Re-Forming my Dress Form (With a Help from Nicole and new kitties!)
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Hello Friends! This week I decided to reform my dress form to be more like me. I brought her over to Nicole Rudolph's house to have a buddy help me sculpt her down and pad her back up. In this video you get to watch basically the entire process, in case you would also like to reshape your dress form to better suit your contours. I am have a little fabric haul and an introduction to my newest kitties! I hope you enjoy!
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"This is me not having body dismorphia"
I'm not quite there yet, but I am absolutely loving you saying this!
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Yay for buddy system! So glad she's helpful now.
Nicole! I love how all the Costubers seem to run to you with thier Chaos. 🤗
My favourite part about Dress History/Costuming RUclips is that being made to adhere to impossible dimensions is normalised. Why should someone feel upset that they can’t fit into something that was never designed for them?
This is excellent timing. I just got a cheap dress form that’s a lot smaller than I am and a whole bunch of foam padding. Because of this video, I’m going to be taking a lot more measurements and be more specific about where the padding needs to go. Much love to Winchester and to Pompo. ❤️❤️❤️
I find that using an old bra to get your boobs shaped right helps a lot.
I used a Bootstrap cover over my smaller form and padded it out and that worked really well for me.
@@lenabreijer1311 Thank you!
@@jeansando6849. I didn’t know tat site existed - thank you!
Your kitties are so cute! Regarding Winchester’s diagnosis, I’ve heard of many cats living years with FIP, so you never know, he might surprise you. Either way, it’s wonderful that he has a loving home and will be comfortable and happy for however long he has left, which is all any of us can hope for.
That little giggle when you guys cut the boobs straight off gave me life. I'm looking at similarly drastic dress form surgery in the somewhat near future (after actual surgery), so I'll definitely revisit then. Mine's not foam, but it is adjustable so hopefully I can set it to match in the chest and pad out the rest. Hopefully Nicole's book will be out by then so I can have the same body block experience, it sounds like she's solving some of the struggles I have with fitting stuff. And it's nice to hear you talk about how fitting something like this can be confronting and working through that, that's a recurrent theme in my crafting server. I definitely save fitting for good days.
Me, a trans man, watching y'all cut the boobs straight off that dress form: honey wake up, new top surgery just dropped
😂
Saaaaame... and no post-surgical drains even!
🤣😂😂 if only it were that easy!!
Me, straight woman, who had a massive reduction (which technically counts): dude same
Nicole to the rescue! She's a true heroine/hero. How nice to have a friend like her. I'm looking forward to seeing how much more easily you'll be able to fit new projects.
Me too!!
🐈⬛🐈⬛😻😻 The two new house panthers are lovely! I hope Winchester keeps healing well. I'm so happy he landed in such a great home for his remaining time.
The dress form came out really well. It's good that you can use it with your corset, stays, or as is. Yay for teamwork with a friend!
I'm still knitting away for all the kids in my family. No major issues so far, except I had to order one more skein of yarn for one of them because I came out just a couple of yards too short to finish the ribbing around the hood. I'm going to undo the hood ribbing that is already started, and redo it all in one length of yarn, rather than risk having a visible join right next to kiddo's face.
I'm rereading a book called Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. It is interesting, an intertwining of three plots-- two set in modern times, and the third in the year 1209 in what is now southern France. It involves intrigue, secret societies, and of course history. When I first read it, I was completely unfamiliar with fashion history. I still don't know much, but I'm noticing it a lot more on this reading, now that I've started watching dress history RUclips. I think it mostly does seem to be in keeping with the setting. (There are some questionable decisions, like wearing one's best cloak and indoor slippers to gather herbs by the river, but nothing actually impossible, fashion-wise, that I can spot.) The one thing that has really bugged me so far is an anachronistic mention of a spinning wheel; a drop spindle would have been what they were actually using, but perhaps the author thought not many readers would know what that was. Anyway, despite any slight textile-related shortcomings, it is a good read, focusing mainly on religious conflict and persecution, and some interesting linguistic history.
Thank you so much for this video and normalising an actual woman's body. I just turned 62 this week and have been struggling again with the 'shape I'm in'. Hearing and seeing you (and Nicole) represent your real body was very helpful, as I could see aspects of myself and hear them as acceptable. It's hard to explain. I don't even know why I'm being so honest here, as I've not spoken about it with anyone else. But your willingness to be real and honest is greatly appreciated. Thank you Noelle.
