Teach Yourself to Sew: Make Your Own Dress Form. Part 1

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  • @Chris-lc4bo
    @Chris-lc4bo Год назад +4

    5 years later still the best video about sewing your own dress form with duct tape. The tips to details are very helpful.

  • @angelfierypetals5252
    @angelfierypetals5252 6 лет назад +119

    Right on time.
    I'm 51 (physically lots of doctors reports I don't want to discuss) and One of my unfinished dreams is to have made my own Victorian gown Yes and Wear it. Hat gloves boots and ALL I don't care if I'm pulling weeds in the yard to wear it!!! This is one needed step in sure. I was trying to figure out where to get one ... You are AWESOME !!!

    • @marywoodard2278
      @marywoodard2278 5 лет назад

      J

    • @kellykirkpatrick8978
      @kellykirkpatrick8978 5 лет назад +5

      Hahaha I love it! Keep us posted. I'd like to see it

    • @Veemerica
      @Veemerica 4 года назад +1

      Have you gotten this project on the way?

    • @artraft3669
      @artraft3669 3 года назад +4

      I also want to wear princess gown. But I was a little afraid that it'll look extra. But now because of your comment I know if I don't do that I will regret it.thank you

  • @onitasanders7403
    @onitasanders7403 6 лет назад +115

    This is the very, very best tutorial on DIY dress forms. Complete in every aspect. Touching upon padding, making a stand, covering it with fabric to make it pin-able, to drawing the design lines on the form (which none of the videos I have seen even touch).

  • @IamDrNana
    @IamDrNana 4 года назад +16

    This is the best dress form tutorial! I have spent hours watching and thinking that won’t work. But you covered all the steps. Thank you

  • @sigridkutz4468
    @sigridkutz4468 3 года назад +7

    Thank you for this tutorial, you explain every thing so well. I made a dress form about 30 years ago. We used butchers tape which has glue on one side which activates only when it's moistened. It was cut while on the roll using a raiser blade. Then we wet each strip by wiping it over a wet sponge and placed it in the same way on the body as you described. While it dries it shrinks slightly, which when finnished ,gives you the exact replica and mesurement of your body and has a very smooth surface. My figure changed a lot during the years, but you encouraged me to make another one. I found a tutorial that uses that method: "DIY dress form tutorial Part 1", by Nashville Repertory Theater.

  • @beckycollins2670
    @beckycollins2670 2 года назад +3

    At first looking at several diy dress forms, I thought there was no way I could do it!
    I’ve never made a dress form before. But after watching your videos I’m Excited to go for it!
    Thank you for your simple, but exact instructions!
    Thank you you’re are amazing!!

  • @OleensEmbroidery
    @OleensEmbroidery 5 лет назад +1

    My sisters and I plan to do this on our girls only beach vacation. What fun we will have. Two of us love to sew.

  • @skylark741
    @skylark741 4 года назад +12

    Great tutorial. Glad your model only donated a little hair in the process :) .

  • @teceyS3
    @teceyS3 5 лет назад +16

    This is so wonderful! I want to make my own wedding dress- it will be a very modest Jewel neckline, long sleeved tea-length gown, with a smoothly fitting top, and a full tulle skirt- the idea of the dress form gives me confidence that I will be able to successfully create my own gown- you just got a new subscriber! ;)

  • @ariashanks3893
    @ariashanks3893 2 года назад +2

    Wow, I'm so glad I found this! This is perfect and exactly what I was looking for. I want my dress for to be perfect

  • @lev4392
    @lev4392 9 месяцев назад

    Absolutely the best diy dress form video I’ve seen!

  • @hermajesty52
    @hermajesty52 8 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome Judith. Brilliant!!!

  • @Draegane
    @Draegane 6 лет назад +17

    This is an excellent, very complete tutorial, thank you ! I was familiar with the duct tape method, but I was anxious as to how to trace the center and waist lines correctly, and I found the previous one I made a bit too floppy, the 3 layers should help, it is the small details that changes a lot ^^ I'm very looking forward to try it :-)

  • @dulceangel191
    @dulceangel191 4 года назад +1

    IMPECABLE. Best explanation I've seen in tutorials. You're as detail freak as I am.
    Subscribed.

  • @debbiemalfeo1132
    @debbiemalfeo1132 3 года назад

    I've seen many of these tutorials and yours is the best. Adressses many issues. Thank you.

    • @Threads
      @Threads  3 года назад

      You're very welcome!

