I work at a high school theater and I have to fit lots of different sized girls. We only have one dress form but we have loads of shoulder pads. This is an excellent solution! Since it's something that I have to do often, I'll probably add some Velcro to the backs of the pads so I can take them on and off of the form easily.
Thread magazine has a article about making a dress form to fit multi people. It's basically a dress form skin tight dress with zip down back, that is padded out with batting for quilting, and then a second dress that fits that size sewn over it connected at the neckline and down both sides of the back to the zip edges. You make them for all the sizes you need and just zip the one you need over the form as needed. For theater this is much more practical.
Ive had my own sewing and design shop from home for 4 years. I have learned so much from you and you have helped me fine tune my skills!! Thank you for your videos!!!
Nick, I loved the way that you addressed the sizing issue, a sensitive matter for most women. I especially liked how you brought up your mom’s size, ‘she is not a size four’, very tactfully, and of course, lovingly, you are a class act. Thanks for the video.
Thank you, this is the first channel that actually shows HOW to pad the dress form/mannequin. They say just stuff it with poly fill which does not work.
I would probably do a combo of the pads..and batting. All those areas between the pads needs to be filled in. Plus--he mentions nothing about how to cover the form for easier draping once you've sized it. Using a leotard is always great. You just have to cut open the crotch if it's not a snap closure.
You are an absolute legend. I've watched a few videos on fitting a dress form, and yours is by far the most concise I've found. I'm gonna be deep diving the rest of your content for sure
Nick - you are hilarious !! I've just found your channel and as someone who apparently hasn't got "average proportions" clothes wise I've had to tailor almost EVERYTHING I own FOR EVER - mainly through trail and error - your tutorials are a godsend, thank you so much.
I*CONIC (In my JoanTheScammer Voice) Lol I LOVE THESE VIDEOS. I COULD REMEMBER WATCHING YOU ON PROJECT RUNWAY AS A TEEN. YOU INSPIRED ME TO GO TO DESIGN SCHOOL AND YOU INSPIRED ME TO TEACH ONE DAY. THANK YOU NICK. YOU ARE THE BEST.
I just won one of these dress forms in half size. I'm so excited! I can drape and fit AND save materials on mock up! It's going to also force me to do patterns electronically. Which is good!
I just bought a dress form and needed to add 3/4th of an inch to the chest and 1.5 inch to the waist. I found it really difficult to drape smoothly once the padding was added, although it's easy and enjoyable for me to drape on the form without the padding. It's really stressing me out, and making me regret not buying a size up. This was such a big investment for me. Do you have any tips on how to work with a padded dress form? Edit : let me be honest. I read some comment here about how the space between pads needed to be filled and ended up looking at other TH-cam videos, I shouldn't have. Just add the pads, do nothing else, and it works absolutely fine. Anything more complicated actually seems harder to work with. I now only use pads with a silky smooth service and it works fabulously
Would you consider it's best to have different mannequin sizes? Or just get a small size and then pad? I bought a size 36 and I'm kinda regretting it... I could have just bought a smaller one and then pad it... 😓
Sticky iron on interlining and steam over the top to compress it, or a stretch cover. Ive seen the interlining look better. Taylor the interlining like the original cover though for a better result. There's a vid. Best buying the right size first.
I love you Nick. You are so fun, creative, inspiring, and motivating. Thanks for all your tips and videos. Please do more videos. I've watched them all so far 😘
I have one of those expandible dress forms that I bought about 12 years ago. Body sizes definitely are never alike, and the form only adjusts so much. I just kept adding folded fabric to the sections that I needed to adjust. Sometime hard to apply pins. This looks to be way easier thank you.
So, what would you do if you have really weird measurements? I'm short and heavy with a belly, a lower bust line and very sloped shoulders, but a short back-waist length. Do you just keep adding and keep adding? I haven't invested in a dress form because none of them even come close to my weird measurements. My RTW size is usually about a 24 or a 3x. I'd love to make some fun things for myself, but don't really want to try and make a duct tape form.