I'm rewatching The Mentalist, still reading Patricia Cornwall, and crocheting a basket to hold my new pattern weights.
I am much the same age as you & like you I appreciated this video. BTW I watched the mentalist & read Patricia Cornwell Lol love from Australia 🇦🇺
@@carolinebrown539 hi from a fellow Aussie!
❤ you're being honest here because the costuming part of RUclips is super accepting at awesome. And you need to know that you are loved and supported at any age no matter when your journey to body acceptance happens.
I recently had to square with the fact that I literally have some very strange still sold deformities that weren't detected for a really long time and it makes it impossible to ever achieve even what I would want my body shape to be because my bones are literally screwed up. And squaring with that has been a major Journey. I would recommend you watch Bernadette Banner she has scoliosis watching her has really helped me. It's okay to say that the mass-produced fashion isn't for you to get the proportions they wanted without damaging their body or constructing their movement in everyday tasks. What people see on the outside doesn't have to be your actual body❤ especially late eighteenth and early nineteenth century is super good for learning these tricks❤
You need to love and accept your body and figure out ways to achieve what you want to feel like and present yourself as without damaging it.❤
*Skeletal deformities. Stupid autocorrect
The late eighteenth and early nineteenth Century they unashamedly used all kinds of padding and trickery to achieve the Silhouettes they wanted. Sorry that this reply is such absolute crap I'm posting from mobile
Oh I love Nicole too
Chester!! Oh, he's so cute!! Pompo! She makes the same noises as my kitty. Cute, cute, cute!
Hi Nicole 👋 👋 👋
Hi Kitties 👋👋👋
I love that you made Brunhilda your identical twin, that is something I have been procrastinating on for years with my Bertha. I hope this makes all your future makes much easier.
Thank you!
Pompo looks and sounds just like my Eartha Kitty! I am in the midst of emptying my old sewing cabinet in order to move my electric sewing machine into a vintage china cabinet which my Husband and I are repurposing. Its going to be gorgeous! You are keeping me company/ distracting me. Thanks!
I am so excited to see the new Bruenhilda! Maybe now you won’t have that weird gap on your shoulder/underarm when you try to fit a new pattern! Love this video so much.
No, that’s mostly because of the patterns. The gap will just also happen on her. This makes her like me, not patterns more like me!
love this video Noelle. i hope all young women see this video and may each and very one realize that all areas of the vanity industry look for/ encourage people to fit a mold so that money can be generated through diets, fitness fads , makeup, and very unfortunately even surgeries. i looked down through some of the comments. You choosing to share your confidence with others is truly an inspiration. you are a gift through this internet medium, with your intelligence, humor, skills you choose to share and your beautiful soul -n- smile. the kitties are lovely and we all got bonus Nicole & pooch footage too, enjoy the evening love
Currently procrastinating housework. Loving this pad out party! I have some jeans i need to finish repairing but after this im gonna start my Do Work Dance Music and set my Procrastination Timer. 🤗 Thanks for the awesome vid.
Thank you!
Your lack of body dysmorphia is so... Reassuring? A lot of the body posi folks are really like "this body is hot deal with it" when for me it feels so much better to be like "hello this is my body and it's good cause I live here" without being obsessed with whether it's hot?
I love that you finally got around to making your dress form actually shaped like you! I hope it makes your sewing more better for you! :)
I am so ready for this chaos and friendsing!
And kitties! I'm so glad you've added to your family ❤
Love the team work ❤
Thank you for the new kitty time 😍 Pompo looks just like my Rana! I am continuing my project of upcycling thrifted girls' clothes with painted reptiles and added pockets and a few underskirts.
Oh my, love the kitties!! All my kitties have had FIV, once you get one everyone calls you when any FIV cat needs a home. It’s never easy when we know we won’t have all the time we want with them because they have “issues” but it’s so worth it. Even when they are “healthy” normal cats it’s still not enough time. ❤️ Nice work on the dress form and the fabric haul is nice too. 🤣
I, too, have a "seedy underbelly" and I appreciate your humour about it. (And acknowledging it helps me fit my clothes better, as you mentioned.) Hello Kitties and also - we have a Mill End near Portland here, and it's pretty great.
I love the Mill End store in PDX… isn’t there also a Pendleton Mill End in Beaverton or Gresham? I moved away long ago but always loved going there.
