I thought it would be fun...
Carmella was telling me about different sewing things and I found myself interested in creating my own dress form inexpensively. One of the techniques involves putting on a long t-shirt, getting wrapped in duct tape, cutting the t-shirt and tape off of your body, and then taping it back together, stuffing it and securing it to a stand. I know there must be a lot of funny stories from women who have done this at workshops or with friends. I decided to save the embarrassment and just have Wes do it for me. WRONG!
In the first place, it takes patience. When a man has had the car worked on, paid the bills and ran the errands plus he'd been doing yardwork for a few hours on a warm and sunny day, then decided to take his wife for a long walk on a new trail, maybe a wife should call it good for one day!
I mean, Wes was a good sport about it when I asked for his help. His first question was, "what's in it for me?" and I told him this wasn't "let's make a deal". Not being one to quit while I'm ahead, I decided to keep working with him. He is so strong. I kept telling him not to wrap me too tight or I'd be passing out soon--I might be a size 8 in duct tape! I tried not to stress him further before he'd want to duct tape me from the neck up, making sure to shut me up!
Next thing that I know, he was DONE. Done in 45 minutes when maybe it should take an hour and a half! So, it isn't perfect, but it IS what I needed. And I guess I can work out the other things when I'm finishing the dress form. He wasn't too careful and I got some hair taped, I was also taped where the t-shirt should have been in the underarm region---OUCH! I'm glad I only had to get through the pain of removing an inch or two of the sticky tape from my skin! The t-shirt should have been below my butt, but in the end we wrapped the lower part in saran wrap to finish the taping. And this is the reason that I usually do my silly projects on my own when he's at work--like tomorrow!
Oh BTW, this form should help when I'm sewing for myself. The fittings should be accurate and when I put it on a stand at my correct height, the hemming will be good too, avoiding the constant trying on and hem measuring by my not so willing assistant! One day I may invest some good money into a nice dress form. Another choice would be to make a cast of my body, have it cut off of me, piece it back together and fill it with a plastic foam. When the cast is removed from the foam, it would be my twin (like one of this isn't enough!). I would need to find a new assistant for that project. Anyway, it is something funny to write about.
In the first place, it takes patience. When a man has had the car worked on, paid the bills and ran the errands plus he'd been doing yardwork for a few hours on a warm and sunny day, then decided to take his wife for a long walk on a new trail, maybe a wife should call it good for one day!
I mean, Wes was a good sport about it when I asked for his help. His first question was, "what's in it for me?" and I told him this wasn't "let's make a deal". Not being one to quit while I'm ahead, I decided to keep working with him. He is so strong. I kept telling him not to wrap me too tight or I'd be passing out soon--I might be a size 8 in duct tape! I tried not to stress him further before he'd want to duct tape me from the neck up, making sure to shut me up!
Next thing that I know, he was DONE. Done in 45 minutes when maybe it should take an hour and a half! So, it isn't perfect, but it IS what I needed. And I guess I can work out the other things when I'm finishing the dress form. He wasn't too careful and I got some hair taped, I was also taped where the t-shirt should have been in the underarm region---OUCH! I'm glad I only had to get through the pain of removing an inch or two of the sticky tape from my skin! The t-shirt should have been below my butt, but in the end we wrapped the lower part in saran wrap to finish the taping. And this is the reason that I usually do my silly projects on my own when he's at work--like tomorrow!
Oh BTW, this form should help when I'm sewing for myself. The fittings should be accurate and when I put it on a stand at my correct height, the hemming will be good too, avoiding the constant trying on and hem measuring by my not so willing assistant! One day I may invest some good money into a nice dress form. Another choice would be to make a cast of my body, have it cut off of me, piece it back together and fill it with a plastic foam. When the cast is removed from the foam, it would be my twin (like one of this isn't enough!). I would need to find a new assistant for that project. Anyway, it is something funny to write about.
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