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« on: January 24, 2020, 11:07:19 AM »
Please may I make a suggestion to those who are wanting to use an existing dress form to create a shape that more or less duplicates them. Rather than open up to make bigger an existing adjustable dress form, leave this closed right down and yes I know that sounds rather odd, but if you open them up there are gaps and sometimes huge gaps that allow any wadding to fall through. Provided the bust you want is bigger than the ready formed one, you can always pad out and hopefully get this in a position to suit your particular needs. I used the lofty wadding that is easily found in shops it is nothing like the American waddings/batting and this lofty wadding does cover up a multitude of lumps and bumps. Then when you are satisfied you have the bust in the right place, why not dress her in one of your bras. If you are having to make an existing dress form a lot bigger, the wadding will make a wonderful base to pin into. Mine is covered with layers of ribbed thermal vests - the type that M&S sell for men, but have seen better days due to constant wearing and these are ideal as you can see clearly the ribs and get these in position for CB and CF,also the vests are nice and long, and these vests hold the wadding securely enough although in places I have sort of tacked through the wadding to hold it. My duplicate of me needed lots of extra wadding to get her to my shape as I have put on a lot of weight, and now I am more or less satisfied as to her finish I have her dressed in a calico toile that was an excellent fit on me and have this so that the calico is ever so slightly strained. Thus I can drape and pin in tightly and hopefully get a good fit then I know it will be okay on me. I have mentioned in another post that once I have my CB and CF lines in place, I have sewn a thick string of curtain weights in place, in fact not only the CB and CF, but the underarm seam, the shoulder princess seams back and front, and the shoulder seams - this is so I can feel the ridge through fabric and it is working.