tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post2224600868173574504..comments2024-03-19T03:18:56.284-04:00Comments on La Sewista!: Dress Form, Part Four and CompletedBunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-78012447629223003012017-08-13T14:29:56.533-04:002017-08-13T14:29:56.533-04:00My sewing room s blue toile and my duct tape manne...My sewing room s blue toile and my duct tape mannequin is plain Jane white flannel. I think she need a make over in toile. Love the zipper and how you did the neck and arm holes. Thanks you. PS: In the hallway I have the old bathroom mirror sitting on the baseboard (attached ofcourse to the wall) and it is perfect for looking at hems and how garments hang. Just a thought.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567589479700723977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-91048009591145867972017-08-13T14:25:55.445-04:002017-08-13T14:25:55.445-04:00Don't wait as my 20 year duct tape homemade dr...Don't wait as my 20 year duct tape homemade dressform has all my lumps and bumps that I had twenty years ago.lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567589479700723977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-51694963092834686522014-10-14T20:45:12.622-04:002014-10-14T20:45:12.622-04:00Simply click back to the previous posts. Simply click back to the previous posts. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-53758473865023704672014-10-14T17:39:36.995-04:002014-10-14T17:39:36.995-04:00Where do I find the entire making of the dress for...Where do I find the entire making of the dress form. This says part four, so there has to be a part 1 to three.Patricianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-40900654702156330782013-12-26T18:29:21.348-05:002013-12-26T18:29:21.348-05:00I love this and have been thinking about making on...I love this and have been thinking about making one for a long time but I have never got to it! After seeing yours I just might do it this time!! Nice fabric pattern choice! great job!! Thanks for posting!!Paintings by Lee Anne Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444549460859203204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-21179709300652565402013-03-27T08:02:11.750-04:002013-03-27T08:02:11.750-04:00Hi Bunny,
Tilly is fabulous! I love that you made...Hi Bunny,<br /><br />Tilly is fabulous! I love that you made her in toile fabric. I think the website you saw the tip about shrinking the cover on may have been http://sewchicpatterns.blogspot.co.uk, as I'm sure I saw a comment from you underneath the tutorial there. Now I need to find some cool fabric and a buddy to help fit me, so I can make a cover for my mannequin too :)Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801710750692443106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-78908932363236552072013-02-06T14:57:27.365-05:002013-02-06T14:57:27.365-05:00I have just known your blog, this post is awesome!...I have just known your blog, this post is awesome! I follow you, I would like you to follow me!<br />kisses<br />http://www.blogpersonalstyle.com/PersonalStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007553739274966868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-13178165463897976522013-02-05T19:29:46.980-05:002013-02-05T19:29:46.980-05:00Welcome, Tilly! You did such a great job of making...Welcome, Tilly! You did such a great job of making her. I'm jealous... would love to have my own body double. Thanks so much for all of the details you've given here. They'll be great to reference should I ever get around to doing this.Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712003004658269721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-46049286063081873322013-02-05T15:29:29.502-05:002013-02-05T15:29:29.502-05:00Wow she looks fantastic.Wow she looks fantastic.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-33808567493276168032013-02-04T19:22:28.634-05:002013-02-04T19:22:28.634-05:00Bunny, that is awesome!! You made that look super...Bunny, that is awesome!! You made that look super easy, but I shutter to think what mine would look like. hahaha! It will look amazing in your bunker!Angela Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288387417097722899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-64921772897746684112013-02-04T18:17:57.014-05:002013-02-04T18:17:57.014-05:00Too funny. I felt like a murderer stitching her up...Too funny. I felt like a murderer stitching her up flat out on the cutting table and rolling her around. But your persistence is impressive to say the least. Thanks for the smile.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-55263426302648210562013-02-04T12:13:03.345-05:002013-02-04T12:13:03.345-05:00She is beautiful! My shoulders are way too narrow...She is beautiful! My shoulders are way too narrow for my adjustable petite dress form, too....and that was one of my most critical fitting issues. In desperation, I sat on her until the front and back midseams overlapped at the top and then duct taped her from armhole to armhole. Essentially, I crushed her upper shoulder area. It helped quite a bit, and then I used straight pins to mark my actual shoulder line. I never covered her though, so she looks like Bride of Frankenstein. Thanks for the inspiration!