Okay, my husband and I did this. It’s a BIG job, took us days, and we had to modify the design a bit e.g., we added stiff support with a wooden plate through the bust line so the breasts wouldn’t collapse. Taping bra cups inside to support the breasts was useless. The bra cups are nowhere near strong enough to prevent collapse, plus the duct tape won’t stick to the inside of the form (which, as you’ll recall, is lined with t-shirt and plastic wrap). Now that the form is complete, I’m happy and I have something functional. Just don’t go into this lightly. Oh, and be prepared to cringe when you see a 3D version of yourself! LOL I just about died when I saw the pot belly. Sigh. PS We didn't use the kitty litter box. Hubby found a lovely lampstand from a thrift store to use instead. Works like a charm and looks nice, too.

The very best tutorial on making a dress form. We followed your instructions and it took us about 3 1/2 hours. We paused your video step by step, and we love the results!

Very Informative! Thank You! I love The Beginning on Doing And Cutting out the Neck Part, and when I saw the other’s before I had seen yours I was thinking of a way to avoid having to be in duct tape that long with it being around my neck, and you answered my question, without me even having to give it a second thought! Thanks a lot💯

I plan on using your technique to make a foam dress form. After creating the form with the tape, I'll line it all with plastic wrap then spray with a release agent. Seal it up with the pole inside, invert it and then fill with a low expanding foam mixture. Remove the tape form covering the set foam. Set it up on the pole, trim and then cover with a dress form cover. My daughter has agreed to be my "muse". I'm so excited to get started.

That was great. Now I will need to find someone to help me with my personal form. Thank you. God bless.

Thank you so much! I need a dress form but can't afford a custom one. And had seen a blog about doing this but it was not clear. Now I can make one myself. Q? Could you make a fabric cover for it so we can see the process?

This form is a great idea and so economical too. Thank you, Joanne Cohen.

Thank you for your very clear and thorough instructions. Very helpful indeed.

Great idea with the kitty litter box, haven’t seen that one before. Cheap and effective!

Excellent video and information! Thank you very much for this! Very instructive and clear explanations. Love it!

This is brilliant!!! What a simple and easy way to make a dress form for my very NOT standard body. Thank you so much. I feel like I hit the jackpot and you totally made my day. Well, its almost Friday, and its safe to say you made my week!!

WOW you are brilliant, very clear and easy to follow

Absolute best tutorial for this. Made one years ago and it was….ok….. THIS one fixes all the defects of the first one and is so professional!! Thank you!!!

Wow!!!! What a blessing!!

love this woman!

Thank you!!!! Amazing tutorial

Much better than other dress form tutorials. Thanks so much for being so thorough. Not sure when I'll have time to tackle this huge project, but really looking forward to making it a priority! Thanks!

My daughter helped me, and I agree with 4adiva that the result is shocking :) I'm thinking of putting my dress form next to the tv, so when I get the urge for a bowl of ice cream I see why I really shouldn't. However, so far it has taken a good two hours to do the taping and I am in process on the rest of it. I, too, have been wondering about the solidity of the whole thing. Fiberfill seems awfully squishy - small animal litter (close to saw dust) would be solid, but awfully heavy. However, it is so much better than nothing at all - or spending hundreds of dollars or euros on a professional form that still had different measurements than I do.

A melhor explicação que eu ja vi!!! Nota 1000!!

Thank you thank you thank you! By far the best tutorial I have seen. ❤

Love this.

It's amazing and very helpful! Thank you!!! :)

wonderful, thank you.

Thank you 🙏👍😘😘. So inventive . I’ have a Marilyn bodice , but I’ll def be making one of these

Thank you for all you are just wonderful💐😘🌹💖

Very nice !!thankyou!

Thank you, you make it look so easy, so let us try then.

Thank you very much for sharing.

Very informative. I really liked your video. (Both parts ).

Thank you 🇬🇧

thank you very very much, I am a big person, and it was very difficult to try my garment, you are so clear and professional to explain. thanks again

Thank you. 🙏🏻

Mind blown. Thankyou thankyou thankyou

Thank you merci beaucoup pour vos idées

Fantastic thank you 😚

Perfeito nota 1000 adorei a idéia muito obrigada

Lovely! - thank you

Oh I can't wait to make this ! Thank you for this handy content. I am thrilled 😊💖🗽

THANK you so much for this amazing tutorial... it is the best video ive seen about making maniquenes ..

great job. kindly share a video to illustrate how to sew a dress using it.

very good >>>> thank you very much

This is great. Thank you for the videos. You mentioned that you can make it into a fabric dress form. Is there a separate video for the next stage? Many thanks

Really thank you! : )

Excellent !

Muchisimas gracias, el mejir tutorial que he visto para hacer un maniqui personalizado, bendiciones y saludos 👏👏👏💗💖💕

Thank you.

This is wonderful! Thanks so much! Couple of questions when yo have time. Where are you taping the pole inside the form? How do you figure out how much poly fill you need?

Thank you so much

Thank you

I love this

What a good idea.

Gracias, gracias, por su aporte.

Amazing 🤩 thank you for sharing. 👌🙏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

Thanks so much. Wish I saw this as I bought a mannequin over the weekend. But it's good to know how to make a dress form. Thank you

Thank you🙋🇧🇷

Великолепно! Хорошая работа.

Superrrrrr.... Muy claro el video... Gracias por compartir

Thank You

Helloo.. From Panama....Its the best of the best in your tutorial....I saw too manys tutoriales...I am going to do....it was dream...for made my own dress.. You are the best..

Thank you very much😘😘😘

mam your amazing...thankyou for this tutorial

Very informative

Good job, thumbs up☝! 😳

perfect.

Good job

Perfecto!🙂

شكرا جزيلا ❤❤

Bravo .je suis émerveillé

Wooooow. Amazing

This is a fantastic guide. Just need a friend who won't think I am crazy. Lol

Good

Thank you, thank you!!! My daughter lives far away from me, and I want to see for her. This is perfect! She’s 6’ tall, long torso, big busted, short- waisted, and narrow hips. This is an answer to my prayers. AND we can make one for me while we’re at it. 😃

Amazing idea but I would need someone to add the tape all around my body don’t have anyone is a great idea thank you for teaching us how to make a mannequin I would have to buy one

Do you have an instructional video on how to make a form for pants

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a MAZ ing!!!

Wow, again!

How much batting do you suggest purchasing? Great video, thanks!

great......soooooooppppppprrrrrr

Thanku so much Ur amazing

How do you secure the pvc pipe inside the mold?

wow 😘👍🏻

Is the hanger staying inside of the dummy?

Unbelievable!

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Mem show us how to draft in that body form.

hI HOW DO YOU COVER THE DRESS FORM IN FABRIC??

I wonder if I could use this same concept, but use spray foam on the inside to make it pin able 🤔

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Can I just use the tape dress form to make a non-tape version? After getting the shape and lining it, I can just cut pieces off and trace them onto a paper or something?

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Отличная идея, отличное видио! Лайк, а не могли бы Вы делать субтитры на русском языке, пожалуйста.

Very comprehensive but why did you use hanger?

1000 para vc

I don't get why people don't use the ducktape form to create a cloth version of the form.you should know patterning well enough to make it flat and custom yourself and then use those pieces to make a proper form you can pin, etc.

This video makes the price of a dress form seem not so bad!

QUEEEN

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