Duct Tape Dummy

[DogWoman]

http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/makingem/DuctDummy.htm

Got searching for it the other day and found it!

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

Way to go Dogwoman....!!

Next time I make another I will take photos as well (its about that time!)

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

Okay, I have a great idea!!!!!
How about a Duct Tape Dummy class in the Tea Salon at EOT?!! What do you say?:tban

[Ida Hands]

Gee, if I could be there I'd say... YAAAHOOOOO! I'd love to attend!

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

Fannie are you volenteering?? LOL you would look good in silver...pick a color duct tape has come a long way you can get purple red you name it!

[Fannie Kikinshoot]

GG, if you'll teach it, I'll volunteer to be the "tapee". Let me know what I need to bring. Don't know how I'll get it back home, we are flying....hmmmmmmmmmmm.

[Lazy K]

I had trouble with this duct tape dummy because it flattens my not-so-ample breasts. I also made the mistake of using bubble wrap to stuff it which, over time, deflated and shifted so I ended up with a thicker waist, no chest and no hips. AARGH. Here's another website where you can buy instructions. Looks like there are lots of pictures and more detail

http://www.leanna.com/DuctTapeDouble/

This site also has free instructions without the photos but since hubby Slim Weed is gonna have to help me he needs all the help he can get! I just ordered the instructions. I'll let you know how it turns out

[Coffee Em]

Lazy K, she sells the instructions now? Phooey! She used to have them posted on her site for free. You can find the same instructions in the Threads Magazine archives, since it's her method that they described when they did their article on several ways to make manniquins:

http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00002_p2.asp

[Lazy K]

I just got the download and it was worth the $10. It's 26 pages. lots of photos and looks like good instructions. Even Slim Weed will be able to understand how to tape me up.

[Coffee Em]

Yaaaaayyyyyy! (I need to make one Real Soon Now...)

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

Fannie I am HERE until Wednesday...we will let Allie take photos! BAhhahaha
:lool :lool :lool

Small busted women of the world unite!:gg :kiss Here is the "trick!" you need to be very careful to not pull the tape across the bust in a Wrapping a box for the post office maner!

Take SMALL ( like 4-6 inch stretches of take and gently lay them across the bust ...menfolk are you listening? see how much fun you all could be having helping your better halves with this project?)
You need a good three layers, and the tape is just ment to be the mold, not ment to mold you ( which it is MORE than strong enough to do!) into a shape.

When you stuff the casing of tape afterward get out your dressmakes tape and double check the numbers....the bust waist hip ect should match your in corset and undies measurments! :chick

[Petticoat Betty]

Marvellous, a link with pictures how to make your own body-clone!!!! I heard (read is more the word) about these duct-tape-dummies, but never quite understood what they were for....(silly me...:18 ) But now i know what it is for!!!! And I printed the directions out, so (he doen't know yet) hubbie can tape me!!!
I have a dressform, but it a very old one, and the size is not verry accurate. I can work with it, but it is easier if you pin something to the form and the size is right, isn't it???
So thank you for posting, I'm one happy gall!!!!:ty :ty :ty :bow :bow :bow

[Lazy K]

Well, my duct tape dummy is complete (sorta) with the help of hubbie, Slim Weed. His comment? "Next time we're buying a dress form even if it costs $500." It takes a lot longer to make the form than you might think. And don't attempt this if you are claustrophobic. But I'm preety happy with the results. And I'm looking forward to that $500 form Slim promised me.:sewing

[Petticoat Betty]

Boy, 500 dollars!!! Wheehuuuwwwww, what could you spend it on?!?!?:rofl :rofl
I wouldn't mind a day fabric shopping, heck, I dont mind shopping at all!!!:grin :wallaby :grin

[Texas Butterbean]

I'm proud to announce I (with the help of Hubby) have completed MY duct tape dummy!!!! It turned out pretty good I think for a first attempt. I will try to attach a link to the pictures. Helga(I let hubby name her since he helped me) was a little shy about being on the web with no clothes on so I dressed her and will also try to attach that link.


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/texasbutterbean2000/detail?.dir=f6ebre2&.dnm=1839re2.jpg&.src=ph

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/texasbutterbean2000/detail?.dir=f6ebre2&.dnm=d068re2.jpg&.src=ph

Thank you all so much for the help and inspiration to make a dummy.

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

That very good!! It looks better than my first one!

And see your clothes fit it perfectly! Now you have a lovely helper to drape with and she will not complain, eat your chocolate or steel you soda! She will let you pick out the radio station ( or audio book in my case) and she wont whine when you are in the mood for early morning or late night sewing!! :tban :tban :tban :tban

[Texas Butterbean]

Thanks GG, that means alot to me since you are such a wonderful creater of all things colth. I'm sorry can't help but post one more picture the same dress with the jacket I just finished. My dummy is looking good now if the dress looks half as good on me I will be one happy camper.http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/texasbutterbean2000/detail?.dir=f6ebre2&.dnm=2fedre2.jpg&.src=ph Texas Butterbean

[Greeneyed Gypsy]

Oh that is really beautiful...now did you make the blouse as well, that is lovely!!! The color od the skirt and jacket makes me want to dive into the "blue bin!" I love blue!!

Well I am tickeled you find me inspirational...LOL:chick I am really just here for the comic relief and the good company:kiss

I think it looks smashing, and I need a new one myself! the old one got ostieo prosis (cant spell it) and so I morphed it into MIL new dummie ( cover mine with hers which was a tad bigger stuffed the space in between and TA DA!

SO I am out a dummie at the moment, and MIL is about 6 inches too high off the ground...LOL:chick

GG

[Texas Butterbean]

GG I cheated that is actually a dress with dare I say it a zipper. It is a Simplicty pattern. I'm trying to the courage and skills up for the bustle dress I want to do so bad. It will have to wait until I do a couple of more outfits. Need more sewing skills. NoGunz Kay is helping me out alot with that. Thank you for the compliment. You are great. Texas Butterbean