“Dress-Maker and Dummy – Dream Designer”

Jul 29th “Dress-Maker and Dummy – Dream Designer”

“Did you ever want to make your own clothes?” Well that is what I did after three years in school and thought… I had it… made in the shade! So as a nosy person – – that I am – – was searching through lots of my Mother’s closets to see what she had that I could borrow – – or just plain ole use.

Would you believe that I had found one of those – – in a box kit… make a dress-maker’s dummy – – for your own body. You would slip into the “jersey” type roll of material – – have someone run around your body with the tape – – from the bust area down to mid thigh area – – using all the tape – – round after round – – just like a body of iron around you. Then this other person would using something sharp cut through this tight fitting shield with a sharp knife – – from under the arm pit – – on a straight line down… on both sides.

Now you tape these two pieces together – – and you will have your exact body measurements. Next… you will design some kind of internal frame and or way to have this “body-copy” of yourself on a stand so you can drape material around it – – and design your own clothes.

Well… that was too much work and time wasted for me. So I just put that box… back into the store bag that it came from – – and took back to the store. Looking at everything in the sewing department – – regarding “dummies” – – found a perfect adjustable “dummy'” on a stand of it’s own – – and each part and section of the body could be moved – – through inside changes of this “body form” – – so as – – if and when you gain weight and or lose – – or even if you decide to make clothes for someone else – – you could do so – – and all done so easy – – that if you can “DREAM IT” – – you can “DESIGN IT” for a perfect “FIT” for each and every individual person.

So with the credit applied from the old and obsolete ‘do-it yourself-dummy” — I was off and running with a perfect ‘me’ dummy – – one that has it’s own stand – – adjustable for height – – and the insides to be adjusted to whatever the tape measure of ‘me’ – – and that is changeable – – if and when needed – – or even when I make something special for someone else.

That is ‘ME’ in the above PHOTO – – with my exact size “Dummy” – – so many years ago – – that poor ‘DUMMY’ went with ME to FLORIDA and made every move – – and always stood up – – always ready for something special to be thrown at it – – just for effect – – and has a place in my sewing world – – just like everyone’s favorite friend!