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909309793191033875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-71422096829604024012013-02-04T11:09:45.346-05:002013-02-04T11:09:45.346-05:00fabulous and it is such a pretty addition to your ...fabulous and it is such a pretty addition to your sewing room.Beth (SunnyGal Studio)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08891740887743925587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-88032308596378866992013-02-04T10:03:37.335-05:002013-02-04T10:03:37.335-05:00You are such a sewing Rock Star! I want to be like...You are such a sewing Rock Star! I want to be like Bunny when I grow up!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126043161321731207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-71900521634516398082013-02-04T08:58:02.565-05:002013-02-04T08:58:02.565-05:00This project turned out so well, Bunny! I know yo...This project turned out so well, Bunny! I know you are going to get tons of usage out of it & it is BEAUTIFUL besides. Well done, as usual. You always seem to take things to the next level with your creative ideas.<br /><br />Warm Hugs,<br />RettRettabughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974677657528087286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-26646328388064756992013-02-04T07:45:18.351-05:002013-02-04T07:45:18.351-05:00Thanks so much everyone, for the great compliments...Thanks so much everyone, for the great compliments.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-73476585067588049462013-02-04T07:44:28.360-05:002013-02-04T07:44:28.360-05:00One thing I discovered in making the original musl...One thing I discovered in making the original muslin was that my back waist length, proportionally, is long for a petite. The original form is lengthened a bit to accommodate that. When I "petite" my patterns I take out length from the apex to the shoulder as that is where I am shorter than normal. If your v necks go way too low that is a sign you have the same issue. Of course others may be shorter in the areas from apex to waistline or even both areas. So that skin tight muslin is really valuable in doing this. It is another reason I did the bodice and skirt as two separate units and then put them on and let them ride till I found the correct waistline. Then it was marked. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-26562240702131229432013-02-04T05:03:13.341-05:002013-02-04T05:03:13.341-05:00Fantastic work Bunny. Your dress form looks wonder...Fantastic work Bunny. Your dress form looks wonderful - decorative and useful too! Geninehttp://www.etsy.com/people/Genniewrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-36020779661106097192013-02-04T04:01:29.287-05:002013-02-04T04:01:29.287-05:00The most wonderful dressform I've ever seen!The most wonderful dressform I've ever seen! Sigridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187364244385056641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-19472872329591704302013-02-04T01:26:47.138-05:002013-02-04T01:26:47.138-05:00What a beautiful job you have made of your dress f...What a beautiful job you have made of your dress form and thank you so much for sharing. I tried to do this a few months ago but I encountered a few problems. My calico stretched when I tried to pad it out to my shape (I now know to source my fabric in the home dec. department). I used wadding to fill in the 'bumps' but found it was very soft and I never achieved a firm finish. I look forward to your next post about how you did that. Thank you in advance.ozvikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212558891829392288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-41672469675119286592013-02-04T01:09:33.257-05:002013-02-04T01:09:33.257-05:00What a great dress form, Bunny!What a great dress form, Bunny!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-55238185239190241272013-02-04T00:50:57.564-05:002013-02-04T00:50:57.564-05:00Bunny this is beautiful! On purchasing a small for...Bunny this is beautiful! On purchasing a small form: Did your back waist length match the form you purchased? Or did you someow compensate for having a shorter back waist length than the form? ElleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-5871819395735224502013-02-03T23:56:06.646-05:002013-02-03T23:56:06.646-05:00Tilly is beautiful!Tilly is beautiful!Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-39937283671325974272013-02-03T22:17:07.898-05:002013-02-03T22:17:07.898-05:00I love how this ~ especially the fabric you used! ...I love how this ~ especially the fabric you used! So glad you got a form that is more like you!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-86069689089803908962013-02-03T21:10:16.483-05:002013-02-03T21:10:16.483-05:00Make sure you get a form that can be adjusted to s...Make sure you get a form that can be adjusted to smaller than you are. My form is a petite/small and the smallest non custom form I could find. Those dang shoulders! Anything smaller than you can be padded up to your exact dimensions but if it can't get smaller than you you are stuck with the too large size. My shoulders are VERY narrow and I know I won't ever find a form for a grown woman that will accomodate but I think I at least got as close as possible. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.com