Well, for what it's worth, I've heard of people making a very tightly fitted muslin of their own body, either one piece shoulder-to-hem, or with the seam at the waist, and stuffing it to approximate their body. Not the easiest thing to do, since you'd have to double check for non-circumferential measurements such as width and depth, but it could be done. I would not stuff it with a poly pillow stuffing, but maybe a wool or cotton upholstery batting.
Then of course, there are the duct-tape doubles, paper-tape doubles and plaster-bandage body molds. All of these will get you close to your dimensions with your levels and your posture. Some work is involved, but some people think these are well worth it. The duct-tape form could be stuffed with batting and then corseted, but I have not tried that and do not know how well it would work. The plaster-bandage form is usually stuffed with a 2-part foam mixture that dries hard and would not work with corseting. The foam is also probably similar to what you're hoping to avoid. Best wishes. Laurie On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Emily Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for all the advice! I think I'll skip the Dritz form, since it > probably wouldn't adjust to my size very well either - I'm tall and thin > with a small bust and a long torso. The pliable form sounds like a much > better deal, but I'm not too keen on the polyurethane base of the Uniquely > You. Does anyone know of a soft dress form stuffed with something else - > cotton or wool batting, maybe? > Emily > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