Great job with the manikin! When your corset fits Hilda that was 👩🍳💋👌
Aaaand I love black cats too 🖤 My older cat Bandit (well relatively older, he’s 4 and the little one is almost 2) is a chunky giant 🐈⬛ I love him to pieces
It makes me warm and happy in my heart to know that you and the best/kindest/smartest costubers are real friends who must have a communication path that is private and allows all of you to be authentic with one another and not have to deal with the crap of all of us. :) Also, I love your new kitties. (When my sister-in-law brings home an animal that does not seem to have a lot of time left she just says that for whatever time is left they will know total love. Most have never had that or they wouldn't be in the place she finds them. I admire her more than I can say.)
Currently writing out a C2C graphgan crochet pattern. Thanks for keeping me company.
Hello. I found your channel via your colleagues/friends on RUclips. I am in Washington State, so hello fellow west-coastie. I have a fall project that I am planning. It is to take apart my favorite unicorn blouse (sadly damaged) and make a pattern from it to recreate it. This blouse has the right sleeve length, hangs from my bust, not my belly, and is just the right length for my torso. At this time, I am watching, learning, and planning. The fall/winter will be soon enough to jump in so that I can enjoy the summer. Thank you for your lovely and entertaining content. Congratulations on your new kitties!
Hooray for new kitties and for Brunhilda's body transformation! Glad it's all making you happy, too!
OMG I have a very similar torso shape - my side view is a COMPLETELY different body shape from my front/back view! all of my "waist" in is the front and much lower than my actually waist. I may steal your phrase and start referring to it as my seedy underbelly! Also I have ZERO hips - my ass is actually concave. (I'm not kidding, there is absolutely no junk in my trunk) Someday maybe I'll have a dress form and the room to keep it in.... Also, what a SWEET BOY!!! and such a slinky girl!! 😻😻 new kitties are awesome - discovering their personalities and watching them grow and change is the best!! We recently started watching What We Do in the Shadows. We've definitely been missing out..... Sewing wise I have a couple skirt projects, still working on my bodice block so I can make my dress and I just bought an entire spool of cording for a future (probably never going to happen) project. So you know, if anyone needs some 1/8" cotton cord, I've got 450 yards of it....I guess everything will be piped now for the rest of my life! And we're going to Montreal in like a week and a half, which is kind of sneaking up on me!!!
The restructuring of your form will hopefully make future projects a lot simpler. Glad you had fun with Nicole! Thank you for the visit with the sweet new kitties, they are adorable!
The improvement is great. Wish I had seen it before I got rid of a similar one Mom got decades ago.
Such a sweet little tuxie and chirpy girl! They are darling! I adopted a void 5 years ago, but he's mostly a booger. I think he's finally starting to chill out, though. And goodness, is there anything Nicole can't do? How wonderful to have such a crafty friend to help!
Woohoo! That will be very useful to have, I'm sure :) Also, HELLO NEW KITTIES!
Excellent vid, with the cutest kitties! (That aren't *my* kitties, of course!) As it is a trait that runs in my family, my gram always used to call it Noassatall. Stand proud, with a flat butt that provides no comfort on hard chairs. *sigh* Love the dress form surgery. I'm filing all this away in my brain for the day I get my hands on a cheapo dress form...
Kitties! I love them. I'm glad your form is more appropriately shaped now. My mother-in-law keeps trying to lend me her 'adjustable' form (the kind with dials in it) and I keep trying to explain that no matter how big it goes, I am a fat rectangle, I am not curvy in the slightest. I actually think I might be better off trying to find a dress form meant to be for a man and just add a belly, because I have very square shoulders and a hug rib cage.
This was such a good process to see; I've been mulling over how to do similar for my dress form but it's one of the hard shell type so it'll be trickier. Particularly with the boobs because oh boy are they Modern Ideal Size/Shape/Placement which is Not what I necessarily am aiming for. But the waist and belly are the main thing I need to change as it has weird bumps and dips from the mechanism of lengthening the torso which makes fitting a waistband very strange. Seeing how the padding was wrapped over then covered; and using the bodice block to test fit as you go; all really handy for me to think it through for when I finally get to doing it.
I mostly watched this for the cats, but the dress form bit was way more interesting than I'd thought, and now I want to see you make something with it so we can see it not have that weird shoulder/arm thing you've been struggling with forever. The end notes about relative squishinesses of different parts and such was also really interesting. I loved you being good with making a dress form that will actually work for you instead of the "perfect" form at Nicole's house, and loved you and Nicole working together shaving foam. You have some wonderful friends!
