D.I.Y. alert

I have GOT to try this...

The August issue of Sew News has instructions on how to make your own dress form. you start by donning a garbage bag (no, really!), then some strategically applied duct tape defines your form a bit, then you get some paper packing tape and draft some poor assistant to tape you up like this...

















They make a point of saying to tape your upper abdomen area last, so that you don't have any trouble breathing. Oh, and wear old clothes, because the next step is to cut the whole apparatus up the back and pry it off yrself.

Tape the pieces together, fill the arm and neckholes in with cardboard (the bottom, too) and cover it with muslin. They give instructions for making a pvc pipe stand for it too. The editor suggests getting a bunch of willing friends together and taping each other up. Sounds like a good excuse for a party!

Oh, and they also give instructions for making a detachable arm that can be pinned on to test sleeve fit...




















This is seriously the coolest thing I've seen in the past month. Even tops Alton Brown's homemade pop tart recipe!