During that time she had taught herself transformation, transmutation, AND transfiguration magic through great effort, after she heard tales of the 'impossible enchanted dress'. However, she had limited herself only to fabrics, and other related crafts to achieve that dream. Getting the enchantments to 'stick' to the shifty fabric was always the most difficult part. She very nearly accomplished a mock version of that dream, that was until that vile Suri Polomare had stolen her designs, and her fabric.