I've only gotten about half way through but I just can't wait. When you try on a mock-up or are adjusting a final piece, you always talk about the gap near your arm, the placement of the straps, and the size of the straps. I am so hopeful that the new you will help with this. You go! Getting things right with the help of a friend is the best.
Your glasses are so cool!
Hahaha thanks!
Just watched elemental yesterday.... I also cried it was such a great movie 😊. Also, long-time watcher first time commenting, I'm currently working on a diamond painting, its surprising very relaxing but is going to take a long time to finish.
Did you finish it yet? 🤣
Congratulations on the kitties! Sewing with cats is an adventure! After decades of not having a dress form I finally bought one. Now I have to do the same thing. Make it me so this was great!
I'm a similar size tou you and my front is also much bigger. 70cm front waiat including ease and 56cm back. It's made a big difference to how I make my clothes. Makes circle skirts a bit more complicated (though means I can have a longer back to my skirt, from the same circle cut - good for bending over!!)
I'm really glad that you know your body and are on good mental terms with it. That's important. I'm working on it. I know how I'm shaped, but I have no idea how big I actually am, despite knowing the numbers....like...I know my hips come out really quickly from my waist and I've got basically a shelf around my low back called my bum....but....despite knowing the numbers, I have no idea how much space I actually take up...(then again, I have aphantasia....no mental images, so maybe that's part of the issue....i was also very thin until I was into my mid-late 20's) *shrugs*
Anyways, still catching up. As to the rereading...some of it is just wanted to read things because like them. Most of it was. And some was for the county summer reading event. Got several prizes and that was nice. We'll see what else comes up ^^
Nicole reminds me of being a baby-gay in college and meeting the not-so-baby-gay friends... anyway... love her and her content and your work here!
Winchester has a face just like my late, greatly missed Smoggy and happy forward curling white whiskers too. 😍 Love Pompo, she is so cute and inquistive I am sure you will get lots of sewing assistance from her. I need to reform my dress form too, something I have been thinking about for quite a while (procrastinating). So thank you for taking us on your reform journey it has given me the shove I needed.
Congratulations on getting Brunhilda all ship-shape lol. It was pretty cool to watch the process. Also congrats on the new kitties. It seems to be a theme this week. My boss found a new kitten, my friends found a new kitten, and someone keeps posting kitten picks at least once a day 😂. Thank you for sharing
What cute kitties! Making a dress form into your shape really does help a lot, so I’m glad you got it to work for you. I haven’t even done anything drastic to mine yet except make the back a lot wider and it’s already a lot easier to fit my mock-ups. And I’m working on a wine-colored English gown that’s entirely hand sewn, so I feel you on the insanity of not using machines lol
girlie cats are like girl friends.
Hey Noelle! I absolutely love the new kitties! They are beautiful 😻 It must have taken a lot of bravery to remodel your Brunnhilde 😮 Nicole is a great friend to you,
This is a wonderful video, and it's so cool that you guys are having so much fun. It's nice to have a great community of people who help inspire you!
This is also really hard. You have to take a hard long look at your body and if you have any dysmorphia that can be very complicated. Good for you for going for it, I'm sure it will make sewing easier! Good ideas in this video on how to do it!
New kitties are just precious! Thanks for sharing, they are so sweet!! FIV might not manifest for years, you might be surprised how long you have Winchester around.
Yay for giving Winchester a home. We have an FIV positive kitty. He is 11+ years old and was diagnosed almost 5 years ago. All this to say, Winchester could have several good years ahead of him!
I've been talking about adjusting my dress form for a couple of years now. I have an adjustable one, but have hopes that if I adjust it to it's smallest size (I'm actually larger then it goes) it'll give me the space needed to pad it out to have my short waist, sway back, no hips, and a belly. Which sounds like a lot of work and so I keep putting it off. Perhaps this year I'll actually convince myself to do it.
The longer you wait, the longer it is until it can help you!
The kitties are beautiful ❤️
I love the new babies, her voice is so sweet!!!! Great idea with the dress form. I look forward to seeing what you do with the new fabric. I'm reading Hope Jahren's The story of More, I really liked her book Lab Girl. As for doing, I'm knitting a summer top. :) Today I'm enjoying a Solstice event!
❤ new kitties. So glad you were able to give them both a great home.
