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From: lsoutherla
Date: 11-02-2006, 01:43 PM (1 of 6)
| Just wondering if any one has made a duct tape body form. Thought I'd make one. Any tips, etc.? What's the best stand? Thanks. |
User: lsoutherla
Member since: 05-04-2006 Total posts: 72 |
From: HeyJudee
Date: 11-02-2006, 08:17 PM (2 of 6)
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A couple of months ago in the Threads magazine, they had an article on how to make a dummy. If you know of anyone who has the magazine, you could just follow the article. I checked the Threads website and found these instructions (http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00002_p5.asp). Hope this helps. TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366 
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From: VenusElaine
Date: 11-03-2006, 12:07 AM (3 of 6)
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You can also find info at www.leanna.com VenusElaine "Always put as much effort into your marriage as you do into your wedding."
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User: VenusElaine
Member since: 10-22-2005 Total posts: 126 |
From: Patty22
Date: 11-03-2006, 07:24 AM (4 of 6)
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I didn't read the recent threads magazine, however, they had this years ago in one of the magazines and I thought I would do one of my daughter so I could sew for her while she is away at school. So here are my mistakes..... Mistake number one: I gave my daughter one of my old t-shirts to wear to protect her body. Wrong, she needed one that is skin tight. Mine made folds ALL OVER. Mistake number two: I started pulling really tight on the duck tape for some reason. I wasn't making a corsett form so thank goodness I was able to loosen up a little. Mistake number three: Give yourself lots of time to take time to put in some key points with a permanent marker. My daughter was getting really antsy by this time. Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: Magot
Date: 11-03-2006, 08:08 AM (5 of 6)
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We did one of these with a girl I was teaching - They had to stuff the form with newspaper once it had been cut off her to give it some body - they hung the form on a coathangerand stuffed around that to fit so that you could hang it from a doorframe at the correct height for the young lady.
love and kisses, Jan
Guts-R-Us Cells a Speciality DNA to order. |
User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: lsoutherla
Date: 11-03-2006, 09:12 AM (6 of 6)
| Thanks, folks. I have already printed out the Threads info and everything I could from Leanna's site, as well as from some other sites and figure a tight t-shirt would work better than a loose one. I'll remember not to pull to tightly tho. |
User: lsoutherla
Member since: 05-04-2006 Total posts: 72 |
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