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Vintage wicker dress-form turned Glamorous
I love this old dress form my mother-in-law gave to me many yrs. ago. I had to revamp her timeless beauty, so what did I do? I attempted to make her a timeless dress to show how elegant her times were back in the day. This was my first attempt in making a dress, but for this -- she was worth the attempt.

Posted by Donna V. • Published 5th April 2014

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Step 1
Many parts of the wicker had aged and broken off here and there so I needed to smooth out these jagged areas. So I decided to wrapped the entire dress form with several layers of batting to smooth out and fill-out her curvy shape.
Step 2
Here was the tricky part. I sewed each of the 3 parts by machine. I then finagled the 3 different parts onto her and then sewed by hand the 3 pieces together / onto her because she wouldn't budge.
Step 3
I didn't like the batting that was showing along the neck so I sewed a long tube of the jersey fabric and walah. To me it was that extra 'little touch' that gave her that timeless look.

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Donna V. · 2 projects 16th May 2014

Thank you Susie. Before my MIL gave it to me, I myself hadn't seen a dress form like this either. A lamp would really beautifully illuminate it. I think I'm gonna give it a try.