Making a dress form EXACTLY for your measurements

[@HeyItsBonnieBee]

Omg I skipped over the part where you mentioned this was a 50% scale and was wondering the whole video if you were really THAT tiny/skinny lol

[@Ninonella]

😂😂😂

[@lga.d3351]

Same!

[@naneocosplay]

😂😂😂😂

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

This was so cool to see! I've been debating about purchasing this pattern for a while, but I think I'm finally going to go ahead and do it.

[@Veemerica]

I made mine and I definitely recommend it.

[@Ninonella]

Thank you! I can't recommend it enough. I didn't want to gush about it too much in the video, but this dress form changed my whole sewing routine entirely.

[@LadyRebeccaFashions]

@@Ninonella I bought it after watching your video! I have a couple other projects to make first, but I'm so excited to put it together!

[@Ninonella]

@@LadyRebeccaFashions I'm so happy to hear that!

[@isabellamiani1963]

Is it hard to sew, for beginners

[@TheMMFamily9]

Half scale sounds like a great idea before going full scale

[@merindymorgenson3184]

I just finished making this dress form a few weeks ago. It has already been very helpful in getting my pants pattern altered to closer to my measurements, and I was able to do that from the tissue copy I made of my pattern without wasting my fabric in a mock-up. Now I’m making the mock-up hoping to have a wearable mock-up and any final alterations once I’m wearing it. So happy already.

[@Ninonella]

I'm so happy to hear that! Good luck with you future projects!

[@Chibihugs]

This is such a great video. I am very short and petite so this will be the best option for getting a dress from. Thank you so much!

[@Ninonella]

Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful.

[@gcj9842]

I love this! Thank you so much. I have a 21 year old daughter who is on a tight budget, needs business clothes but loves far away. Now I can make her clothes like pencil skirts without having to worry if they will fit her too big.

[@Ninonella]

You are so welcome! It's a really great idea ❤

[@MelissaElsworth]

Thank you for this video. A Bootstrap dress form is on my wish list. My stumbling block is just getting my measurements done.

[@janicek6399]

I watched Joey Sewy years ago. Very helpful!

[@thelcagibbs835]

This was quite informative I looked at a lot of these videos yours was the best.

[@rhondamast3441]

Thus was very helpful!! I’ve been wanting to do this for forever. Thank you for making it look less intimidating!

[@Ninonella]

You are so welcome!

[@sherrythomas3028]

I appreciate this so much. I didn't know such a website existed!

[@Ninonella]

Thank you!

[@darkantihue]

I just tried this today; I put in my corsetted measurements and got a 3D avatar as weird looking as yours. I'm glad the final dress form didn't look like that!

[@Ninonella]

I'm happy that their pattern making software work a lot better than 3D modelling one :)

[@Mrsmuffin1958]

Thank you so much for this video. I am really looking forward to getting accurate measurements taken so that I can get this dress form ordered! I'm such an odd shape in places, it would help me very much with fitting my own clothes as I make them!

[@6600Mom]

Love the pin cushion on your machine! Great Idea!

[@Ninonella]

Thanks so much! I've made it ages ago, and it's one of the things that makes my life so much easier :)

[@ashleymcnabb1421]

I’m so glad I found this!! The difference between my bust and waist is very big and I knew I wouldn’t ever be able to buy a dress form that would work for my body. Thank you for the video! Now I know what I need to do! 😁🖤😁🖤

[@Ninonella]

You're so welcome!

[@Bygone_Wardrobes]

A great tutorial! I've been thinking about getting this pattern too. I'm glad to hear it works well 😊

[@Ninonella]

Thank you! It seriously changed my life 😁

[@fernlintner65]

Perfect! Thank you for the very clear info.

[@micheleallen1327]

Great tutorial! Thank you.

[@thefudgems]

The very end is **so funny** to me perfect ending to the perfect tutorial

[@Ninonella]

Haha, thank you!

[@MrCaRolMiLler]

Hi. I just recently discovered this pattern and have been debating about buying it. The video is very clear and easy to follow. Just one question, what the kind of fabric you used for the interlining pieces? I'm asking because I'm from Portugal so I need to translate the kind of fabric and I don't know what interlining is. Thank you.

[@Ninonella]

Glad it was helpful! About your question - in the instruction it says that interlining fabric should be "rigid, non-elastic, heavy (bottom) weight, but not too thick (i.e. denim fabric, polyester fabric for bags or tents)." So basically any non-stretch not very thick fabric will work.

[@ellieisbusy]

The word you’re looking for is “entretela.” Any lightweight to medium weight (iron-on would be perfect) will work :)

[@deannacumpston9318]

Great video. I think I'm going to need to get one of these.

[@Ninonella]

You definitely should! Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

[@Griiisetryne]

Ah, it's so cute in half scale! I've been meaning to buy a pattern from this company, but I keep forgetting.. And now I just get a 403 error message when I click their webpage link :'D

[@Ninonella]

Thank you! It's strange, the link in the description seems to be working for me 😅

[@trinamorrison2570]

You have to turn on cookies for the link to work. I was having the same problem.

