Demo: Padding Up A Dress Form
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- In this video, I go over the basics of padding up a dress form to fit a different size, including tips and tricks for getting the right shape, common fit issues with dress forms, and what to do with corsets.
NOTE: I flubbed some of my numbers when speaking measurements--turns out it's tricky for me to focus on all aspects of video production and state numbers at the same time ;) I think we all know what I meant though.
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YES, I DID AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME! 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Once you have finished padding out the way to check that your proportions are correct is to take a favorite article of clothing and test the fit. Is it loose in the correct place and by the right amount. Is it tight enough at the right place? Does it wrinkle the same way? Also be sure you are ready to look at a copy of yourself objectively because padding the form to what you want to look like wont do any good. It can be hard seeing your size and shape out there but it can also be liberating. I found this challenging at first and i have great self esteem but by the second day i was excited because I was about to improve my ability to make clothes for myself that would look better than ever. So far she hasn't disappointed me.
Absolutely! Padding out my dress form did wonders for my mental health and self esteem. You've got to get real with yourself very quickly and realize that they're just numbers and have nothing to do with your value as a person. It was so liberating to get to see shape outside my own body. Made me realize that I'm not a bog monster, I'm just fat, and fat's no big deal.
@@sugarcoatedgoggles I discovered that I have the same proportions as my (bigger and adjusted) dress form and it was kind of fun to just go, huh, shapes. Curves.
@@sugarcoatedgoggles :: "...I'm not a bog monster, I'm just fat, and fat's no big deal." OMGoodess I LOVE YOU ! Thank you !
I made a copy of myself in a dressform college course and hid her in a closet. Unfortunately, a form made with all of that work will only suffice if you gain or lose 20 lbs. She no longer lives at my house and I'm now looking to pad up a purchased dressform. Whatever works!
THIS. I wasn't expecting the emotional fallout from making a dressform the correct size. Unfortunately I just made mine this week and I'm not the toughest. I honestly did pull out some stuffing and restart my pre covid gym regimen. I'm down 1 inch on my waist.
Honestly I just want my pre covid figure back. Size 8/10. I'm a 14/16 and I'm not accepting it very well.
I have a 1950s or 60s expandable dress form. I love Shirley. I found her for 10 dollars behind an ARC and I could not give the guy my money fast enough. (couldn't risk him changing his mind)
How I combat the splits is she has two knit "dresses". The first one is slightly smaller and goes right up against her after getting her close to size. (She actually has shoulder blade panels and is very customizable.) The second "dress" goes over all of her padding give me a very solid and smooth pining foundation. I have used her for draping happily for going on 12 years.
Great video!
What a good idea. I was trying to think of a way use one my daughter had got that is adjustable. Thanks.
This is incredibly helpful, thank you for posting! I’ve added padding before but not while paying attention to proper shape and proportion. I think taking pictures of my body and dress form at certain angles and comparing them might help to visualize where I need to pad as well. Sometimes my eyes and a mirror can be deceiving!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for including the plus size reference at the end, I am in padding hell and have been there for 2 weeks and you have given me so much feedback to questions I couldn't answer myself. I almost wish I had seen your video earlier, I may have just adjusted my dress form to her smallest size with zero gaps and padded up from there 😕
That's an excellent idea, thank you. My large expandable dummy really needs me to start over again. She might be one of the lamented dial-a-size variety but using your idea will solve her sizing issues and my need for something solid that I can pad to look just like me!
I've used both adjustable and static forms over the years, but I pad both. Padding is so key to get the right shape. When I did custom sewing in the 90s, the number one complaint from my customers about off-the-rack clothes and most standard patterns was that the proportions are totally off the higher you go in sizing. So true. Just because you have a larger cup size doesn't mean you have linebacker shoulders. 🙄 I also love padding to allow for corseting a form. I've used the Fabulous Fit padding system, but it's really cool to see how you use batting and towels. It works!
