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Today I finished a sewing course in which I made a sewing dummy with my exact measurements. As you can see I’m very happy to a) finally have a sewing dummy and b) that it’s also decorative!
The technique we used is a little complicated. It took us two Saturdays to do it. On the first Saturday we drew a basic bodice block, which we then adjusted quite a bit. According to that pattern we sewed the inner body from a sturdy cotton fabric. The outer cover is exactly the same as the inner cover, just prettier.
This last Saturday we filled the dummy with a pipe (to put it on a stand), foam material and sawdust (very messy!). The covers are pulled at the bottom with a string.
I don’t feel comfortable to do a tutorial, first because I didn’t come up with it myself, and second because I don’t think I remember all the steps correctly, sorry!
Edit: I don’t have a name for her yet, any suggestions?
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Dec 14, 2011, 10.29 PMby HourglassLatina
Amazing!! You lucky girl you :) I want to make one but have no idea how. Im going to do a search online and see how it goes.
Jul 7, 2011, 05.57 AMby blmfld
i want one!!!!
Jul 4, 2011, 12.28 AMby kstyled
Hi ! Will you please do a tutorial on how you created “perfect copy of me”? What method did you use? What did you stuff it with? Inquiring minds would like to know…I would like to know. (smile) Thank you very much for sharing this.
Jul 3, 2011, 09.19 PMby bohemiannow
Really good! How did you draft the pattern for the cover? Also, any advice how to convince my mom to help me with mine… I’ve got everything ready and I only need an extra pair of hands!
Jul 3, 2011, 03.56 PMby gralo
i’m jealous.
Jul 3, 2011, 01.29 PMby Shira B
wow that looks great! Can you make a tutorial on hoe you did this? I will really appreciate it :D
Jul 3, 2011, 07.41 AMby inskirt
Wow! I just made mine!Can you share, please, how you closed the bottom? That’s the only thing I can’t figure out…
Jul 3, 2011, 06.29 AMby giunta
tutorial! tutoral! I’ve always seen the duct tape dummies but they look..i don’t know, like forever unfinished….but this is great!!!! i want to make mine too!
Jul 3, 2011, 12.18 AMby mojo elgin
she’s perfect! what’s her name? think you can post a tutorial? i’d love to have one, but ready-made ones are sooo expensive.
Jul 2, 2011, 10.19 PMby jd98
great job!
Jul 2, 2011, 10.07 PMby kelerabeus
Wow, it does look perfect! Amazing. Did you use paper tape to make a mold and then filled it with something, or it was some more complicated technique?
Jul 2, 2011, 08.45 PMby kr147
Well done! It looks great, I love the turquoise check! I imagine that will be really useful :)