Hi Nick. I just presented this question to another video side about adjusting my just want to alarm just size. Then I scroll down to your video in just turned it on and you are talking about what I just asked the question about. Thank you so much I see it with my own eyes and that help so much I'm going to
Thanks Nick. You are amazing and so sweet. I love to watch you make things. I still need to learn how to put one simple little dart in a free hand tunic though. Are you interested in doing a video on it. I would be grateful. 😘
Hi, thank u so much! I have already apllied what u taught and it made our job so easy.....our customers love d fit. I also added old long socks to pad d hips sometimes.
Hello Nick, I'm loving your videos, very well explained! I'm looking to buy a dress form, do you recomend the adjustable ones (that can grow size by size) or is it better to use one fixed size dress form, I'll apreciate any advise. Thank you!
you got my vote on the love scale . I would have to add a lot more to that dress form -I been buying my pants aka : blue jeans in the men's department for many years now as I can never find a pair of pants / blue jeans in my size in the women's section of Any store . I am a mother, grand mother and a great grand mother . now I am happy to finally be able to make a dress or pants /waist in my size even if I do have to sew them my self. great video -oh by the way now I know what I was saving all those shoulder pads for lol . you just got a new subscriber out of just this one video. :)
I think, first of all you should draw front,back, and from side how that body looks like, and also most important which angel have your shoulders , i mean posture . Only after that ,you can add pod.
I actually have the opposite problem. I'm a size 4 (European 34), but even most of the size 4 dress forms have a much wider hip than I have, and I could never use them to drape and work on, for example, tight fitting skirts or dresses. Another problem I have, is, I also love to sew historical garments under which I'd wear a corset. If I wanted to make something like that, the waist of a dress form, even if it HAD all my usual measurements right, would now be way too large for how I'd need to drape and fit something over a corset.
Hi Nick, thanks for putting out helpful videos. I was just wondering where do you get your pads? Is it easy to create your own pads as opposed to buying them? Any advice or tips would be much appreciated!
Hi Nick, thank you so much for all you are doing - I love your video's and have learnt so much. I love designing evening gowns and want to start draping. I want to purchase some cheap fabrics to drape with but that match the quality of the silks for the final gowns - would you recommend just getting various weights in cotton or buying polly satins, chiffons etc? Thanks again!
Hi Nick! It's really amazing the way u teach. Love your tutorials, you make it so interesting. Could you also teach to drape a skirt for a ball gown? Thanks.
This was awesome. I saw a beautiful dress form that I really want but the size is a little small for me. This is a wonderful idea, but lazy me would probably cut up a comforter or fuzzy blanket to make her a tank "shirt" to fill in the areas 😂. BTW... just realized I remember watching you on Project Runway!🍃🌷💯.
Hi MsHarleyD: To answer your question--Yes, you could buy a form and make it your size. there are several options: You can order a dress form from a dress form company and have it be made Custom to your size, which is very expensive,. Or, you can buy one of those "adjustable forms" that expand and make fit to your size. Or just buy a form close to your size and add shoulder pads to customize it to your size. Good luck with whatever method you chose! XO, Nick
Thanks for responding Nick. I loved your season of PR. You were my favorite. Being a Barbie fan I bought the doll you designed. :) Thanks for these awesome videos. I'm inspired to make my own clothes again. Best wishes. Luvz n hugz
thank you nick, i was thinking of buying those dressform that are adjustable online but i was having second thoughts. you just convince me not to buy one I'll just save my money.
This is fabulous...everyone talks about bust waist hips...but what about shoulder height? How do we find standard size measurements for that...for instance when we make things with shoulders? I can't find anything anywhere...please help!,
I am extremely petite and having trouble finding a dress form. I have a size 0 but it's still too large across the shoulders in the back. I can't get a child's form because they're too narrow and short waisted to use and I'm not sure what to do anymore. Do you know of anyone that makes a juniors/00 size form? I'm desperate!
