The base dress is a princess seamed a-line silhouette with long sleeves and a slight train on the back hem. The puff elements on the sleeve shoulders, elbows, and ruffle at the wrist are a combination of sequin material and a lame mesh fabric laid on top. The dress is made of a luxury black velvet with contrasting crepe back satin on the bottom, and paired with black and gold braided trimmings. Using the Designer Doll as a guide, I free-handed the belt embroidery in a sketch, scanned it, and then refined it in Adobe Illustrator. Then I converted it to an embroidery file and manually repeated the pattern onto the belt. It was challenging to correctly line up each section and required precise measuring. To create the flocking effect on the bottom of the dress, I first patterned the hem and photographed my pattern pieces. I converted the pattern pieces into Adobe Illustrator and aligned them into the hem’s curve. Next, I traced the design on the skirt from an image of the Merida Doll in Illustrator. Then, I matched up my center and side seams with the design and curved it to fit within my seam allowances. Finally, I printed my pattern and cut out each individual piece and sewed it on the hem of the dress. I created the Quiver by using a cardboard shipping tube, 2mm craft foam, faux leather fabric, and braided leather trim for detailing. The arrows are made of wooden dowels that were carved to look like twigs, real turkey feathers, and hemp twine. The medallions on the cape and belt were both made from craft foam, Worbla thermoplastic, and then painted. The thermoplastic melts into the ridges of the foam, creating the embossed effect. Both medallions were hand-painted.