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I brought a mannequin from a store going out of business and seeing she was close to my size I measured it and added scrap fabric pieces from a stash I got free off of Craig’slist to make her my body double in measurements!!! Feeling proud and like Doctor Frankenstien my dress form has come alive!!
Material Notes
COTTON-LIKE POLYFIL STRIPS AND PLASTIC MANNEQUIN
Difficulty
Novice
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- Unisex
- Garment Type
- Accessories
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Feb 26, 2010, 09.53 PMby moonsilkcookiesface
Thank you for all your great comments and feed back, I might try the duct tape approach next time if this doesn’t yield good results.
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Feb 28, 2010, 09.25 PMby nyan69
yeah but make it on cotton so its wearable. dont waste your time making it by duct tape. its really appealing. very nice.
Feb 25, 2010, 08.46 PMby smallone
I have one thing to say – Madonna!
Feb 25, 2010, 03.21 AMby classicaljunk
brilliant idea! good work.
Feb 25, 2010, 02.22 AMby strawberrypancakesbykim
That’s very cool. I made my own body double by having a friend put a plastic bag over my clothes then wrapping me in duct tape – in case you wanted to try that! It worked very well. This looks like it would work very well too though.
Feb 25, 2010, 12.21 AMby wattle-i-do
I thought it was a cool top too! But good idea. I used to have a 60’s dress making mannequin with tiny pointed boobs. I had to put a bra on it and stuff the cups to get the right shape.
Feb 24, 2010, 11.07 PMby Jodi Wade
at first i thought it was a really cool top…. make a top like this!
Feb 24, 2010, 10.18 PMby nyan69
nice. it looks like an avant garde. cool.