  • @MegaThemeg
    @MegaThemeg 6 лет назад +65

    List:
    Oversized tee
    3-4 rolls duct tape
    clear plastic kitchen wrap
    narrow elastic to fit around your waist
    yardstick
    permanent marker
    washable marker
    small chain necklace
    narrow masking tape 1/8"
    scissors
    piece of heavy cardboard or foamcore
    shoulder pads or bra pads
    a wooden or plastic shaped tailor's hanger
    inexpensive fiberfill
    hair tie
    shoes
    Optional:
    PVC pipe and fittings
    Plastic bucket of kitty litter or sand
    Old file folder

  • @mariachavarria4616
    @mariachavarria4616 5 лет назад +10

    Im actually going to try this with my friend of sister.

  • @blondie9909
    @blondie9909 3 года назад

    This channel is a blessing

  • @rikfon9640
    @rikfon9640 5 лет назад +4

    Как здорово !
    Подобное я видела , но у вас профессионально !!!
    Молодцы !

  • @MaryCateOMalley
    @MaryCateOMalley 5 лет назад +2

    My sister made one, but she cut the tape in triangles while it was on the roll and it really went around the curves perfectly. She also used three colors to track the layers well. I love your precision, though. I one is going to go through this, it is nice to end up with quality you can use.

  • @madisonmontgomery03
    @madisonmontgomery03 5 лет назад +6

    I made one of these and what you dont realize until you start using it is that you will gunk up your pins because when you pull them out of the form they are covered in sticky adhesive from the tape and it can transfer to your fabric. The duct tape adhesive covering your pins then makes it harder to push them in fabric. Who wants to clean all their pins after every use.

    • @Biancapanzram
      @Biancapanzram 5 лет назад +2

      That's why she shows you how to make a cover. It's not intended to stick your pins through the actual duct tape, you stick your pins through the cover only.

    • @madisonmontgomery03
      @madisonmontgomery03 5 лет назад +2

      Bianca Panzram the cover is helpful but you need to be able to just easily drive a pin all the way into the form sometimes if you're working with something heavy. Trying to be all delicate and catch the cover just right gets old real quick

    • @Biancapanzram
      @Biancapanzram 5 лет назад +2

      @@madisonmontgomery03 Duly noted. Well, for $24 you can get this thing which helps you make one that you can push pins through. (No duct tape needed.) patterns.bootstrapfashion.com/index.php/exclusive-diy-dress-form-sewing-pattern-and-a-complete-step-by-step-sewing-photo-guide-2167.html#.XBgtCVxKhPY

    • @madisonmontgomery03
      @madisonmontgomery03 5 лет назад +2

      Bianca Panzram thanks for going of the trouble to send me another option I respect that ~

    • @Biancapanzram
      @Biancapanzram 5 лет назад

      @@madisonmontgomery03 I think it's a neat option to have. Considering how expensive a custom dress form is, it's pretty cool to be able to make one from a $24 pattern that's tailored to your own measurements/figure. I don't feel that I quite yet have the sewing skills to try to make this custom form but I plan to get the pattern and make one as soon as I feel I'm ready/ can sew well enough.

  • @suzannemartin8986
    @suzannemartin8986 5 лет назад +1

    This is by far the best dress form tutorial. Thank you so much.

  • @artistpw
    @artistpw 5 лет назад +4

    This is a superb video. So clear and well presented. Kudos!

  • @Rottsy1
    @Rottsy1 6 лет назад +5

    Fabulous instructions! But my problem with the duct tape projects is that it's not actually your exact size, since there is at least 3 layers of duct tape, not to mention the additional layer of the shirt. That can add up to as much as 1/2" all around! I would think that this would significantly throw off the overall fit once it's off the mannequin. A better process would be to use the taped form as a mold, instead of stuffing it and using as is. Silicone would probably be best, especially for pinning. However, it may not be cost effective for everyone. Expansion foam might work, but you would have to be very careful not to overfill to the point of distorting the taped form. Leaving holes in strategic places to allow for overflow might alleviate this problem, I would think. those areas could then be shaved & sanded down once the foam has set. Well, there I go thinking out loud again.