Sooo glad I watched this prior to purchasing a dress form! Thank you 🙏🏼
This was super helpful! I have a very disproportionate figure than the "standard" but didn't want to spend a ton getting a customizable dress form or having to paper maché it up. Thank you!!
you'd think more manufacturers would offer a standardized "petite" form with a shorter torso.. there's obviously a market for it when experienced designers/dressmakers consistently find the most common issue they encounter is forms being too long (not EVERY designer/costumer/shopowner is dressing a standard 5'8" fit-model).. i have the opposite issue, Simplicity has my proportions at a boys' size 14/16, but the height of a boys 18/20 (no i'm not a growing child, and yes shopping is a nightmare).. the smallest male forms are too large, while the female forms are too shapely.. the child forms actually have the "goldilocks" shoulder-chest-waist-hip ratio for me, but they run way too small, so modifying any of the aforementioned options would literally be more work/less effective than just making one from scratch.. i finally found an old one on ebay that i'm guessing was probably intended as a "teen"/"junior" display form (no obvious way to tell if it was supposed to be male or female), which is just about perfect, but it was definitely a journey getting there..
Amazing! My too small dress form arrived this morning, which I bought with the intention of padding it up to my size - and this suddenly appeared as one of my recommendations!! Thank you. :o)
Yeah.....ever get that feeling that. You. are. beING. watch3d?
I was thinking padding up my form, then put a bra that fits but I can spare, to get the right size(plus size)... just wanted to let others know!👍❤️
That's a great idea!
Wow! This comes to a perfect time for me. I was already thinking about making those adjustments to mine, for really using the form. Thank you very much!
me too - kind of crazy timing!
Britta Mai sane with me! I got a ‘uniquely you’ form when I was a teen(19). Three children and nearly 30 years later... it’s totally not my size! This is going to fix that!!!
I just received my dressform and I was wondering how I was going to make it like my body. Thank you thank you !
Thank you so much. I don't know why I never got this idea. I have scoliosis and always was so frustrated. This will help so much!
I’ve been wanting to pad up my mannequin for some time now and haven’t found the exact way to do it until your video. Excellent instruction. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge.
I obtained a dress form when I bought a pattern business 25 years ago and it was fine for the business as it was a size 12. I am more like a 24 and was thinking padding it out, but didn't exactly know what to pad it out with. So now I have the knowledge of HOW to do it and with WHAT. Thank you very much for this video!
Sold the business, kept the dress form. It is wearing a dress I made when I was 18 :)
Until today I thought I would have to jump through hoops to have a dress form with my proportions. Thank you so much for this. It's soooooo helpful
No hoops required! Unless you're doing 1860's ;)
Gah, I tried using a fluffy blanket on my second hand adjustable dress form. It is a bit of a disaster. I need to do something different. But air soft pellets in a bag stuffed in a well fitting bra worked well!
This would also be a great option for people like me who are, hopefully, trying to loose weight. You can easily lose padding with the weight.
Your form isn't very proportional either. As a UK size 8, those were the days, my measurements were 32-22-24. So her waist is too large for the bust and hips. Good video and this will solve my problems of how to cope with the intended weight loss.
I'm with you! As much as I've wanted a dress form, I've resisted the DIY option because I'd have to do it all over when I reach my goal, not to mention the changes from now to then. Several years ago I bought a book on couture techniques. It mentioned that they will pad the form to match the customer's figure but didn't go into where to start or how to do it. I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am for this!
Thank you for this, I've been looking for this video for years.
who else is here from morgan donner? lol so glad i found this channel
great nonjudgmental language. I'm going to try to add to my dress form and not feel bad that it's smaller than me.
This is so timely! I just tried to do this to mine with quilt batting but it ended up really lumpy. So then I put one of my old body shapers on it and started shoving pillow stuffing it. That was even more lumpy.
Bootstrap Fashions has patterns for padding up a dress form that takes the guessing out of the equation.
