How to Complete Flexile Spines and Unlock the Drifter’s Cloak in Hollow Knight: Silksong

Every so often, a game throws a quest at a player that looks optional but turns out to be the main road forward. In Hollow Knight: Silksong, that quest is Flexile Spines. Set in the Far Fields, this Wish tasks Hornet with gathering 25 Spine Cores from the floating Hoker enemies, and the payoff is the Drifter’s Cloak. This cloak is the real deal—it grants the glide ability, allowing Hornet to cross wide gaps and ride upward wind currents. Without it, the story hits a brick wall, because leaving Far Fields and reaching areas such as Greymoor, Bellhart, Verdania, Wisp Thicket, and Sinners Road depends on this movement upgrade. It also opens the door to the area boss, Fourth Chorus. For players exploring Silksong in 2026, this route remains the dependable path through the Far Fields.

Finding the Seamstress

The Seamstress resides in a floating tent on a raised platform in the Far Fields. To reach her, players should start from the large central room and platform upward. The Swift Step dash ability is an absolute must; anyone who hasn’t grabbed it yet should backtrack to the northern part of Deep Docks and interact with the altar, which may mean dealing with a slice of the Hunter’s March area first.

From the bottom of the central room, the route goes something like this:

• Stand on the small rocky platform just above the lava.

• Jump up and to the right onto two smaller platforms, then into the short corridor.

• Leap across the wind current without needing to glide, then continue right.

• Jump up and to the right again, then jump and dash back across the wind current to the higher platform on the left.

• Climb the hanging platforms to the left and enter the floating tent.

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