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Posted by on December 9, 2007, 9:19 pm
Hey all. I'm hoping you can help me with a question I've been
pondering lately. Is it possible to make your own dress form for
draping and fitting, etc? I mostly make patchwork clothing from a few
simple, tried and true patterns I've drafted but lately I've been
wanted to branch out and give draping a try. I've seen a few used
dress forms for sale at the Goodwill before but they've always been
way too small for today's-sized people. The ones at stores like
Joanns are definetly out of my budget range. Has anyone here tried to
make their own dress form and if so, how?
Thanks everyone!
Erin
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Posted by Melinda Meahan - take out TRAS on December 9, 2007, 10:07 pm
goldenthistle@gmail.com wrote:
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> Hey all. I'm hoping you can help me with a question I've been
> pondering lately. Is it possible to make your own dress form for
> draping and fitting, etc?
Yup. For starters, read these:
http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00002_p2.asp
http://www.sewnews.com/resources/library/0806form/
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work with excellence.
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Posted by Mary Fisher on December 10, 2007, 4:33 am
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> goldenthistle@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hey all. I'm hoping you can help me with a question I've been
>> pondering lately. Is it possible to make your own dress form for
>> draping and fitting, etc?
> Yup. For starters, read these:
> http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00002_p2.asp
> http://www.sewnews.com/resources/library/0806form/
Excellent!
I've made 'death masks' (of living subjects) using dental 'rubber' and
plaster but it would be frightfully expensive to use it for a whole body, I
love these ideas.
My professional costumier friend has a body form which she wrapped with
thick bands of cottonwool when she made something for me. Hrumph!
:-)
Mary
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Posted by Kay Lancaster on December 10, 2007, 10:42 pm
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> I've made 'death masks' (of living subjects) using dental 'rubber' and
> plaster but it would be frightfully expensive to use it for a whole body, I
> love these ideas.
I've used the method Connie Crawford shows in the Sew News articles... it's
quite straightforward, and results in a pinnable form (important if you're
draping!) She also has a DVD with the process (http://www.fashionpatterns.com)
Duct tape, ime, is Not Good for this purpose...it slumps in the heat.
Self-stick (not water-stick) adhesive paper tape works very well and holds up
quite nicely.
Important points if you're the tapee: it gets quite warm in the tape shell, and
if at all possible, try to leave an area open in the midriff for breathing
purposes until the last minute. A helper in addition to the person actually
doing the taping is quite useful -- you want to get this done with as little
hanging around as possible. air conditioning and possibly an
ice pack for the neck or head is desirable..
Kay
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Posted by Mary Fisher on December 11, 2007, 4:29 am
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>> I've made 'death masks' (of living subjects) using dental 'rubber' and
>> plaster but it would be frightfully expensive to use it for a whole body,
>> I
>> love these ideas.
> I've used the method Connie Crawford shows in the Sew News articles...
> it's
> quite straightforward, and results in a pinnable form (important if you're
> draping!) She also has a DVD with the process
> (http://www.fashionpatterns.com)
> Duct tape, ime, is Not Good for this purpose...it slumps in the heat.
> Self-stick (not water-stick) adhesive paper tape works very well and holds
> up
> quite nicely.
> Important points if you're the tapee: it gets quite warm in the tape
> shell, and
> if at all possible, try to leave an area open in the midriff for breathing
> purposes until the last minute. A helper in addition to the person
> actually
> doing the taping is quite useful -- you want to get this done with as
> little
> hanging around as possible. air conditioning and possibly an
> ice pack for the neck or head is desirable..
That reminds me of when I made my first 'death mask' - a late teenage son
was the subject. He lay on his back on the table while I worked and to allow
him to breathe I had to insert a straw up each nostril.
Then his father kept making comments which made son want to laugh, the worst
was when he suggested that son could have a cup of tea if we attached a
funnel to the straws. I don't know how son kept a straight face but he did
and the mask was superb - and worth the discomfort.
Just like the subject of a diy body form.
Mary
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