Duct Tape Dress Form

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• Step 1

  Put on a long old t-shirt and start wrapping yourself in duct tape. You will need someone to help you when it comes to the upper back. Make sure to do a few layers of tape.

  wrap..wrap..wrap....

• Step 2

  Once you are completely covered in duct tape have a friend cut it off of you from the middle of you back all the way down.

• Step 3

  tape up the cut area and start to fill with batting.

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  Step 4

  I had a stand home that worked perfectly so all I did was tape some cardboard onto the stand the fit the form on top

  ( The chest area was not big enough so I added a bra with padding to enhance it)

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  Step 5

  I then decided to cover the duct tape form in fabric so I used a pillow case and sewed up the sides.

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  Step 6

  You are now the proud owner of a dress form in your exact measurements!

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Ms. Nikell · Charlotte, North Carolina, US · 52 projects 28th October 2010

I can't wait to get started on this one!

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FireFly 4th September 2010

i think this is a great cheap way to have a form im going to make mine soon with help but great idea

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Alessia T. · 5 projects 30th June 2010

The dress is actually a Kariza http://www.karizadesigns.com/

It looks like a long piece of 2 fabrics and it has two long thin pieces of fabric at the top ends and you can just twist and fold it into pretty much anything you want.

Kind of sad I have yet to wear it out :-\

I'm glad so many of you enjoy this tutorial!!
Thank you!

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SparrowFae · Carthage, Missouri, US · 41 projects 2nd March 2010

This is a super cool idea! I gotta say, I want the dress you have displayed on it, too!! It's gorgeous. Did you make it?

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Yumi N. · 12 projects 5th January 2010

Such an awesome idea! My mom saw an expensive one at an auction they had at her work, she was going to get it for me as a Christmas present but someone outbid her on her day off... but now it's all good because this is a genius idea!!!

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Jean · Stafford, Virginia, US · 24 projects 13th October 2009

this is an OUTSTANDING idea!!

thank you!!

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Lolly.Bot · Enfield, England, GB 29th July 2009

Hey this is great. I'm definatly going to have to try and make my own one.

P.S: The dress that is on the dress form... did you make it or buy it? It's very cute

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Arty Kitkat · St Albans, England, GB · 61 projects 7th July 2009

I'm definitely going to have a go making one of these. There's no way I can afford the real mccoy and this looks really straight forward so thanks for the how to

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Kimmie R. · Lake Forest, California, US 2nd July 2009

thanks so much for this!! um, where can you get a stand?

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Rebekah T. · Manchester, England, GB · 7 projects 24th June 2009

I seriously JUST saw this in the book "Subversive Seamster" that I got at the library! They had some techniques and tips on how to get it right around the chest and everything. I need to make one. =D

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