DIY Dress Form for only $10 - Step by Step Tutorial

While visiting a boutique or fashion, the very first thing we see, are the dummies, DIY dress form and the DIY mannequin wearing the model fashion dresses and jewelry which inspire the onlookers and compel to make a purchase! Along with amazing displays of fashionable clothes, dress forms can also play a big role in sewing the best fitting clothes! For example, if you no more trust in your tailor’s measurements, you can simply make a dress form of your body to sew the right sized clothes for yourself! A DIY dress form of your body will also allow you to fit and alter the rest of your clothes in such a way that they would be exactly around your body lines as you want them to be!

So by noticing all these benefits of a dress form, if you have decided to get a dress form of your body then you can make it at home by spending a few bucks! Check out this nicely detailed DIY dress form tutorial and make your own dummy or upper body mannequin at home! Making a dress form of you at home will be a damn budget-friendly idea than to buy an expensive one from the market!

So you can simply get crafty with a few rolls of duct tape and plastic wrap to start making a DIY mannequin of yourself at home with the help of a friend!

Here is a super cost-efficient plan to make a great looking mannequin for your fashion dress shop! Check out the step-by-step instructions here!

Supplies:

A Bunch of Duct Tapes
2-3 Rolls of Plastic Paper Wrap
Medical Scissors
Grocery Bags for Stuffing
Cardboard
Metal Base Stand
A Friend

The very first thing to remove your shirt and to wear a bra that should go smooth to your body lines! Now hire a friend and ask him/her to wrap your upper body including half thighs in the plastic paper!

Now layer the duct tape on the wrapped plastic paper, start by making a cross on your chest!

Now make a duct tape loop just below the chest and cover up the entire body using short stripes of duct tape!

Avoid bumps and creases, to do so use short strips of duct tape, longer would be the stripes the more likely they may be to fold or get bumps!

Cover up all the parts, don’t leave any even an inch!

Note: While applying the duct tape, make sure that your whole body is covered with plastic wrap and there is no whole! Otherwise, duct tape may stick to your skin which may be hard to remove without peeling your skin off!