    • @oldtimerlee8820
      @oldtimerlee8820 6 лет назад +3

      I can, quite easily, imagine many people who would be very happy to a a dress form that is within less of an inch of their body measurements. The depth of the covering is likely to be less than 1/4" (3-4 layers of tape & t-shirt). Ease generally allowed, especially for woven goods, is much more than 1/4" - 1/2").
      I've worked with expanding foam in construction type projects. I would not recommend it for this project. First I don't know how strong the "mold" of duct tape would have to be to control the expansion of the foam. How do you propose to separate the mold from the foam? Wouldn't you have the person wear some type of non-stick body hugging garment that would be cut off. The foam has to be free of the mold in order to "be shaved & sanded". Plus the bare foam would have to then be recovered with something to protect it, as even light pressure could damage it.
      Appreciate that you are thinking outside of the box. That's the way most new ideas come about. Sometimes great ones. Other times .....
      My 2-cents for whatever copper clad pennies are worth these days.

  • @whinagalbas7815
    @whinagalbas7815 4 года назад

    Hello
    I'm french I love your voice and understand your english so well
    Thanks💕

  • @mindatavares4962
    @mindatavares4962 4 года назад

    The best i have seen , thank you so much , simple but perfect!!!

  • @hina8578
    @hina8578 3 года назад

    Wow!! So much contained and smooth work ! Superb! I wish someone could do mine the same..my dress stitching by every tailorn is disaster bcz of my uneven distribution of weight..n my weight not remain constant..
    She could also do the best pinnata making to any shape!!!

  • @jarapovic
    @jarapovic Год назад

    Thank you for making this! You're seriously the best. One question- how far up does the tape need to go under the armpits? Should it go up to where the fold is?

  • @viianapoa7448
    @viianapoa7448 5 лет назад +4

    Wow, ab-soul-utely awesome work / pattern Mam! Thank u!

  • @electraheart7745
    @electraheart7745 5 лет назад

    This is so helpful I’m gonna try it when I get all the supplies.

  • @TheMinot60
    @TheMinot60 5 лет назад +5

    Skip this mess and sew one from boot strap fashion patterns. Exactly to your measurements, pattern about $20., cost of muslin or some pretty fabric from your stash, and stuff with what you want - I plan on using a mix of fiberfill and saved fabric scraps.

  • @jesusislord8895
    @jesusislord8895 2 года назад

    I really enjoyed this video ❤️

  • @isabeldavila2447
    @isabeldavila2447 5 лет назад +2

    Bendiciones.
    Excelente explicacion, quede muy satisfecha con este tutorial.
    Pronto haré el mio
    Dios la bendiga y gracias por compartir excelente tutorial.
    Saludos y besos desde mi distancia

  • @katesterling8915
    @katesterling8915 6 лет назад +7

    Thank you. So looking forward to part 2 👍🏻⭐️

  • @oliveracastro4230
    @oliveracastro4230 5 лет назад +3

    I would love to make a dress form for myself this was a great video , thank you

  • @sigridkutz4468
    @sigridkutz4468 3 года назад

    We used a tape that is a lot like packaging tape with glue on one side, it shrinks slightly while drying, thereby will have the exact right measurements.

  • @raraavis7782
    @raraavis7782 6 лет назад +16

    Yeah...the standing is definitely a pain...literally. I wasn’t even aware I had trouble with it....but then, when do you ever have to stand completely still for an hour? My back hurt like hell halfway trough and of course stretching isn’t an option.
    Great tutorial though, probably the most thorough I have ever seen!

    • @Risi666
      @Risi666 5 лет назад

      lmao... standing still in one spot for 12 hours was a pain xD might wanna work on your fitness...

    • @debracisneroshhp2827
      @debracisneroshhp2827 5 лет назад +1

      Might actually be the shoes! 😳😺

  • @GardensLadyBug
    @GardensLadyBug 5 лет назад +2

    This video tutorial is what led me to your channel. This method is the best I've seen so far but it's only part one. I would love to see the rest but can't seem to locate it in your play list. Would you please share the exact title of part 2 so I can find it in search? Thank you, from a new subscriber.

  • @Theeclarencebird
    @Theeclarencebird 4 года назад

    That intro makes me trust them instantly

  • @Victoriaward
    @Victoriaward 5 лет назад +1

    you are a legend

  • @knmplans
    @knmplans 4 года назад +1

    I wish so badly I could use this as an option. Unfortunately duck tape is not latex free. Bummer.

  • @raizamarrero5721
    @raizamarrero5721 5 лет назад

    Genial....This is the best way to get a perfect proyect..

