Duration 14:14
My DIY Dress Form
Published 8 Oct 2021
Learn more about sewing dress forms, whether you need one, and how to sew your very own DIY plus size dress form with this how-to guide. Find out which dress form I recommend to fit for yourself. Blog post with more info and links here ↓ Supplies used (commissions earned on these affiliate links) Dress form pattern (I ordered the DIY Dress Form Custom Fit option) https://patterns.bootstrapfashion.com/diy-dress-form-sewing-pattern.html?i=c7acf8b5 Poly-fil https://amzn.to/3BmJlwV Hat stand https://amzn.to/3lmVbSi Sponge for neck https://amzn.to/3Fr6Ibh PVC pipe, muslin and fusible interfacing were from my stash Wearing in this video Tiered dress from this tutorial https://mellysews.com/tiered-blanc-sundress-sew-a-boho-dress/ ●▬▬▬▬▬● L I N K S ●▬▬▬▬▬● B L O G : https://mellysews.com SHOP : https://blankslatepatterns.com F A C E B O O K: https://www.facebook.com/mellysews I N S T A G R A M : https://instagram.com/mellysews P I N T E R E S T : https://pinterest.com/mellysews T W I T T E R : https://twitter.com/mellysews
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I like the idea of custom fitting. I think itcwill be nice to have a clone of myself for pinning and measuring. I thought about putting a side zipper in to add or remove filling. I sometimes fluctuate in my weight as much as two sizes.
I have also looked at tape dress form videos . I thought about making a tape form and pulling it about 1 or 2 sizes smaller and fitting the Bootstrap form over it. The slightly smaller onew to act as a skeleton and give firmer strcture. I could line the cloth with quilt batting.
I'm brain storming on how I will do my form.
Your video was very thoughtful and informative. I'm a plus size and im also 5'1" tall. I'm shapped like a duck with boobs. Nothing standard fits. ...