> Cin, what sort of stocking do you suggest using for the bird seed? > I have a foam dummy, and I love her (she's named Bessie Blunt,
LOL! > Cin, what sort of stocking do you suggest using for the bird seed? And why & > how ace bandages for padding? Hey Kimiko! Double "bag" with old kneehigh stocks or panty hose to make a little pouch. Lentils work pretty well, too and they're larger. They dont escape thru a tiny hole in the stocking & roll to the least accessible part of the room. Dressmakers pins easily go thru the pouch. Make a pouch the breadth of one rebreast top, yet thin and still very squishy, stretchy & pliable. Hacky-sac tight is way too tight & will be lumpy. This is all sort of rule-of-thumb-ish. I'm nearly flat-chested, so a handful of seeds/lentil is a big change. >...why & how ace bandages for padding? I padded mine with poly batting in the >areas I needed, under the cover. I'm just picturing the ace bandage going >round and round the body - and that doesn't seem right so I am thinking you >are doing something different. Nope, it's pretty much as you describe. Both of these techniques are for making minor, temporary adjustments that dont merit the resizing of the Uniquely You cover. When I put on a corset, my assets lift a bit. The foam in the cover, does not lift at all; it merely compresses. The seed/lentils imitate the lift. The smoothly wrapped ace keeps the pouches in place. Similarly, there are times when you have gained or lost just a smidge, or when my dummy can be tweeked in a minor way to imitate one of my friends who's nearly my body double, but not quite. I can give the dummy slightly larger hips or a thicker waist in moments. It gives my friend a way to see her gown on her body, rather than mine. On the downside, it's a high touch solution compared to the quick dirty adaptions. The seed/lentil pouches are more comforming than using old shoulder pads as breast, shoulder, shoulder blade, hip re-sculpturing. (Yes, I do the quilt batt scrap trick, too.) For a closely fitted gown, maybe it's worth your time. For box cut jackets, you might not want to spend the extra effort. --cin _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
