
I HATE spending money on clothes - always have.
I HATE having clothes that don't fit properly
and
I HATE never finding the material/fabric and textures that I want to wear
Besides clothes are so ridiculously expensive I just can't get over the markup.
Even when I was young and in a scholarship pageant (yes--I had to try to come up with the money to go to college), I wore a homemade dress.
So, Jovan (my son's gfriend) wanted to help me make a dress form - and we did - so I could make my own clothes.
Here's how we did it using an old shirt and duct tape.
First I picked out an old shirt.

Then we started duct taping it.


I think I'm saying, "Hey watch where you're putting that duct tape."


We put on a second layer of duct tape, using white duct tape so we could see where we'd already put the tape. I was getting tired standing for so long (maybe because it was 11:30 p.m. or maybe because I'm just getting old) but it was worth it.




then we cut off the duct taped shirt







I had to adjust the shoulder seams and take it in on the sides, but it is a whole lot easier to get a good fit when you use a dress form that is made to your body.

And, I'm not model but here's how it came out (and I even had enough material to make a scarf)

I also tried using the scarf as a belt and a cummerbund for another look

7 comments:
What a great idea! Your dress fits beautifully.
Thanks Adrienne. Definitely a custom fit :)
Impressive! I love how you made your own dress form to start things off.
I have NEVER seen anything like this. Crazy but brilliant.
Dang! That's awesome! LOL @ your husband. Looks like he's having a little too much fun there.
Great dress, Kim! You look great!
Thanks Gals! It was fun and very different :)but it works really well. I hang it on a rod and pin my material to the form to get the right fit.
Hello, Kim! I wanted to stop by and say "thank you" for visiting my blog. I also enjoy sewing. Your duct tape dress form is quite fascinating! It must really be helpful with fitting.
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