Character companion · Rose

Rose in the Dressmaker game

The librarian, and your first customer.

Who is Rose?

Rose — the Twillford librarian, clutching a book

Rose works at the Twillford library and brings the opening card of the game: Librarian Workwear, which asks only for a professional dress of quality 60 or better — the gentlest brief you will receive. Her later cards quietly teach the rest of the system: a warm layer for cold late shifts, a linen-and-wool conference dress, and a gravedigging outfit that must stay simple and avoid white.

Her life keeps leaking into the commissions. The wiki notes mice eating her clothes, and her Rodent Relations card asks for something cute, playful and largely pink; her late-story Both of Us? pays 2,500 for a cotton-only dress.

Cards
7 client commissions
First card pays
200
Story achievement
A Rose By Any Other Name (community Wiki, checked 3 October 2026)
Full cast
All ten clients

Commission cards

Q is the dress quality score; “only” restricts every colour or fabric used; percentages are the share of the dress.

Community-reported thresholds and budgets: Dressmaker Wiki and Tpose Gaming, checked 3 October 2026
CardRequirementsBudget
Librarian WorkwearQ≥60; Professional≥40200
Chilly OvertimeQ≥70; Professional≥50; Warm≥50; Cute≤20; Romantic≤20350
Librarian ConferenceQ≥70; Professional≥50; Formal≥25; Daywear≥30; Linen≥25%; Wool≥25%200
Bold TigressQ≥80; Glamour≥50; Risqué≥40; Elegant≥40; Sequin≥10%; only Orange/Black500
Both of Us?Q≥80; Cool≥50; only Cotton2,500
Rodent RelationsQ≥70; Cute≥50; Playful≥50; Sequin≥10%; Pink≥30%300
Tomb RaiderQ≥70; Workwear≥50; Simple≥40; Elaborate≤5; avoid White300

Two cards cap the flourishes — Chilly Overtime caps Cute and Romantic at 20 each (20 is allowed), and Tomb Raider caps Elaborate at 5 (5 is allowed), Rose’s practical streak. The surprises are Bold Tigress (orange-and-black sequins) and Both of Us?, a 2,500-gold cotton-only late card. Rodent Relations is the mice made literal.

Story notes

The Wiki names Rose’s story achievement A Rose By Any Other Name. Rose is the game’s on-boarding: her first two cards teach Professional and the fabric mix, and her Personal style page fills in as Professional and Simple. Her late return at 2,500 gold makes her the clearest example of the early-client comeback in the budget arc.

Her gravedigging card sits on the same story spine as the funeral dresses that open the game — compare Prudence’s, Priya’s and Marie’s briefs.

Measurements

Source-reported measurements, checked 3 October 2026; ≈ means approximate
SourceBustWaistHipsUnit as stated
Tpose Gaming86.268.895.8Not stated
Dressmaker Wiki86.368.895.8cm

The Wiki reports centimetres; Tpose does not state a unit. Differences between these community reports remain unresolved. Use the in-game measuring tape to confirm a client’s size; these reports are not guaranteed mannequin settings.