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   GrammieSewer | Jul 02, 2012 11:24pm | #1

   dress forms

   What did you make it out of?  Give some details about how it was made and what it was made out of and that might help.

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   Jacquegerard | Jul 03, 2012 09:50pm | #3

   dress form

   I used a t-shirt, plastic bag, and duct tape with packing (sticky) tape on top of the rest.  We cut it up the back when it was done.  I guess it wasn't pulled tight enough.  We did overlap it when we taped it back together after it was cut up the back.  It is still too big.  My friend wants to do hers and I'm afraid that it will be too big also.  We might try cutting it like a princess seam and see if that works.  I don't know what to do with it. 

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   stitchhappy | Jul 03, 2012 01:23pm | #2

   Homemade dress form too big--now what?

   Dear Jacquegerard,

   I'm filling in a blank here: I am assuming you are talking about a duct tape dress form. I'm guessing the reason your form is too large is that it was wrapped loosely. Try cutting a vertical line through each bust point like a princess seam line--from the bottom up over the shoulders and back down. Then overlap the section until the measurements are the same as yours and tape them together. You may have to trim out the excess if it won't overlap smoothly. I've never had this problem, but I have heard that other's have changed the size this way.  Good luck!

   JN

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   HelgaPataki | Jul 12, 2012 03:25pm | #4

   wrapped too loosely and

   the other part of it being too big is you wore a T shirt and T shirts are baggy.  The instructions I came across asks you to wear tight like a bodysuit or leotards, well, something clingy.

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   AeliciaJ56847 | May 09, 2013 02:54pm | #5

   Not worthed

   I've done that, I really tried to make my own dress form. I ended up throwing everything in the trash and bought a new dress form with a fitting system that lets me adjust the size and shape of it at will. I would recommend to get an already made dress form.

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   WorkWearexpert | May 30, 2013 01:49pm | #6

   Made a dress for me

   Indeed, it was very hard to make a dress which ended up throwing it on trash because it was'nt fit and its hard to fixed it. Beter getting best fit dress rather than making your own. Its more easy.