Your dress form looks awesome. Nicole! How blessed to have such a talented and generous friend. I remember a time when friends and neighbors freely shared their skills. One weekend we would be at one set of friends helping with some project and the next weekend another set would be at our house helping with a project. It was a big circle of community and it soothes my heart to see it still exists … cuz in my current neighborhood… it doesn’t.
Haha, accepting what your bour body is is the first step (I have decided my body shape is "dad-bod with boobs" cause I get that belly hanging over the waistband or else my pants fall down). I'm still at the "learning how my measurements lie" stage of self-fitting, stuff like my hips measure 39" but if I wear pants with a waistband bigger than 35" they'll fall off without undoing the button. And every time I've measured my boobs for a drafting project (40") I've had to take in two to four inches cause mine are wide and don't stick out much. And I need to use a different waist measurement if it's loadbearing from if it's a dress, my "natural waist" everyone tells me to measure at is 32" but it's above the bottom of my ribcage and is a very uncomfortable place to have a waistband that has any weight on it, so for a skirt or pants I have to go two inches lower to where my navel is and it's about two inches bigger, but if I tense my core it gets smaller and my waistband slides down so even something that seems simple like fitting a waistband takes a mockup.
Hello Winchester baby!
Pompo babyyy!
This was an awesome project! Really highlights the idea that it’s not just measurements that make good fit but how the body is actually shaped. I inherited a Uniquely You form from a friend and it was no where near me, but it made a perfect base for a Bootstrap cover and then I just padded and stuffed until she was me! When I posted her on a Facebook page someone thought I’d messed up because the boobs basically dip in and then morph into my belly. But I reassured them that indeed, this is my actual shape! These techniques are also helpful because our bodies change and who wants to get a brand new dress form (or can afford to!!) Great project!
Definitely need to get onto this myself. My old dress form is closer to my body shape, but her boobs and shoulders are completely wrong which is a pain for fitting historical garments as you found... I bought a smaller one so I can pad her up to the right shape and not just the right measurements. I hope I can have as much grace with my body as you have had :)
The last movie i saw was GOTG3 and im still not ok. Also i discovered a new to me band called Nicotine Dolls and the lead singer has an awesome voice.
Awe, kitties!!! They're so cute!!! Hug, hug, hug.
I use an electric carving knife when I want to cut memory foam (seat cushions, etc) it does work great!
Yay kitties! Yay visit with Nicole! Yay Bailey cameo! And super yay that Brunhilda is now (more like) a twin!
As I'm getting more comfortable with my sewing skills the more I realize I really need a dress form. I'm squishy, so I know I'll have to do a lot of padding out, but I know it will be worth it. Now I need to figure out which base to start with. I thought I wanted one from Joann, but another costuber hates hers and she and I are basically the same size, so...
I'm making Ora Lin's pirate pants, men's shirt, and Victorian belt and I'm also knitting a ribbed hat out of wool that was in my stash. Without intending to, it looks like I'm going to be a pirate for Halloween. I just need some shoes that are appropriate for not only the costume but October in San Francisco.
I'm reading a futuristic sci-fi "guy clones himself for space exploration" called We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis Taylor.
I found The Closet Historian and am binging all of her videos while also trying to keep up on everyone else's videos. So much RUclips every day 😅
I'm glad you saw Elemental and enjoyed it, I was on the fence but now I think I'll take myself for my birthday 🥳
We read that book for the podcast Morgan and I did in 2020-2021
@@Costuming_Drama ooh fun! Is it still available to listen to? The books were so much fun to read 📚 ☺️
I did this with my form while stuck in lockdown now I have to do it again because I lost my stuck in house comfort eating tummy.
Your kitties are very cute 🥰
Also I love that gold polished cotton so shiny, can’t wait to see how you decide to use it.
That's so awesome, I'm glad you finally have an accurate virtual you to work from! Doing that is something I REALLY need, because just like you, standard measurements sure don't tell the whole story! My problem is a wide ribcage - so like I'm 35-28-36 (Yeah, NOT curvy at all) but I have this bizarre wide bottom of my ribcage and I'm super long waisted (like, point of shoulder to front waist is 18", and I'm only 5' 2" tall!!!) so the absolute most I can corset in is two inches because every corset I've bought rubs on the bottom of my ribs. Even all the stays/corsets I've made do the same thing, but I've not figure out a way to account for that in patterning a corset. Sigh. Someday maybe I'll figure it out! Can't wait to see what all you make on your "new" you! :D
That candy cane striped wool is STUNNING. Don't know how much you actually have, but my brain went immediately to Christmas-y walking skirt/ensemble. And the new kitties are lovely also!
