“Let “ME” Sew Up – Something Special -TODAY”

Jul 26th “Let “ME” Sew Up – Something Special -TODAY”

“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” just for your own body. You would slip into this “jersey” type roll of material, have someone run around your body, with this roll of tape, from the bust area on down to mid thigh area, using all of the tape, round after round, just forming a body of iron around your body. Then this other person would, using something sharp, cut through this tight fitting shield with that sharp instrument, from under the arm pit area, and on a straight line, down on both sides of your body.

Next, you tape these two pieces, front and back mold of your body, together. You will now for sure, have your exact body measurements.

Next step, you will design some kind of an “internal frame” and or some way, to have this “body-copy” of yourself, set-up on a sturdy and substantial stand, so you will be able to drape material around it, and design your own clothes.

Well, that was just too much work and time to waste, for me. So, I just put that “box” back into the store bag, that it came from, and took the package back to the store.

Looking at everything in the Sewing Department, regarding “dummies” I was Lucky to find a perfect adjustable “dummy’” on a stand, all of it’s own. Each part and section of the body could be moved, through inside changes of this “body form.” So as, to the “if and when” you gain weight and or lose, or even if you decide to make clothes for someone else, you could do so. All done and so easy for whatever size garment.

If you can “DREAM IT” then, 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 measured of ‘me’ . Everything is changeable, if and when needed, and or even when I make something special for someone else.

That is ‘ME’ in the above PHOTO, with my exact size “Dummy” and, so many years ago. That poor ole ‘DUMMY’ went with “ME to FLORIDA” and has made every move with me. Good ole “Dummy” always stood up, was always ready for something special to be thrown at it.

My “Dummy” now has a “face” – a head with hair also a dress and cape, all just for effect, and is always standing near by, just having a regular place in my sewing world, just as if or like everyone’s favorite and best friend! Forever!