  • @isldgal
    @isldgal 3 года назад

    Wow this is amazing

  • @cherengland3905
    @cherengland3905 Год назад

    I did this was very impressed with myself loved my dress form.........then I lost 130lbs lol.

  • @user-lr5gd3tk1m
    @user-lr5gd3tk1m Год назад

    Гениально! Супер класс!

  • @mfl4266
    @mfl4266 5 лет назад +1

    ! Qué pena que no se pueda traducir al español.......! Está muy bien y completo. Lo voy a intentar hacer. Aunque no entienda nada de lo que dice. ! Haber que sale.
    MUCHAS GRACIAS.

  • @tariblevins955
    @tariblevins955 5 лет назад

    Great video, thank you.

  • @tashfaccio1638
    @tashfaccio1638 2 года назад

    Mine burst open days after completing the shell! Notes, don't over stuff, this could lead to bursting & the duct tap pealing. Also only use the strongest duck tap you can find. Last, try your best to tap the inside of the cur line to strengthen the form from the inside! Heart breaking going through all that & its falling apart.

  • @cindygarman8603
    @cindygarman8603 Год назад

    I used a turtleneck & leggings for my girls, and taped them down to the mid thigh, doing each leg separately. They way, I can make pants for them also!

  • @sheilapendley1716
    @sheilapendley1716 4 года назад

    Thank You!

  • @italieuh9983
    @italieuh9983 4 года назад +1

    Aye lol imma make a dress for my sister one day.. imma have to pay her to form her tho....

  • @bogdanfutera
    @bogdanfutera 5 лет назад

    Very well done.

  • @user-pn6qj5co5j
    @user-pn6qj5co5j 2 года назад

    So Amazing♥!!!

  • @zzakcelik2637
    @zzakcelik2637 5 лет назад

    Very smart project.😳

  • @iantailoring5349
    @iantailoring5349 5 лет назад

    great tutorial

  • @cynthiaroberson1753
    @cynthiaroberson1753 5 лет назад

    I’m so happy I came across your video, I just didn’t want to use duck tape. Thank you so much for sharing.

    • @MrsStevenBrown
      @MrsStevenBrown 4 года назад +1

      I used the dusktape to make a cloth pattern and stuffed my cloth pattern instead, like a real stand, that. Might be an option for you

  • @luisepaldrok8669
    @luisepaldrok8669 4 года назад

    Could someone please tell me why is the elastic band around the waist needed? What happens if you don't do that?

  • @galinakarki5920
    @galinakarki5920 5 лет назад +1

    it is fantastic!!!

  • @user-zp2pr5xh5c
    @user-zp2pr5xh5c 5 лет назад

    Good! Does the knitted fabric do the basic prototype?

  • @Yuzvashevskaya
    @Yuzvashevskaya 6 лет назад +1

    Блестяще .Подробно . Пробывала скотчем обклеить и так же разрезать . Получилось не очень аккуратно .Одной не справиться ...

  • @vuyiswasigagayi122
    @vuyiswasigagayi122 6 лет назад

    Much appreciation

  • @mfl4266
    @mfl4266 5 лет назад

    !!! Por favor podría hacer alguien esté estupendo tutorial traducido en español!!!. !!! MUCHÍSIMAS GRACIAS!!!.

  • @muflatu
    @muflatu 6 лет назад +2

    From 3:00 to 3:10 I can watch it forever without getting bored.

  • @Carinabroda
    @Carinabroda Год назад

    Hola.
    Como hago para ver la parte 2 ?

  • @sokol5557
    @sokol5557 5 лет назад

    Thank You, very, very .

  • @larfaye01
    @larfaye01 5 лет назад +1

    did anyone else notice the hair stuck to the tape from the neck piece?

  • @londoncherieback2206
    @londoncherieback2206 3 года назад

    The tape ones are kind of sucky. Bootstrap Fasions dressform is pretty inexpensive and awesome.

  • @joroseira
    @joroseira 6 лет назад +2

    maravilha , adorei

  • @FoconaDicadaSil
    @FoconaDicadaSil 5 лет назад

    Que legal vou fazer ♥️🇧🇷✂️

  • @slaveNo-4028
    @slaveNo-4028 3 года назад +2

    Oh man, how do you do this if you're a loner and have no-one to help?

    • @Threads
      @Threads  3 года назад

      I think it would be difficult.....

