Oh deeeear!! *excited squeal* I almost forgot to mention it, I'm finally making my own dress form! Actually I'm already halfway through, my sis helped me to wrap my torso in tape, following one of the many instructions on Youtube & Co. The dummy-torso is already stuffed with rolled foam (over a roll of cardboard that fits perfectly on the stand), fiberfill and pieces of newspaper - trying to stuff the dummy so it can be corsetted if necessary, means hard at the back and softer in the belly-region. I also flattened the breasts so I can use it either for corset-shapes or, with an additional, stuffed bra, for normal shape. I just have to cover the whole thing with stretch fabric and take pics. I'm always slow at taking pics, I know...
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Ok, time for a project update. During our last collective sewing-session, I found courage and leisure enough to refine the dummy. Golden rule when letting yourself be taped: keep your shoulders *really* straight, or you'll have to correct it afterwards by applying layers of paper and tape to the dummy to give the shoulders the proper shape. At any rate now all my dresses fit the dummy perfectly, which means that I have no excuses anymore for not starting my late-rococo projects. Except that the dummy has to be covered and the neck and bottom closed with wood. I think I'll take a trip to the fabric store today and to the DIY-store tomorrow... :D
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