True! I’ve heard great things about bootstrap patterns. They’re not practical if you’re building costumes for a variety of bodies regularly, but sound like they can be a great solution if you’re only making for yourself.
My mom is getting me an adjustable form for Christmas, so would I just be able to have it unadjusted and pad it up?
Can you give us the Amazon dress form you used, plz🌺
You mentioned this mannequin is plastic. How are you able to stick pins in it to hold the padding?
Do you have any specific recommendations for dress forms? I’m struggling on Amazon- most seem to work best for display, and not have the shape similar to the one you’re using. Also, what if my neck to waist measurement is pretty long? Is there a way to pad for that?
This is delightful and precisely what I need. But what if - it is the WIDTH of the form that is too large?
That would cause back curve to be les, as measurement is "padded" a bit to start; chest would be a bit *wide* also skewing measurement.
I have a size 12 form which was skewing my sweaters b/c the delta between under bust and actual bust on the form was only 1" whereas mine was several times that - yet the "bust" measurement of both was the same).
Same with hip - and everything.
And you just touched on that at the end with "plus" info. Thanks =:-)
This was fantastically helpful, thanks! Could you also do the larger model please? And have you ever padded adjustoforms? Would appreciate any advice. Thanks!
Totally aces! This will truly help my dress making. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and blessings without number for all the help you have given.
Thanks for this, I was wondering how to pad the forms.....I have a vintage one that is made of paper mache I think....lol...with padding and muslin covering.
Thank you for this! I’ve been looking into padding out a dress form for a while. Very helpful.
Thank you for this, Abby Cox did recommended this on her dress form building tutorial 😹😹 I am top and bottom heavy 😹😹😹with a small waist going by the fashion industry I am a size 22 bust, size 18 waist and size 20 hips which makes it very hard to buy off the rack clothing and as such I am wanting to go back to making my own clothes again simply put I am not able to wear synthetic fibres any more due to the amount of static created when walking is mind boggling 😹😹😹 plus I only wear long skits and dresses when going out in public and it’s just getting harder to find clothes that I can wear 😹😹😹plus I’m tired of not finding anything that’s really nice anymore in my 20’s to early 30’s I made all my own clothes. I spent almost 7 years at collage learning fashion designing and pattern making along side me Mom as he wanted to teach dressmaking but did not want to go back to collage on her own so I went with her to keep her company 😹😹😹 she went on to teach dress making for night school which she loved while I went on to design my own clothes to wear😹😹 what I have found is that its very hard to do dressmaking without a dress form but I made it work😹😹😹 I got lucky and managed to get a medium sized dress form with the view of padding her out but did not know how to do this 😹😹 after watching your tutorial I am now one step closer of making something that will be me at the end😹😹 I am an odd shape and that’s why I had bought a medium sized dress form so that I could pad out the areas that are at odds on me 😹😹one hip is higher than the other due to being in a leg plaster for 18 months at the age of 13-14 years of age after braking my leg and damaging the knee joint😤😭😭 Mum use to use me as the dress form 😹😹 but now she is no-longer with me it all got put on hold, it will be great to pad out the dress form to reflect as to What I really am shaped and then use the draping method for designing my outfits knowing they will actually fit me😹😹😹😹
I did like the idea that you had to make the waist to reflect the shape of the corset size if you had not mentioned this I could have made a very huge mistake when it cam time to make my corset which then gave me the idea of placing a foundation layer of fabric down so that I can pin out the padding to it and by placing a Velcro closer down the center back I could in fact make two padded dress forms that I can use for one when I make Victorian/Edwardian out fits and then the other one for when I am making and designing out fits that do not use a corset this would save on a lot of space as I would then not need a second dress form cluttering up the place .
Thank you for a great tutorial it has really helped me but not having to plaster me up like Abby did 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹
I like the way you padded, and explain your technique. Thank you🌷🌞🌎
I do have a collapsible dress form, but it’s vintage! I’m going to do a Bootstrap dress form COVER to give her my dimensions.
