle’s funeral sets off the first event, and her aim is stated flatly on a later visit: “Which is why it is absolutely imperative that I win the affections of Duke Hassan.”
The reason is the story of her second card. Her brother inherited the family estate, and “If people were to discover that my younger brother treats me as his unpaid maid, I would be made a laughingstock in polite society.” She asks you to keep it quiet. If she crosses him, she says, he could turn her out along with her young nieces, and one of her later cards is for a niece who is ill. She also asks, more than once, for somewhere to faint: “Should I wish to swoon, I will require a suitably soft surface to land upon.”
Quality asked: 60 to 80 · one card: 70 or less
Card rules: Avoid: Black · Use only: Black · Flower: at least 5
Prudence’s commissions
Everyone else will wear black, so she wants the opposite: “As such, you will make for me a glamorous, elegant dress in the most arresting colour possible. Nothing black!” and “Make it so that it is impossible for the Duke to overlook his future Duchess. Cost is no object.” Prudence asks for the highest Elegant on any card. Start with non-black fabric and check both style scores. The starting-pattern designs above use no accessories; if you add lace or buttons, recheck the result rather than relying on the original prediction. After the funeral the town gossip paper, Spilt Tea, reports on her dress, colour and all. How the three funeral dresses compare is on the Duke’s funeral.
Prudence needs a dress to stand out at the Duke's funeral.
- Quality75+
- Elegant65+
- Glamour40+
- Avoid: Black
Budget 300The Duke's funeral
“It should be relatively simple, so that I might gracefully transition from scrubbing floors to drinking champagne with high society.” Hence Elegant and Daywear at 50 with Simple 25: one dress for both halves of her life.
Prudence needs an elegant dress... for housework.
- Quality75+
- Elegant50+
- Daywear50+
- Simple25+
Budget 250
A rude glazier, taken very personally. Quality 70 here is a ceiling even though the card does not say Max: a better-made dress fails it. Sew it badly on purpose and keep Quality at 70 or under: Not Haughty, step by step has the ways to do it.
A glazier has been rude to Prudence, and she is taking it very personally.
- Quality70 max
- Simple40+
- Workwear40+
- Uncomfortable25+
Quality 70 here is a ceiling even though the card does not print (Max): a dress at 62 passes and one at 97 fails.
Budget 250
Prudence wants a flowery dress for the Spring Fete.
- Quality80+
- Eveningwear40+
- Romantic60+
- Flowers60+
- Flower3
Budget 750The Spring Fete
Prudence's niece is sick and requires cheering up.
- Quality80+
- Patterned50+
- Cute75+
- Playful50+
- Bow5
Budget 500
Prudence wants to visit Priya's exhibition in a disguise.
- Quality70+
- Cute50+
- Playful50+
- Patterned50+
Budget 750Priya's exhibition opening
Show the brief (story spoiler)
Prudence is mad, and wants to attend Marie's wedding in 'damn-you-all' dress.
- Quality80+
- Risqué85+
- Glamour50+
- Elaborate50+
- Flowers0 max
- Use only: Black
Budget 1500
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Prudence needs a wedding dress — and it must have flowers for Priya.
- Quality80+
- Elaborate25+
- Formal75+
- Romantic50+
- Flower: at least 5
Budget 3000
Show the brief (story spoiler)
Prudence is leaving Twillford, and requires a dress for her journey.
- Quality60+
- Warm25+
- Simple50+
- Workwear50+
Budget 500
Friendship with Prudence
- Star 1 Elevated Sweetheart Bodice, Heart Princess Bodice, Yoke Gathered Skirt
- Star 2 Ruched Sweetheart Bodice, Petal Peplum Skirt, Split Skirt
- Star 3 Aurora Bodice, Circle Peplum Skirt, Tulip Hip Skirt
- Star 4 Bow Ballgown Skirt
- Star 5 Bolero Bodice
A gift earns her a full star if it meets her gift card: Quality 80, Elegant 50, Glamour 50, Silk: at least 50%, Pink: at least 50%, Jewel: at least 1. Any dress whose Quality without her measurements (40% grain, 60% sewing, rounded) is 81 or more earns the full star too. The rules are on gifts, and every pattern with where it comes from is on pattern unlocks.
Finishing Prudence’s story
Complete all of Prudence's major commissions. That earns Prudence and Prejudice, which 0.9% of Steam players have. Compare it with the other 31 on all 32 achievements.