Oh that’s a good idea!
The new kitties are so cute! And so is Bailey. She was watching so intently while you and Nicole were stuffing Brunhilda.
I am watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. I like it, but if you're not into Star Trek, then I don't recommend it. I am also watching the vlogs of your trip to Europe three years ago. I'm at the part where you just left Vienna. I think the next vlog is Paris. Austria looks so pretty! I would love to go there someday especially since my great-grandparents lived there. The place they lived (Tyrol) is now part of Italy, but, before WWI, it was Austria. Schonbrunn Palace looks amazing!
I congratulate you on having the intelligence to say, "Hey, I know the ultimate draftsperson who is used to sculpting things because she makes shoes! Let's drive to Reno!"
Another item to add to Nicole's insanely long CV... Mannequin sculpture.
Thank you for encouraging me to continue padding my Uniquely You I got at a garage sale. It had been severely altered for its previous owner and much smaller than me.
I have a master plan involving Bootstrap Fashions' custom mannequin pattern frankensteined with Burnley and Trowbridge's malliable breast idea for their 1/2 scale fitting mannequin.
Watching: Ozark
Reading: State of Terror
Sewing: Endless alterations for wedding season...my sole income.
Dreaming: One-day haveing time to sew for myself. A Worth inspired gown and all the underlayers.
The new kitties are adorable! I love the black kitties also (and have one). I've got so many projects in progress. I move between a cross-stitch project, knitting project, crochet project, and a couple of sewing projects (costumes for my daughter's dance company - working on Nutcracker already! - and my SIL asked if I could make some stuffed animals using some of her late mother's clothing. Someone recently asked my how I find my next project. Finding a next project isn't the problem. Figuring out what to do off my vast and ever-growing mental list of things I want to make is the problem!
That is so funny that your two new kitties are black. Back when it seemed like EVERYONE had a grey cat, I ended up with 4 Russian Greys and a Russian Grey Siamese, all brothers. My oldest took one of the greys, and the rest now live in my house (because they're too stupid to live outside.) We had two outdoor cats: a little old lady black and orange on white calico, and an orange Tabby. Every one is fixed, and over the panana, our little old lady, Baby Snow, passed on. She was the grandmother and great grandmother of everyone else. We figured, Welp, nothing but fixed boys, I guess we're just going to ride this out. So the indoor cats are 5 and the outdoor cat is 6, almost 7. and then, over Thanksgiving, we had two tiny babies just show up. Both, barely weened, still a little clumsy, and the outdoor cat, who comes ino the heated garage when the weather is bad, got very worried. So we managed to get just close enough to these two Ghibli Studio soot sprites long enough to catch them -- and now they live full time in the garage. Alias Smith (Smitty) and AnDonovan "Baby" Jones. Both Tuxedo cats. Baby is a long hair with two white tufts behind her ears like flowers and a line of white on her hind end that makes it look like she's wearing a single white petticoat among her black skirts.
And Smitty -- WOW, what a surprise there. You know how the Medieval artists catch a lot of crap for not knowing what a cat looks like? Well, they may not have been wrong, after all. Alias Smith (or Alien Smith, as he is sometimes called) has got a Medieval face. It's kind of flat and upright like a human's -- and yet . . . well, like a badly painted Medieval cat.
Dress dummies-- my old one served me very well, for a little over 20 years, and she died suddenly, so I got a new one -- Kim. I never named my old one, but I couldn't help but name my new one. Very similar shaped above the belly button, and below the belly button -- let's just say it's a good thing I'm into antique clothes, and she definitely doesn't need a bum pad.
Congratulations on getting Brunhilda adjusted to you! I'm so proud of you for tackling that. I have a duct tape form that I still need to finish to make it fit over my dress form, I admit the reality check of seeing what my body actually looks like is tough and has contributed to my procrastination. 🐼
The way I think of it is that the sooner I accept what I've got whether I like it or not, the sooner I can start working with it instead of against it and start making things that suit me, not that suit what I wish I looked like.
You are correct, it's a seedy underbelly. BUT! Only when garments down fit well on the stomach area. As you are doing here, you're tailoring everything so that your clothes actually fit BETTER. So, then a belly becomes a belly. It's other people who have the problem, not us. More of us to love!
And black cats are the best. Although mine hates me for good reason (I'm the meanie who trims the claws). She only loves my husband.
