Adora Thimblethread: Dressmaker Character Guide
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Adora Thimblethread is one of Dressmaker's ten clients: newcomer trained in five sports. Supremely confident about archery, running, weightlifting, fencing and swimming — and much less sure of everything else. Friends call her Addy, and she offers the biggest budget in the game.
Quick facts
| Adora | |
|---|---|
| Measurements | 91.6 / 71.4 / 101.0 (bust / waist / hips) |
| First commission | Sporting Chance (story card #12) |
| Commissions | 5 main story + 2 optional |
| Favourite styles | Cute, Romantic |
| Favourite colour | Purple |
| Story achievement | Go Off, Queen! (2.2% of players) |
What Adora likes: her gift card
Once gifting unlocks (after Prudence's Undercover Servant), you can give any client a dress for friendship. A gift earns a full star if it meets her hidden gift card below, or if its Quality, scored without her measurements, is above 80. Stars unlock her patterns in your Sketchbook.
- Quality: 80+
- Styles: Cute 50, Romantic 50
- Fabric: Silk 50%+
- Colour: Purple 50%+
- Accessories: 1+ bow
All 7 of Adora's commissions
Main-story cards in the order the front desk hands them out (the number is the card's place in the whole story), followed by her optional cards. Cards from #26 on are folded away to avoid spoilers.
Sporting Chance
#12 · Budget 1,000 · The Sporting Day
Light and breathable for the annual sporting day.
- Quality 75+
- Simple 40+
- Playful 35+
- At least 60% cotton
Secret Art Critic
#16 · Budget not on card record · Priya's exhibition opening
An avant-garde dress for Priya's exhibition.
- Quality 80+
- Eveningwear 60+
- Romantic 60+
- Formal 40+
Show 3 later story cards (spoilers)
Moonlight Wanderer
#37 · requirements not verified yet
Daring Heist
#42 · requirements not verified yet
Crowning Glory
#48 · requirements not verified yet
Optional cards
- Proper Lady: opens after Walking Billboard. Needs Quality 80+, Formal 50+, Elegant 50+, Daywear 50+.
- Cheerful Frog: opens after Beloved Ox. Requirements not verified yet.
Town events Adora dresses for
- The Women's Sporting Day contest: Sporting Chance
- Priya's exhibition opening: Secret Art Critic
Go Off, Queen!
Complete all of Adora's major commissions. 2.2% of Steam players have it so far. Story cards count once you hand in a dress, so a failed card won't lock you out, but it costs most of that visit's friendship. See all 32 achievements, or watch Adora's first visit in a recorded playthrough.
Frequently asked questions
What are Adora's measurements in Dressmaker?
bust 91.6, waist 71.4 and hips 101.0. The game saves them after her first visit, so you only need to measure her once.
What does Adora like in Dressmaker?
Her gift card asks for Quality 80, Cute 50, Romantic 50, Silk 50%+, Purple 50%+, 1+ bow. A gift that meets it, or any dress with Quality above 80 before measurements, earns a full friendship star.
How many commissions does Adora have?
7: 5 in the main story and 2 optional cards.
How do you finish Adora's story?
Hand in all of her major commissions to unlock Go Off, Queen!, which 2.2% of Steam players have so far.
Sources
- Steam global achievement stats for Dressmaker
- Cem Black: recorded first playthrough (YouTube)
- Into Indie Games: commission walkthrough
- Dressmaker Wiki (dressmakerwiki.site): client commission cards
- Steam guide: Friendship Hints and Measurements
- Dressmaker Wiki: story events in order
- Dressmaker Wiki: gifts each client wants
Keep reading
- Characters & CustomersAll 10 Dressmaker customers and NPCs, from Rose to Adora: measurements, every commission card, what each one likes as a gift, and her story achievement.
- MeasurementsBust, waist and hip measurements for all 10 Dressmaker clients, how close the mannequin has to be, and how much Quality a bad fit costs.
- AchievementsAll 32 Dressmaker achievements with the hidden ones revealed, how rare each is on Steam, the only missable one, and tips for the 300-accessory, 50 m trim and 5,000-gold dresses.
- Town EventsAll 14 Dressmaker town events, from the Duke's funeral to the coronation: which commission cards belong to each, and the achievement it unlocks.