Thank you. I’m 4’11”. A size 16. I’m so glad to find this!
Great info - thanks and keep up the good work! One note: please omit the background music as it distracts the ear from your excellent delivery.
This video was super helpful and gave me some new ideas for padding my dress form!
One little critique though: I found the music in the background to be very distracting and annoying... I just want to hear you talk :)
Thanks for the feedback!
Thank you! Very helpful for my changing body as I am aging.
I came for info in sizing up but I learned sooo much about proportions! Thanks for the video it is fantastic as always:)
Helpful thank you so much!
I purchased an adjustable dress form...this thing is hopeless! Like you said it stays the same. I did want it for just me. Purchased 2nd hand( now I know why the previous didn't want it!) Then the stand broke...oh give me strength! I'm looking for a new me! Lol. Thankyou for all the information, its great
I agree on the expandable form, I got one for Xmas, and thought I loved it. Got rid of the box, and now can’t return it. So, I’m watching you to learn how to pad her up. I seriously think I will close my form up completely and just pad the whole thing, then cover it after padded. New follower
Thank you so much .
I managed to get my dummy the same shape as me.
Thank you for sharing this! Padding out a dress form has been such a mystery to me.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I have been wondering how to do this for ages. I was generously gifted an expandable dress form and couldn't figure out why the shape wasn't really working when using the dials. Adding a corset made it even more problematic. I had no idea how to pad either. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
This is wonderful information.
I just got rid of a collapsible dress form. They use to be the only ones you could find at a decent price point. I bought a Roxy form from Amazon that seem to be much better andp. I have the fabulous fit system that I used to pad up the Roxy form. It’s a great system and you can capture all your lumps and bumps. The nice thing about the fabulous fit system is there is a nice cover to put over the padding and it’s very smooth.
thank you! I just found an adjustable dress form with a "FREE!" sign on the side of the road, and now i can make it my size!
Another great tutorial! Thank you!
Annndd another reason for being able to pad up/down/alter a form--- many of us have flutuations in weight and size because---hormones/life/chocolate---er, ya know. Investing time and money into either purchasing or making a form that is one set size, and not being able to easily amend it is peak frustration
.👍💅☝️It's very nice , wonderful project accomplished successfully, very♾️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 detailed ,and informative .. million thanks.
Could I put a snug Tshirt on over the padding to help hold everything in place? BTW - You are the answer to a prayer. I have a 1940's dress form (her name is Lucy) that is 2 sizes smaller than me. I was going to buy ready-made forms to add the extra cushion I need, but now I'm eyeing my quilted fabric stash with new eyes.
That would totally work!
New sub here. This was very informative, I appreciate you doing this video! Thanks @Abby Cox for asking her to make the video!
This is SO USEFUL! And luckily I have some of that quilted batting already on hand, because I save everything. :p Thank you for showing this in such detail!
Thank you so much for this! I’m so happy I discovered you. Excellent job explaining very clearly! 🤗
Basically materialized what I was planning in my head! Now I see it will work just fine. Now to acquire said dress form....
Thank you for this! My mannequin is really long-waisted and...uh...perky, and I wasn't quite sure how to handle moving the bust down a bit. So, so useful.
Incredibly helpful. I was so close to ordering an adjustable form. Even if I had to wait a bit, I've always been able to get help pinning and fitting things in evening sewing sessions or a class but that is so not an option right now (Covid-19 and all). I have simple 2 dart bodices where I'm on my 3rd toile ... just can't crack shoulder slope, bust adjust and all the other fitting options on my own. So ... definitely not an adjustable form. Your comment about gaps exactly where you'd want to pin sealed it!
This was so incredibly helpful! It really cemented my decision to pad a pre-existing form rather than make one on my current size and shape (as it is in flux). Thank you so much for this thorough and insightful video - incredible appreciative!
Could you use old bra cups to form the chest without dropping the bustline down?