Winchester! ❤ I had a cat with fiv, and he lived a great life! I found him when I was about 11, and he lived until I was well into my 20s. And this was 30ish years ago, so I would think that medical treatment has improved quite a bit. And the other cats never got it from him. He just trucked along living his cat life. Luckiest stray ever! I’m sure Winchester will be just as happy!
I tried watching to the end, three times ( I may have pushed the wrong place on the screen after the commercial, but, I couldn't find the end bit).
I mean, if it was me glitching, does anyone have any idea what should I do to "fix it"?
Either way, my condolences on a day's setback 😑🙄
Congratulations on a more identical Brunhilda!🎉
I saw the corset tastings and was so happy for you.
I'm almost done with my re-reading of the Dresden series, and will probably move to the second short story collection (some related than others)
I'm hand stitching a sewing bag for a friend
Love seeing your new babies! The dress form turned out great, and it was really interesting to hear/think about what we really look like, and hiw being ok with that actually makes life easier, in many ways.❤ Im listening to the current season of You Must Remember This podcast, Erotic 90s... a fascinating exploration of film, but also the vibe of the 90s. Strongly recommend!
A friend of mine recommended the Bargainer series. I just finished the first book - Rhapsodic - and it was very good. Fae mystery with romance. Some triggers in the character’s background story, fair warning.
This came just in time for me to start in on my Uniquely You dress form. Thank you! It was very, VERY helpful to my nerves to see others do this! Mine came with a non-knitted cover, but I am now thinking that a knitted cover for this project seems very helpfu.
I'm so glad you and Nicole fixed the Broom Hilda; fitting should be smooth sailing from now on. Using the electric knife must have been highly satisfying!
xoxo's Sandie😊
The new and improved Brunhilde has such a nice and smooth shape! I found the lumps and bumps on Bruhilde a bit distracting and now it's a nice background decoration piece 😊
I'm currently listening to a german investigative podcast (Zeit Verbrechen) and I'm doing traditional romanian embroidery for a traditional blouse.
Nice! I have so many wierd lumps and bumps. One of these days I will find someone to help me with a dress form. 😁 Babies are so sweet! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 I gave in and got a new kitty myself. She was abandoned at my vet. She is a little ball of void floof with a loud purr. Current void kitty is not sure about her yet. Lots of hissing and growling. I have no idea how to integrate her into the clan. My one eyed english staffy is scared to desth of her. It is so comical. For now she is in a pop up crate. Friday the zon will be handing over a 3 tiered metal enclosure which will hopefully help. 🥰🥰🥰 She just came to live with us yesterday so I am still gushing over her.
The kitties are super cute. I would love to have a dress form. Some day I'll have space in my home for sewing. Until then, it is all about my sewing class. I have a character in the podcast I'm writing who is named Winchester. At least, that's her last name. Still walking the picket line. There was a big rally today. Excited about Picketline Karaoke on Friday. To the end
Once upon a time i made myself a duct tape double. It was more accurate than iI expected. Imagine my surprise when I found that one of my boobs was significantly lower than the other! Coincidentally the one my son nursed on the most!😂😂 Love the kitties. I have 2 black ones myself. They're endlessly entertaining 😊
My best friend and I have the same measurements and have very different bodies. I'm very narrow in the back. I used to joke that I have a size 6 back and a size 16 from. My friend is a 12...exact same measurements!
I have been working on my dress form since last fall. I went the bootstrap pattern custom cover route and I have the feeling that the measurements I used for the cover aren't even accurate anymore. I work very slowly and sporadically, so it has been taking forever. Now I just have to finish sewing on the pieces of ribbon I am using to mark out my waist, hip, bustline, etc. It's really awkward sewing the ribbon on and I really tempted to just skip marking the bust and under bust lines.
adorable new kitties. I love the black ones too!
I used a friend's dressform to make an Elizabethan gown for another friend who had taped herself into a tee-shirt and sent me her "form". What fun trying to pad out the form on the form! I'm about to start using my e-spinner (wool) (it's from the US) now that I finally have a universal adaptor (I'm in Finland).
It’s interesting how hearing someone talk about their body shape makes you think about yours.
You pointing out you are narrow from the front but wide from the side made me think about my reflection and realize why I weigh what I do but don’t look like I weigh that. It’s in the front to back weight not the side to side weight.
