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t-shirt mold

groovy8041 | Posted in Fitting on March 25, 2007 06:21am

I just saw a reference to a t-shirt mold today. Does anyone know how to make one? I assume it’s used to help fit oneself.

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aunt | Mar 28, 2007 12:31pm | #1
Maybe they meant the duct tape double? Here is one link.

http://www.leanna.com/DuctTapeDouble/

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