Bootstraps DIY dressform will produce a pattern for your size (enter your measurements) and you can sew it yourself! I have a small dressform and I'm sewing my pattern right now for her! Instead of stuffing her w only poly fill (as recommended) I'm padding the small dressform I already have and slipping the DIY one over it, so I got the best of both worlds and don't end up with two dress forms when I only need one. It also has the added bonus of using the original Hardware (stand, feet, neck) all of which are nice wood! I mentioned all of that, so if you come across a child's dress form - not only can you pad it up to fit but you can make your own DIY bootstrap cover for it! Hope that helped! Cheers
Hi Nicks. Thanks for the video. I am a fashion school student. Can you please shed more light on the distance between the waist and the hip. You said 9 but I always use 7
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I work at a high school theater and I have to fit lots of different sized girls. We only have one dress form but we have loads of shoulder pads. This is an excellent solution! Since it's something that I have to do often, I'll probably add some Velcro to the backs of the pads so I can take them on and off of the form easily.
Paije Peri Good idea
Thread magazine has a article about making a dress form to fit multi people. It's basically a dress form skin tight dress with zip down back, that is padded out with batting for quilting, and then a second dress that fits that size sewn over it connected at the neckline and down both sides of the back to the zip edges. You make them for all the sizes you need and just zip the one you need over the form as needed. For theater this is much more practical.
@@kimwilliams5165 brilliant!! saves a lot of time i imagine
Brilliant!
Brilliant!!
Ive had my own sewing and design shop from home for 4 years. I have learned so much from you and you have helped me fine tune my skills!! Thank you for your videos!!!
Nick, I loved the way that you addressed the sizing issue, a sensitive matter for most women. I especially liked how you brought up your mom’s size, ‘she is not a size four’, very tactfully, and of course, lovingly, you are a class act. Thanks for the video.
Thank you, this is the first channel that actually shows HOW to pad the dress form/mannequin. They say just stuff it with poly fill which does not work.
I would probably do a combo of the pads..and batting. All those areas between the pads needs to be filled in. Plus--he mentions nothing about how to cover the form for easier draping once you've sized it. Using a leotard is always great. You just have to cut open the crotch if it's not a snap closure.
batting is also fierce
What is a leotard??
@@Pancracias1 Its basically a 1 piece swimsuit that ballet dancers wear.
GREAT Idea, about the leotard, Thanks!🙂
This is genius!! 👏🏻👏🏻💎I just bought myself a professional dress form in size 4 and wondered how I could account for larger sizes. Thank You!!!
You are an absolute legend. I've watched a few videos on fitting a dress form, and yours is by far the most concise I've found. I'm gonna be deep diving the rest of your content for sure
Wow thanks so much this is the easiest way of padding I've seen by far. Glad I watched this one, great channel.
Now I can use all those pads I had left over from the 80’s.
LOL!
😂😂
Right...😁
80's are alive forever in one form or another after all haha
1 min in and you're my best friend. Your personality is infectious! Love'n it!!!
Hi Nick I have been watching your videos they are amazing I have learn so much from you thank you
You are so amazing Nick! You make things easy to understand and for a beginner, that's so awesome!
Exactly how I feel... Love him!!!
Nick - you are hilarious !! I've just found your channel and as someone who apparently hasn't got "average proportions" clothes wise I've had to tailor almost EVERYTHING I own FOR EVER - mainly through trail and error - your tutorials are a godsend, thank you so much.
I am sooooo addicted to your videos!!!!!!!!!!! I can't thank you enough!!!!!!!
I*CONIC (In my JoanTheScammer Voice) Lol I LOVE THESE VIDEOS. I COULD REMEMBER WATCHING YOU ON PROJECT RUNWAY AS A TEEN. YOU INSPIRED ME TO GO TO DESIGN SCHOOL AND YOU INSPIRED ME TO TEACH ONE DAY. THANK YOU NICK. YOU ARE THE BEST.
This was really helpful. Best teacher ever
Thanks Nick!!! It surely is a blessing to have found your channel. Hugs
I just won one of these dress forms in half size. I'm so excited! I can drape and fit AND save materials on mock up! It's going to also force me to do patterns electronically. Which is good!