I’m no size 4 or anything but I don’t feel like I look like I weight over 200lb 😅
Winchesters cute socks. I love a black kitty if we had more room ( a specific bird room for our featherd babies) I would for sure get a lovely mini street panther 🐈⬛
I’ve been fighting with old technology, trying to get my Nook to work so I can load books onto it from the library but it’s being a pain. While also trying to figure out how to book a cruise with our time share. It’s been kind of a stressful week on that front
Thank you for taking Winchester and ensuring whatever time he has left is wonderful ❤
I bought a polystyrene dress form in a charity shop for a fiver. Several sizes smaller than me. She is now padded to all get out and a reasonable approximation of me 😊
I have a B belly so a standard dress form would be of absolutely no use to me. A corset solidifies my two belly bumps but I'm mostly sewing contemporary everyday clothes these days. A me shaped dress form would really be helpful but it's something to save for in the future. This will be a great resource for then, not just for the techniques but for also reminding me that a me shaped thing is a good thing. Me is good. I don't have a seedy underbelly but I've always referred to my upper belly bump as my chevron, because it's kind of chevron shaped with the apex above my belly button lol. Kissy smooches and chin scritches to your new babies! Winchester and Pompo are very beautiful and I love them!
I love black cats-- I have two all black cats right now and Pompo looks a lot like my girl Theda, though her fur is a little sleeker. I'm so happy you get the joy of introducing two new members to your family. I'm working on a slightly ambitious knitting project as I watch videos right now. I found a pattern for a caplet made of knit leaves on ravelry but the pattern was discontinued and unavailable so I've just decided to see if i can work out how it was made from the pictures... so far I'm very confidant I have the leaf formula right but I suspect my first round is going to be too large and I'll have to pull out and start again if I want to keep the yardage to under 180 yards. Which I do because I have specific yarn I want to use and I don't want to buy more of it haha.
Anyway your videos are always like a relaxed hangout and I appreciate it!
The cats are beautiful. My son has been showing me pictures of cats. I'm so very tempted.
Love what you did with your dress form. I would like a form but I don't do that much sewing for me that need one. It's more of a want.
Not up to much. School is winding down with all the chaos that goes wait that. While confirming coordinating holidays. Just finishing Storm Echo by Nalini Singh I'm so ready for the next book!
This reminds me that I could stand to shave down my dress-form a bit. I made mine by carving pink insulation foam, based on a bodice block I'd drafted and my friend helping to trace out my silhouette, but I made it about a year ago, and I seem to have dropped 20cm off my belly since then.
Love the video as always. Love the new kittys.
Thank you! 😊
Ok... here is a silly thing from the last 4 years of watching you. I thought the mirror was a hallway into another space for the longest time. I was like... that is a weirdly short door. It wasn't until one of the projects about a year ago I was like "Jenn, yer dumb" LOL. So seeing the wee kitty looking in the mirror made me giggle remembering that. I really need a new form because I have plushy dimensions and would like to pad one out for myself.
Love it ❤ And love your kitties. I have been procrastinating padding my dress form because I'm not quite ready to confront my post-lockdown body yet. I had an adjustable dressform but I hated the hard plastic because it doesn't really work like a squishy human body so I closed it up and sewed an undercover for it. Next up I need to do the padding and do another cover after that.
I clicked so fast after readig "kitties"! I don't have a dress form yet but this video will come in super handy when I get a second hand one.
I've currently prewashed some fabric but won't start cutting yet, have to work on a ufo first.
Sending love to Winchester and Pompo, they are so cute!
Something I would like to try when I do a dress form is to make pin on boobs.
Because depending on the project you need your boobs to move in a way foam does not.
So I think padded boobs that don’t need to be in a bra for most things but bean bag boobs for corsets and lingerie so they squish in the way flesh does.
I altered my dress form during COVID. I used a bunch of those boob fillers that come in sports bras, and old shapeware. Worked like a charm!
Congratulations on the new additions to your family. The kitties seem very sweet! I am glad you got to spend time with Nicole. Friends are the best! I am reading Half Sick of Shadows and Blue Lily, Lily Blue. I am building tents and teepees with and for my young niece and nephew. We also love to read books and garden and bake together. We are really into pirates and mermaids right now. Quite on trend which I am not mad about. I am learning audacity software and trying to get into voice acting. We will see how that goes. I love going to the library in the Summer and learn about new things. That is why I feel I can relate to costumers. You all seem to love a good deep dive!
To the end and I’m working on procrastinating by modifying stuff I already made that I want to tweak instead of make a proper one from scratch. Also being addicted to June’s Journey >,>