Another trick is to mostly look at what you're working on While Looking At It In The Mirror. It gives you that extra bit of distance
@REDTHREADED :: I know you're busy, but can you please, please post some new fitting videos?...or whatever is on your heart for sewing. Thank you kindly. This padding up video was indispensable to me.
Excellent obstructionist. Thank you.
I'm so glad I watched your Little Women video so that this was in my recommended! I've always put off getting a dress form because as a plus sized woman I just know there's no way that form is actually going to be shaped like me! Even those printable ones can't be accurate enough to be worth it. Now I'm going to find a close match and just make it shaped like me by myself! Tysm!!!
Brilliant video, I purchased an adjustable dress form a couple of weeks ago. When I adjusted it to my measurements it had gaps everywhere. I couldn't imagine how I was going to work with it so I sent it back. I'm new to sewing but your dress form and padding looks the most natural way to go. Can you tell the make of dress form you used, my measurements are Bust 42.2 waist 35.5 hip39
Thanks for the explanation.
Going to buy a new dressform tomorrow so I can have one with my corseted measurments and one with my natural size.
Now I know how to pad the form with corset thanks to you.😃
I have no idea what's going on, nor what sorcery you speak, but I'm here for it. 😁 Hope my watching & like helps. 💜
The first time I made myself a tailored jacket in my plus size using an adjustable form, it did not fit in the bust. I was disappointed and ended up giving the jacket to a coworker who was flat chested. I was assuming that as you dialed it up, it dialed up the bust size, not the whole chest. It would have worked if I had compensated for the bra cup size instead-most patterns are for a B cup no matter what you buy. Unless it says adjustable cup size on it. Mannequins are the same-A to B cup. I sold the dress form and went back to fitting everything the old way, adding fabric then altering as I sewed. Now I decided to make my own clothing again because everything in the store is trash, disposable clothing. It looks like you are wearing ill-fitting rags or a tent. I'm deciding which type to buy. I didn't really like the adjustable one for the obvious reason of the cracks. They also have a tendency to move, tilt, and just go out of whack while using them. I fixed mine by tacking strips of aluminum cans across the cracks! This time I will build my own.
Thank you Abby for asking for this. And thank you for doing this. Morgan Donner suggested your video.
Yep, really good vid.
I've watched a few tutorials on dress form padding, styles, construction etc, and yours is probably the one with the most appropriate info for anyone to watch if they're new to the whole 'finding a suitable dress form' debacle lol. I too came to the same conclusion that it's probably better to buy a form slightly smalller than my measurements and then pad out to correct proportions.. after all, if one of the standard measurements of the form turns out to be too too large or dramatically different to our corresponding body area in shape, then we cant sculpt into that area to bring it down to a smaller size or shape on the actual form. As you said, we don't all increase in dress size proportionally. Our weight distribution, skeletal structure and posture is different for every person.
Funnily enough, your example form turns out to have almost my personal measurements! Weird looking at a version of me on TH-cam 😳 Haha!
Thanks again for taking the time to create this vid. Happily subscribing to your channel. Your content suits me to a T xx
Why do people prefer draping rather than flat patternmaking ? it seems so much less accurate it’s keeping me from investing in a dress form 😖 my body looks nothing like them, especially not my breast and it sucks cause it sounds very fun to make patterns on a dress form but even padded the accuracy isn’t a 100% and it frustrates me a bit. I think like I’m dumb bc I don’t understand☹️
Thank you sooo much for this video. I like your method and how you adjusted her. I might be able to find a used form for a lesser price since I will be making my own shape. 🤗
Helpful. Do you have any experience with the dress form with the no s you turn? I would like to know what you think about those. Thanks!
Thank you for this video. It is very helpful. Is there a fix if my mid bust to neck center front needs to be an 1 to 1 1/2 inches longer? Thank you
I think you're mistaken a collapsible dress form is where the upper shoulders collapse the dress form of your talkin about it complaining about it's a adjustable dress form there is a different thank you
Hi I am trying to get an extra small womens dress form like the one you use in the video. The smallest I have found on amizon is 32.5 in bust which is too big for me. Do you know the brand or name of the manniquine you used in the video? I think you mentioned it was a 31.5 in bust. Thank you
Can this form be used with stays/corset? I’m thinking the bust isn’t going to compress enough.