I just bought a dress form and needed to add 3/4th of an inch to the chest and 1.5 inch to the waist. I found it really difficult to drape smoothly once the padding was added, although it's easy and enjoyable for me to drape on the form without the padding. It's really stressing me out, and making me regret not buying a size up. This was such a big investment for me. Do you have any tips on how to work with a padded dress form?
Edit : let me be honest. I read some comment here about how the space between pads needed to be filled and ended up looking at other TH-cam videos, I shouldn't have. Just add the pads, do nothing else, and it works absolutely fine. Anything more complicated actually seems harder to work with. I now only use pads with a silky smooth service and it works fabulously
You can create a lining for the manequin made of stretchy jersey and you put it on the padded manequin!
@@briosapatterns3949 I am doing the same thing...I plan to buy a leotard to put over it to smooth it out.
Would you consider it's best to have different mannequin sizes? Or just get a small size and then pad? I bought a size 36 and I'm kinda regretting it... I could have just bought a smaller one and then pad it... 😓
Sticky iron on interlining and steam over the top to compress it, or a stretch cover. Ive seen the interlining look better. Taylor the interlining like the original cover though for a better result. There's a vid. Best buying the right size first.
Hi Nick Verreos ..thanks for sharing your wonderful work you are so talented i am inspired by your beautiful job .
LOVE you, Nick!!!! Been rooting for you since "Project Runway"!!!! 💕💕💕✨✨✨
Nick, I love your enthusiasm for teaching, you make it fun. I have learned quite a few tips and tricks from you. Thank you for sharing. Love you......
Thank you so much! This has helped me immensely trying to make a cheap "adjustable" mannequin fit my imperfect figure. Love you!
So neat, too was struggling with the small dress form fit only for my daughters at home. Now I know exactly what to do. Thanks, Nick
I am in amazement when I see your videos, I always have an "a-ha!" moment! Congrats! from Mexico
hello, i live in Mexico 5 months a year, do you have an address for a nice supply store. thanks.
Thank you 😊, I enjoy watching your videos because they are so informative...... the form has my exact size. 34,25,35.
I love you Nick. You are so fun, creative, inspiring, and motivating. Thanks for all your tips and videos. Please do more videos. I've watched them all so far 😘
Love your tutorials. Am only a home sew-er and not in the industry but you really inspire me to create...thankyou x
Quick and easy! Never thought of using shoulder pads.
I have one of those expandible dress forms that I bought about 12 years ago. Body sizes definitely are never alike, and the form only adjusts so much. I just kept adding folded fabric to the sections that I needed to adjust. Sometime hard to apply pins. This looks to be way easier thank you.
So, what would you do if you have really weird measurements? I'm short and heavy with a belly, a lower bust line and very sloped shoulders, but a short back-waist length. Do you just keep adding and keep adding? I haven't invested in a dress form because none of them even come close to my weird measurements. My RTW size is usually about a 24 or a 3x. I'd love to make some fun things for myself, but don't really want to try and make a duct tape form.
Thank u Nick, God bless u more for sharing ur talents/ passion/ skills/ profession with people like us.
I love your videos! You are such a fun person and so knowledgeable. I just found your videos and they are amazing.
Hi Nick! Thank you for posting this! I so appreciate it. I'm going to try this on my dress form. I bought a size that is smaller than what I am now.
Nick your awesome I wish you had a live class
Ok, late to the video, but what do I do if my torso is short? All the mannequins seem to have incredibly long torsos.
Such a clear and easy explication...I'm blown away, thank you !!
@Nick Verreos where do I get these huge shoulder pads you are using? Thanks so much! Awesome lesson!
You made it look so easy! Thank you for eliminating my worries.
This is the best video ever!!! You’re a genius. Thank you!
You are really amazingly generous and fun, thanks for sharing such good energy and knowledge.
