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Posted by Kate Dicey on January 5, 2006, 6:32 pm
klh wrote:
>
> My wife just got a used mannequin, perhaps a dress form, but with rigid
> body/torso. The real intent is having something so she can display her
> Swedish folk dress on occasion, provided that it is pinned up to the
> dress form. for that use, i think this will be ok, especially at $20US
> with a floor stand.
>
> does anyone have experience with adding material to a form to make a
> larger size as opposed to an adjustable form? I found the material below
> from a web page on dress forms and mannequins. i am sure kate dicey has
> multiple forms but for limited use, there is a lot of difference in
> price and tough to absorb.
>
>
> from http://www.fabulousfit.com/bodywrap.html
>
> The Body Wrap
> Fabulous FitŪ
>
> Change, Increase Any Size Form.
> "The common complaint is that "Patterns don't fit me!"
>
> We all have a different set of measurements, even though we may use
> the same size pattern. Pre-fitting avoids disasters! The Body Wrap
> is a "fiber skirt" and a "bustier" that can be wrapped around the
> form, when working with larger sizes and using a smaller form.
> .....
> The Bodywrap is designed to fill in areas as well as change the size
> of your form. You can use the torso only to fill out the stomach, or
> use parts of the Bodywrap to create a rounded back shoulder, or
> sculpt a sway back by feathering it away at the back waist. Now you
> can start creating, designing, and sewing for different sizes on
> your form, without losing the singularities in shape for each size.
> The Bodywrap will soon be $27, but right now it is only $15
>
> klh in va/usa
Yes, I *do* have several dress forms, BUT I still need to pad them up
occasionally - to suit people with particular fitting issues, the
occasional pregnancy, and for historical dress. Dial it up a size or two
smaller, pad up to the clients measurements, put on the right shaped
corset, and away we go! :) That site pads up pretty much as I do it.
You want to make the padding fairly firm, so it behaves a bit like a
real body. I use cheap poly toy stuffing, batting, and a wrap of
whatever is handy, and cover the padding with an old skinny-fit stretchy
jumper, just to make it look tidy.
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