Diy dress form stand

Dress form stand - made from PVC pipe. From: http://lulushion.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/making-of-form-part-3-stand.html?m=1

Make your own dress form with this simple tutorial. Lots of tips for making a duct tape mannequin yourself. It is way easier than you think!

This is Part 2 of the DIY Dress Form Tutorial where we'll look at building the stand from PVC pipe, assembling the mold, and filling the mold with foam to create our actual form. The first step is to build yourself a PVC pipe stand. I'm sure there are better ways to do this that might involve wheels on the bottom, but this works pretty well for me. Here is a picture of the stand I built: Depending on your body's dimensions, your measurements will vary a bit from mine. Since I decided to make…

An easy solution for fixing a dress form if the legs won't stay put.

Did you ever wonder how to make a cover for a dressform? I did, and every idea I found was more complicated than the other. This is as easy as it can get.

For an exact replica of your body, make a molded papier-mâché dress form.

This take on the duct-tape method for making a dress form is a bit more difficult than our quick and easy method but provides a closer fit.

Edit: Just updated with pictures of a revised dress form :) My mum is a genius! With Halloween coming up and me making my own costume, a dress form can come in handy when doing needlework. But dressforms can be uber expensive, and finding one that fits your measurements is a tough feat. That's why I decided to make my own, with the help of my 'twin' Emi and my bf. Nyarigatou! <3 Here's what you need to make your own mannequin: 1 pair of scissors 1 roll of cling wrap 1 roll of Duct tape, 60…

If you are anything like me you are always thinking of ways to save a buck! I have been researching dress forms for a while now and I found dress form that varied from 80 dollars on sale to 400 plus dollars. I was really saving my pennies to be able to buy one for […]