Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Custom Pants Form

Greetings divas!
I made a custom pants form with lots of help from hubby (actually he did all of the work I just stood as still as a statue for over an hour). After doing some research and reading several reviews, I decided that a pinnable, custom-made dress/pants form would be my best option. During my research, I learned about the My Twin dress form and ordered the instruction booklet from the company's website. Unfortunately, it appears the company is no longer in businessHowever, similar instructions that detail this process can be found here


 
Me, waiting for the plaster bandages to dry.




The plaster cast taped together at the sides before
 being filled with 2-part expanding foam.



The My Twin process uses plaster bandages to create a  body cast, which is cut from the body and later filled  with expanding foam and covered to create the  finished dress/pants form. I also used the My Twin  process to make my first custom dress form back in  2009, shortly after the instruction booklet arrived in the  mail. As a result of weight-training and cardiovascular  exercise 3-5 times per week my body has changed since  then so I will be making another dress form soon.


My finished pants form!

8 comments:

  1. Wow! Ive git to look into this! Great job.

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  2. I hope to make a pants form like yours, but I can't figure out how you cut it. The pictures look like it was just cut up the sides. How did you get it off your body? The finished project looks fantastic!

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    1. Yes, it's cut up the sides then removed from the body.

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  3. plaster can heat up after water is added. how do you protect the skin?

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  4. plaster can heat up when water is added. how do you protect the body? I have wanted to do a form but am afraid of the potential for injury.

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  5. I used this product ArtMinds Plaster Wrap (4"x180") sold at Michael's Crafts and did not have any issues. I also had 2 oscillating fans near just in case I needed them.

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  6. Did you hang it? How, and from what?

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    1. I used an L-bracket and other hardware purchased at the local home improvement store to attach it to the wall.

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