Hi Nick. I just presented this question to another video side about adjusting my just want to alarm just size. Then I scroll down to your video in just turned it on and you are talking about what I just asked the question about. Thank you so much I see it with my own eyes and that help so much I'm going to
Awesome. Excellent tutorial. Will certainly watch this again.
Thanks Nick. You are amazing and so sweet. I love to watch you make things. I still need to learn how to put one simple little dart in a free hand tunic though. Are you interested in doing a video on it. I would be grateful. 😘
Hi, thank u so much! I have already apllied what u taught and it made our job so easy.....our customers love d fit. I also added old long socks to pad d hips sometimes.
Hello Nick, I'm loving your videos, very well explained! I'm looking to buy a dress form, do you recomend the adjustable ones (that can grow size by size) or is it better to use one fixed size dress form, I'll apreciate any advise. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this, super super helpful!! Can't wait to start sewing my own clothes so they'll actually fit!
Great Nick!! How do I drape with the form padded😟💋
it's dirndl season and its like 10 dresses in 4 weeks all different sizes, I love this solution so relevant for today
Want to make my dress form as close to my body as possible so I can drape patterns but I’m not a standard proportionate size so defo gonna try this
you got my vote on the love scale . I would have to add a lot more to that dress form -I been buying my pants aka : blue jeans in the men's department for many years now as I can never find a pair of pants / blue jeans in my size in the women's section of Any store . I am a mother, grand mother and a great grand mother . now I am happy to finally be able to make a dress or pants /waist in my size even if I do have to sew them my self. great video -oh by the way now I know what I was saving all those shoulder pads for lol . you just got a new subscriber out of just this one video. :)
I think, first of all you should draw front,back, and from side how that body looks like, and also most important which angel have your shoulders , i mean posture . Only after that ,you can add pod.
Loved this tutorial! Best one I've found, thank you :)
Hi Nick! I am so happy I found your channel. I have always enjoyed seeing you. Thank you for this very helpful video.
Your the best fashion tutor ever! 😍😍😍😍
Very useful video with helpful and easy tips. Thankyou for sharing your expertise and time. God bless.
I wish I had seen this video before I bought my dress form. Much easier to pad up. Mine is pretty much useless for anything other than a coat.
Hey Nick, I was wondering, can you do one on draping a princess line bodice? please and thank you.
@Tyrone Burroughs - He has one! ://th-cam.com/video/PLbSH9Bp_Uw/w-d-xo.html
I would never have thought of that , thank you 😊
You tell me this after I’ve donated all my shoulder pads?!😢😭 OMG, this is so easy! Thank you thank you thank you!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you! I loved this! Very helpful! Where can I find The large Joan Collins Dynasty sized shoulder pads?
I actually have the opposite problem. I'm a size 4 (European 34), but even most of the size 4 dress forms have a much wider hip than I have, and I could never use them to drape and work on, for example, tight fitting skirts or dresses.
Another problem I have, is, I also love to sew historical garments under which I'd wear a corset. If I wanted to make something like that, the waist of a dress form, even if it HAD all my usual measurements right, would now be way too large for how I'd need to drape and fit something over a corset.
One word: HAMBURGERS
buy a size 2 dress form and pad it?
Where do you get the shoulder pads?
Hi Nick, thanks for putting out helpful videos. I was just wondering where do you get your pads? Is it easy to create your own pads as opposed to buying them? Any advice or tips would be much appreciated!
Good demonstration thank you so much🙏
This was great! just what i needed but can you do one on an adjustable dress form?
Hi Nick, thank you so much for all you are doing - I love your video's and have learnt so much. I love designing evening gowns and want to start draping. I want to purchase some cheap fabrics to drape with but that match the quality of the silks for the final gowns - would you recommend just getting various weights in cotton or buying polly satins, chiffons etc? Thanks again!
Hi Nick! It's really amazing the way u teach. Love your tutorials, you make it so interesting. Could you also teach to drape a skirt for a ball gown? Thanks.
This channel is now my home
That was fantastic as I just bought a form but the waist was too small, now I know what to do.
You're amazing ❤️💖
Thanks so much for your kindness by sharing important tips .