[@angelicxo]

Super awesome. Thank you.

[@Ninonella]

Glad you liked it!

[@SewHealthyWithDiane]

This is exciting! I definitely want to do this!

[@Ninonella]

You definitely should!

[@merindymorgenson3184]

Thanks so much for posting this. I’ve been on the fence about getting this for some time, and I think I’ll wait until I can get my mom or sister to help me check my measurements as I’m a bit difficult to fit and I want to make sure it’s accurate. But this video made a lot of sense out of the pieces I received in the small sample. I couldn’t figure out how to make them go together. Did you do any of the adjustments on the second page? Or just the basic measurements?

[@Ninonella]

I'm glad you liked it! Yes, I've done all of them including second page, since I wanted the dress form to look as close to me as possible. Don't know if it's made a difference or not 😅

[@merindymorgenson3184]

Ninonella that’s good to know. When we get back somewhere where I have help to measure myself, I think I’ll go for this. I can try clothes on the kids as I’m making them, and make adjustments as I go by pinning or marking changes. It’s much more difficult to pin and mark the changes on one’s self. Since I’m not super good at sewing yet anyway, I usually have to make lots of adjustments, so I think this would be helpful. I’ve never had good luck having store bought clothes fit me, either because I was so skinny as a younger woman, or now, the opposite post babies. I’d really just like to have a few clothes that fit well and don’t bag, bunch, pinch, or pull. I think this could help with that.

[@illustrationsbysophiajude5361]

Please how did you make the arm in the picture of the introductory video

[@lolajl]

You printed this out at 50%, right? I have a full size made up already, but this half form would be perfect for experimenting ...

[@Ninonella]

Yes, I set my printer to print four pattern pages on a A4 sheet.

[@nailynvillegas4341]

Buenas noches como obtengo su patrón para realizar el maniquí

[@martamoreira6326]

I swear to god half-scale is just so adorable, plus your tutorial is really complete and easy to understand. Did you print your pattern it with 50% reduction to create a mini you? Oh yeah, if you ever do any works on your half-scale, Melissa from Hat to Hem and I are using the hashtag #halfscalehistorical :)

[@Ninonella]

Yes, that's exactly what I did! I really wanted to try half-scaling, so I'll be using this hashtag, thank you!

[@martamoreira6326]

@@Ninonella All credit goes to Hat to Hem... She is also going some patterns from Prior Attire book 🤗🤗❤️

[@Ninonella]

@@martamoreira6326 Yes, I've seen her work already! It's so beautiful and cute at the same time 😍

[@lydzphens]

❤❤❤

[@gcj9842]

“Yeah like that one” talking about the duct tape DIY dress form lol. I have been trying to avoid doing that kind too.

[@conceicaosilva552]

Sensacional.Parabéns!

[@Ninonella]

muito obrigado 🥰

[@clairezhangyx]

This is adorable, thank you so much for making the video! What did you use for the dress form stand? I was thinking of building a full size one for myself but can't figure out how to build a stand.

[@viepng]

I've seen some people use metal pipes or pvc pipes but the most popular seems to be an iv pole

[@hikmaha.a8498]

You can get a coat/ hat rack from Amazon for $20 -$30. A curtain rod also works if you have something to place it on like a tripod

[@tikdoe7563]

How did you print it at half scale?

[@sharingthewisdom8593]

It looks amazing. It looks very firm and solid. What fabric did you use?

[@Ninonella]

Thank you! I used heavy satin.

[@sharingthewisdom8593]

@@Ninonella great, thank you. 😊❤️🙏🏼

[@JenniferGallion]

I just finished making mine last night! I think I need to make some adjustments because I couldn't stuff it firmly without it getting too large in places. Did you adjust the scale of the pattern when you printed it to make a half size model?

[@Ninonella]

Yes, I just printed four pages on A4 page, and it seems to do the trick. As for your dress form - did you use an interfacing for your main fabric?

[@JenniferGallion]

@@Ninonella Yes, but it was relatively thin iron on interfacing. I used a thinner home dec fabric for the dress form itself. Thanks for the video!

[@arkroogs90]

I had this same issue. It was 2 inches too big in places! I took it in, but it's still not quite right. I used iron-on interfacing and a sturdy twill fabric. Maybe the twill stretches too much on the bias still. I think if I were to do it again, I would enter in my measurements an inch or two smaller than they are.

[@JenniferGallion]

@@arkroogs90 I feel better that it wasn't just me! I used a pretty sturdy home dec fabric that didn't have much of a stretch to it. Maybe I just measured myself incorrectly. I also got the arm pattern and made that last night; it was 3" too large in the forearm! It was too large at the wrist, but I chalk that up to not sewing exactly on the seam lines, as it was hard to manipulate that under my machine, and the seams aren't accurate. But the forearm was huge. I have to remake the arm entirely. The elbow was about an 1" too large.