For the record, the adjustable form works relatively well, but with corsets, where your bust sits in a different location as a result of the structure of the garment, you'll still need to pad it out. Otherwise, mine has been fine for complicated and fitted work.
Thank you! I have a new project on the list.
I am looking to buy a dress form and from what I am seeing it is best to buy smaller and pad out. But how much is too much? the form I am looking at would require 1 inch in breast and 4 inches in waste and hip.
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Do you think the dress forms are a shape that so few people have because of beauty standards, or because they know a lot of people will be padding them out and so they just give a nice base for that?
Maude arrives next week. I might have to improvise a stand but she has a socket for the pole.
32-inch bust? Eek--in my teenage years, that was a size 3 or 5.
In my teen years(now) there exists 000 and 00 😬
@@killerqueenisbestmanneko8419 no
All of the padding below the shoulders speaks to the truth that clothes hang from your shoulders and that area is the true measurement of what pattern to use. There is a "pivot point" at the place where the arm bone connects to the shoulder and we always need to pay attention to that for great fit. One person below commented that we are not linebackers and that's where the larger sizes fail. The larger-size designers/graders don't take that into consideration and is why we sew clothes that really fit.
This is such a good video! The best one on the subject I've been able to find. Thanks!
I was wondering if it is possible to pad an adjustable dress form? I only have an adjustable one and can't afford a new one. Is there a way to pad the terrible adjustable ones with the cracks?
Totally. Scroll thru the comments here and they talk about it on Anna Clay's comment.
Excellent video! I needed this!
what is the padding called that you used?
That was the easiest to understand along with the actual visual of padding up a dress form. I just got a dress form for the first time. I wish I had seen this first. I got one of the split ones. I am soooooo happy you talked about the upsizing breast part and how because of my dress form that would widen the chest causing not what I wanted. I just think your a wonderful teacher. Thank you for teaching us novices.
Thank you so much for your kind words!
Thank you! I just got a dress form that I needed to pad out a bit.
I don't suppose you still run this as it's been 2 years since you've posted, but on the off chance you see this, is there any additional/different advice you could give me for padding out a MALE body form? I imagine the process is the same? Just different lumps and bumps? Thank you for your time.
Yep! Bodies are bodies…just follow measurements and proportions :)
This was great! Thank you!
Excellent. Thank you.
This was really really good
Thanks for this! Your video gave me some much-needed information & so it has been such a major help. I've tried sewing some of my own padding "parts & pieces" in many of the same or else similar shapes to what I've seen in the [very expensive] dress form padding kits that I've found for sale online. So I used those pieces along with an old body shaper & bra on top of lots & lots (& *lots*🙄) of "stuffing/padding", & so far that has actually given me a pretty good start, but with everything that I learned from your wonderful video here, I am confident that I can now make an even better dress form with much more precise OVERALL measurements & in all the right places as well, in order to get a near perfect match!😃 This video has been just great👍🏼...THANK YOU AGAIN!!
This was a great informational video and just what I needed. Thank you so very much for sharing!
Thanks for this incredibly useful information! Thanks for including common plus size alterations. :)
Thank you for such an informative video.
I'm looking to get a dress form and am struggling to get anything close to my size. I'm a plus size 32/34 and looking at the largest solid dress forms I would end up with more padding than actual form. Adjustable is closer but would still need to pad the heck out of it.
Before anyone suggests getting one of these DIY forms. I am disabled, I do not have the mobility or dexterity to build one of these things. A good idea for those that can.
Thank you soooo much!! I'm a now weird size UK 8-10 with hints of 12 in the shoulders(due to an accident to my spine)...yeah! I used to be size 8, so building up my mannequin in certain places make TOTAL sense!