
Once it arrived, I put it together and then went about changing it so it fit me. I took the following measurements of myself:
- Upper bust
- Bust
- Midriff (just below the bust where the band of the bra goes)
- Natural waist
- High hip
- Full hip
- Side neck to apex (fullest part of the bust)
- Bust apex to centre front waist
Seeing as that look isn't terribly pretty, I wanted to make a cover. I got some cheap teal Spandex from eBay and using my measurements, I made a template for the material. I took an inch off each edge so that the stretch material would be nice and snug. I didn't have to be hugely accurate as it would stretch out, but I got the basic shape sorted. It was the first time that I had sewn stretch material, and it was a bit scary! But I managed to get it together ok. Then just needed to put it on the form and make sure that it fitted correctly. Luckily because it's stretch material, the bottom folds under the form, and doesn't need any finishing.
One funny thing is that I've always had a slightly distorted view of my figure, and always thought I was terribly large. But actually making this and seeing a 3D version of myself that is the same size as me has made me realise that I'm not actually as huge I thought I was. I realise that I still need to lose weight, but I'm not the elephant that I once thought. So a bit of a bonus!
I also plan to mark the appropriate lines with ribbon so I have accurate lines that I can use for centre waist, neckline, etc. but I don't really want to do that until I've lost the weight that I want to lose, then I'll do the final adjustment of the form, re-sew the cover and fit the ribbon lines, I'll update that later when I get to it.
Oh and as with every good dress form, she has a name. She's called Veronica. Just watch Avengers: Age of Ultron, and you'll understand :)
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