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01-07-2012, 03:50 PM | #1 |
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Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
So, I've been taking ballroom dance lessons for a year and a half, and I have the chance to dance a waltz in a showcase at the end of March. I can't justify spending the $200-600 dollars on a dress I will have to alter to fit me anyway, so I'm thinking about sewing one. I thought I'd share so
So, for step 1, I made a duct tape dressform of myself (With a ton of help from my sister http://diyfashion.about.com/od/diyfa...Tape_Dummy.htm Step 2 includes combining two different bodice patterns, plus design my own neckline on a test model made out of a bedsheet for the torso/lining leotard. Anybody done this? something similar? Am I completely nuts? ()
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01-07-2012, 04:10 PM | #2 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
Never heard of a duct tape dummy before. That is so totally awesome!
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01-07-2012, 04:27 PM | #3 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
I'm all about making something for $5 that costs 100-200 in the store...and it's actually my body shape! I had to convince my sister to help, though, because it's impossible to wrap yourself and stay still enough for it to be accurate We were supposed to do three layers, and she would only do two...and there was nothing I could do about it
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01-07-2012, 04:28 PM | #4 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
Need pics of dummy. How well did it work? It's not too squishy? How much did the duct tape cost you?
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01-07-2012, 04:33 PM | #5 |
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01-07-2012, 04:39 PM | #6 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
I got three rolls of duct tape, but only used one ($4.95). I stuffed it with plastic grocery bags (I'd been saving them for about a year...for another project I decided not to do ) It's pretty solid, but I stuffed it pretty full. While my sister was wrapping me, I wore a trash bag and wrapped my shoulders with saran wrap to cover the tops of my arms. My grandma donated a wire stand that now holds it up. You can make your own with a hanger and some kind of cardboard tube or plastic pipe. So, really the cost of the duct tape was all I paid. It works well...I've seen people in youtube videos wrap theirs with athletic bandage wraps so they can pin their cloth to it.
Off to see if I can get pics!
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01-07-2012, 04:40 PM | #7 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
You're *making* a ballroom dance dress.
Wow. Just....wow. Cool. |
01-07-2012, 04:42 PM | #8 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
Correction: Attempting to make We'll see if I end up with a wearable finished product
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01-07-2012, 04:52 PM | #9 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
I *did* ballroom dance, so I've seen a lot of them, and I have some idea what you're letting yourself in for. Are you doing the full-on competition version, or something simpler? |
01-07-2012, 07:24 PM | #10 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
Here are three pictures of my dressform (spoiled because I think they are gonna be big)
Kiara, I'm aiming for a simple version of a competition dress. I'm hoping to have a big three-layer chiffon skirt, and a stretch satin bodice. I'm sort of deciding how I'm going to embellish it as I go.
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01-07-2012, 07:31 PM | #11 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
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01-07-2012, 09:44 PM | #12 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
i have friends who made a bunch of civil-war era dresses growing up....you can do it!!
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01-08-2012, 07:50 PM | #13 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
that is so cool! can't wait to see your progress.
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01-13-2012, 06:49 PM | #14 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
Very cool!
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01-13-2012, 09:21 PM | #15 |
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Re: Ballroom dance dress moral support thread
so hows it going?
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