[@arkroogs90]

@@JenniferGallion So strange! I don't know what the solution is other than take it in, or tell the computer program smaller measurements than ourselves.

[@amyhannon3034]

What pillow/tool did you use to iron the curved pieces? It looks very useful but I don't know what it's called.

[@Ninonella]

It's called tailor's ham, and it's indeed very useful! You can find tutorials for it here on KZbin.

[@111.laurynn]

How do you print the pattern out?

[@achiniwijesiri3735]

Great tutorial !!! But i hv a question. I hv entered my messurement details. Bt there is no way to get a pdf file. Please help me.

[@Ninonella]

Huh, that's strange. Did you pay for the pattern already?

[@dm4859]

So a dress form should reflect your totally naked body OR with the undergarments you normally wear, bra and any shapers? I have not heard that addressed, although I'm sure someone probably has.

[@Ninonella]

It's a really good question! I would say that a dress form should reflect your body with the undergarments you normally wear, so the garments you make will fit you nicely.

[@kimpine6182]

For a beginner in sewing it's better to do this or learn patterns first?

[@Ninonella]

I think you should try some easy patterns first, just to get how they work, and then you could move on to this pattern.

[@crystald3655]

This is a pretty complex project. I would also recommend doing some simple patterns and garments first and learning some basic skills before doing this.

[@npcreation8684]

Which cloth used this

[@Ninonella]

I used heavy satin for this dress form.

[@UyenNguyen-rr3jn]

What kind of fabric did you use for this project?

[@Ninonella]

I used heavy satin.

[@nooranizar3950]

Plese what is the material that she uses please tell

[@Ninonella]

it's heavy satin 😉

[@nooranizar3950]

@@Ninonella thaassnkssss

[@angelashawn7177]

How did you manage to get your partterns in half scale?

[@Ninonella]

I just printed 4 pages per sheet.

[@torigoth7487]

What fabric did you use?

[@Ninonella]

It's heavy polyester satin.

[@smolsews3760]

Does anyone know if I can get the pattern sent already printed? I don't own a printer and there aren't any printing houses near me 😂

[@Ninonella]

I don't thing that Bootstrap has this option. But maybe you can try an online printing house, so they could send it to you by mail?

[@crystald3655]

@@Ninonella You can contact them and ask if that's something they could do for you or what options you have.

[@sakura851]

what is the fabric you used

[@Ninonella]

It's heavy polyester satin.

[@vivienceline5635]

Wie sind deine Erfahrungen bis jetzt? Hast du sie häufig genutzt und passt es wirklich?

[@Ninonella]

I use it a lot for draping, and it's incredible, I really like it ❤

[@maryadebola2499]

How many inches is your sewing allowance?

[@Ninonella]

Here it's about 0.5cm (~1/4").

[@TheCleverlibrarian]

hi , i just purchased a pattern to make my dress form , i was wondering if any one else had the issue of the pattern not being more than one page ? i cannot print it at home since its only printing one page

[@Ninonella]

That's strange. What page size did you choose when ordering the pattern?

[@TheCleverlibrarian]

@@Ninonella I ordered one to my measurements , as I need it to fit my wedding dress which I also want to sew my self

[@Ninonella]

@@TheCleverlibrarian sorry for the confusion, I was asking about page size that you chose for printing, like Letter, A4 or A3.

[@TheCleverlibrarian]

@@Ninonella It ended up being completely wrong i reached out to the creator and she is helping me, i cant wait to start

[@Ninonella]

@@TheCleverlibrarian I'm glad to hear it! Good luck with your dress form!

[@hannahfear5278]

I was planning on making one using the duct tape method... safe to say I will no longer be using that method!

[@Ninonella]

Yay! It's much easier to do, and you don't have to cover yourself with duct tape :)

[@Mrsmuffin1958]

I've had 2 duct tape dress forms made with my late husband's assistance. The first one represented the way he WISHED I looked (bust too high, waist too tight.) The second one was made when I was much heavier. While it was accurate and useful, it's large and bulky, and took about 2 hours of standing still, no toileting, just standing and turning around. It was exhausting to me when it was made a number of years ago. With declining health, mobility, and bladder control, I wouldn't ever consider going through THAT process again! And my dear, helpful husband has passed away this spring, leading me to lose nearly 30 lbs. So I really need an accurate dress form as I'm trying to make a well-fitting wardrobe to fit my new size and shape. My main comment is that the duct tape dress form isn't easy to make, and a sewn one to your measurements sounds like the way to go!

[@wisdomsophia3027]

Please can u make for someone else

[@kimlightfoot]

Wow, you are so tiny, it looks like you are making a dressform for a large doll lol. Nicely done

[@Ninonella]

Thank you! I'm making a half sized dress form in this video 😅

[@jecifalcasantos5818]

What fabric did you use?

[@Ninonella]

I used heavy satin, but you'll also be okay with upholstery fabric or cotton with interfacing.