Love your passion for fashion! Thanks for sharing
This was awesome. I saw a beautiful dress form that I really want but the size is a little small for me. This is a wonderful idea, but lazy me would probably cut up a comforter or fuzzy blanket to make her a tank "shirt" to fill in the areas 😂.
BTW... just realized I remember watching you on Project Runway!🍃🌷💯.
You’re totally gorgeous, funny, sweet and talented. Thank you for sharing xx
Very helpful!I love your videos!Thank you so much!😊
Seriously awesome idea Nick thank u so much
Thank you Nick so much you made a lot of things so clear to me!
Hi Nick, I want to see how you construct a strapless inner corselette and attach the draped fashion fabric. Please!!!
You are the best fashion designer teacher ♥️👏💃
Totally cool Nick. Now I can buy a form and make it "my" size. Thank u.
Hi MsHarleyD: To answer your question--Yes, you could buy a form and make it your size. there are several options: You can order a dress form from a dress form company and have it be made Custom to your size, which is very expensive,. Or, you can buy one of those "adjustable forms" that expand and make fit to your size. Or just buy a form close to your size and add shoulder pads to customize it to your size. Good luck with whatever method you chose! XO, Nick
Thanks for responding Nick. I loved your season of PR. You were my favorite. Being a Barbie fan I bought the doll you designed. :) Thanks for these awesome videos. I'm inspired to make my own clothes again. Best wishes. Luvz n hugz
Thanks for this. Was always wondering how to have dress form go bigger 😀 in size.
❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍👌👌👌👌Nick I love all your videos and works, keep going bro ❤❤❤❤😍😍😍😍😍👌👌👌👌
you are a genius - thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
Love your enthusiasm!
Hey nick please do the live question answer session.. cant wait to attend that
thank you nick, i was thinking of buying those dressform that are adjustable online but i was having second thoughts. you just convince me not to buy one I'll just save my money.
I don't recommend the adjustable dressform, because you need the center-front/back to drape your designs.
I have an adjustable one and have had that same realisation.
The adjustable ones suck & are barely pinnable
@@fancy2383 I wish I had known this when I bought an expensive one thinking it would be a a good idea before starting fashion school hhh
This is fabulous...everyone talks about bust waist hips...but what about shoulder height? How do we find standard size measurements for that...for instance when we make things with shoulders? I can't find anything anywhere...please help!,
OMG the fabric on that dress behind him..... I MUST HAVE
Hi there. Your video is fabulous. But can we use an adjustable dress form for draping rather than using a particular one size dress form?
I really like your videos and Ive been watching them for a few years now
That dress form has my exact measurements.
I am extremely petite and having trouble finding a dress form. I have a size 0 but it's still too large across the shoulders in the back. I can't get a child's form because they're too narrow and short waisted to use and I'm not sure what to do anymore. Do you know of anyone that makes a juniors/00 size form? I'm desperate!
Bootstraps DIY dressform will produce a pattern for your size (enter your measurements) and you can sew it yourself! I have a small dressform and I'm sewing my pattern right now for her!
Instead of stuffing her w only poly fill (as recommended) I'm padding the small dressform I already have and slipping the DIY one over it, so I got the best of both worlds and don't end up with two dress forms when I only need one. It also has the added bonus of using the original Hardware (stand, feet, neck) all of which are nice wood!
I mentioned all of that, so if you come across a child's dress form - not only can you pad it up to fit but you can make your own DIY bootstrap cover for it!
Hope that helped! Cheers
Thank you Nick now I can pad my form to my measurements love this
I love this! Thanks for the tips!!
Love love love ur energy! And thank you for this video ❤️❤️❤️
This is pure gold!
I don't design or sew, but your videos are SO interesting. Thanks!
Thank you! XO
XO!
wow thats a great tip, thank you all the way from the UK
Hi Nicks. Thanks for the video. I am a fashion school student. Can you please shed more light on the distance between the waist and the hip. You said 9 but I always use 7
I loved your class...Very informative...