    • @slaveNo-4028
      @slaveNo-4028 3 года назад

      @@Threads well, I'll report back soon lol. Bought myself the tape today..
      I think with some methodical procedure I might be able to do it, like first doing the back and lower body that requires the most movement, and leaving some spaces so I'll be able to bend, and then in the end doing the upper front & arm area.. Wish me luck lol

  • @laufeypetursdottir2062
    @laufeypetursdottir2062 6 лет назад +2

    Would love to see next step

  • @PrincessAloeVera
    @PrincessAloeVera 6 лет назад

    THANK YOU !!

  • @fkovacs1
    @fkovacs1 5 лет назад +2

    I tried the duct tape form and it was awful. The shirt underneath and the layers of duct tape added almost a whole inch to my true size al around, and threw any pattern I used with it off so I still didn't get a good fit- particularly in places like the high bust where I couldn't alter. Then after a couple of months it began to stink, so I had to toss it out. Never again.

  • @jwatley313
    @jwatley313 5 лет назад

    Wow that's clever

  • @rosemary7070
    @rosemary7070 4 года назад

    Nice

  • @seahorse8196
    @seahorse8196 Год назад

    I cant find part 2?

  • @tiffanymalloy2121
    @tiffanymalloy2121 4 года назад

    Wow!

  • @michelletepperrealestate8126
    @michelletepperrealestate8126 2 года назад

    I swear, this is great, but how funny would a parody by Kristin Wiig and Kate McKinnon be?!

  • @jau2552
    @jau2552 6 лет назад +2

    Where is part 2 please!

  • @thatswhatshesaid.literally737
    @thatswhatshesaid.literally737 5 лет назад +3

    😳 @ 6:20 she cut her hair. 😬 Lol 😄

  • @aroundworldnews
    @aroundworldnews Год назад

    بطبقها

  • @alamgirshaikh7865
    @alamgirshaikh7865 6 лет назад +1

    nice

  • @oumomar9138
    @oumomar9138 5 лет назад

    Wow. Thank you madame it's eay. To sewi any thing 👍

  • @pilarorts1100
    @pilarorts1100 5 лет назад

    Excelent

  • @meiiwong4936
    @meiiwong4936 5 лет назад

    Superbe !!!

  • @robinabaloch
    @robinabaloch 4 года назад

    Where is part 2 of this video?

  • @aroundworldnews
    @aroundworldnews 6 лет назад

    Can you write the things you used in the description box

  • @ritarivera4011
    @ritarivera4011 5 лет назад

    Lovely. Lovely mamasita thanks

  • @angiep5216
    @angiep5216 6 лет назад +4

    Where is part 2??

  • @johnroekoek12345
    @johnroekoek12345 5 лет назад

    Or... you take a t-shirt and skinny jeans, or dress which fits you perfectly, and you fill that.
    Tape the holes.

    • @debracisneroshhp2827
      @debracisneroshhp2827 5 лет назад +3

      @John Roekoe,
      That is not a viable suggestion, as the clothes have no form until you're in them__so just how do you propose that would work out?!?!? 😳😒😏

  • @chloebeaumont7530
    @chloebeaumont7530 5 лет назад

    Wrap the person like a mummy going around the body . So much easier than this laborious process

  • @jws1948ja
    @jws1948ja 6 лет назад

    What about nurses scissors?

  • @jasperbernardi5751
    @jasperbernardi5751 4 года назад

    Quick tip, take breaks and drink water. I didn't and ended up being sick in the bathroom half way through.

  • @boonelove9962
    @boonelove9962 Год назад

    @BrittanyBee

  • @evaafricanfashions9224
    @evaafricanfashions9224 6 лет назад

    Can you use another tape apart from a duct tape

    • @E-Kat
      @E-Kat 6 лет назад +3

      Eva African Fashions probably Tiger tape would be good but it's much more expensive, so stick (he he) with duck tape.

    • @DawnaRo
      @DawnaRo 5 лет назад +1

      @@E-Kat What is Tiger Tape and would it gunk up the pins like duct tape?

  • @toma__466
    @toma__466 3 года назад

    👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹

  • @user-qe3vz8gf4v
    @user-qe3vz8gf4v 5 лет назад

    Thenk you OK

  • @liny4909
    @liny4909 2 года назад

    Useless for trying to make a pattern of My Own Body, too laborious a process to recruit a friend.

  • @mariadaconceicaomartinssil7903
    @mariadaconceicaomartinssil7903 6 лет назад

    bom

  • @lydiamoukhtari7556
    @lydiamoukhtari7556 5 лет назад

    Can you translate your english to franche please