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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  2712 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Flamingo Bomber Jacket!

I mean... wow I don't know that I'd buy a tablecloth in that fabric but fuckin' A rawk out with your cock out, young man. That's some impressive work, especially considering you rolled your own.

Have you looked into getting your own fitting dummy yet? Seems like you would benefit, considering how much work you're doing.





flac  ·  2712 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeahhh, I think this fabric may actually be visible from outer space.

I'm planning on getting a form once I move back home. Seems a bit harder to find male forms than female, but it certainly seems worth it, especially if I start making clothes to sell to other people. I also might try and cast one with duct tape first just to see if that method works reasonably well

goobster  ·  2711 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The duct tape ones work very well. I have several friends with very different bodies, who have done this, and it works great.

The big limitation is that you can't pin to a duct tape form... the pins just bend. You can cover it with a thin layer of foam - 1/4" or so - and then cover that with a stretchy lycra fabric. That will work for most things.

Also, make a RIDICULOUSLY heavy stand. The place dressmakers forms always die is in the feet or support post, because they get knocked over, torqued, etc. Get a 4x4, mount it to a 2'x2' piece of inch-think plywood, and make the the 4x4 goes all the way up to the top of the neck. That's the only way the thing will be sturdy enough for regular use.