Making a DIY Plus Size Bootstrap Dress Form
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2020
- I make a plus size diy dress form using a custom pattern from Bootstrap Fashion.
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Pattern:
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You have no idea how much of a relief it was to find someone plusize into sewing and costuming. While Bernadette Banner and Morgan Donner are absolutely brilliant people, I've always wonder how to accomodate garments to my size as a beginning seamstress. Enchanted Rose Costumes and Costuming Drama are alson great for that and all of you are and godsend. So thank you for putting content outthere even if it's scary. (Also, Freya looks fantastic and I may try to do a dressform like that one day)
ManeLastful This. Yes. Same. All of these things. 👍🏻 🤗
I'm so happy to be helpful! I highly recommend making a dress form!
I agree whole heartedly with your comment. I love watching all the aforementioned you tubers and seeing more people who are larger sizes inspires me to attempt more of this as a beginner.
Hard same!!
Same to what everyone else has written! Also, I've been looking for ways to make an accurate fabric dress form for more than a year, and I am so excited by the possibly that I may have finally found the right method for me!
Thank you for being vulnerable. I love how Freya turned out and, as a plus sized woman, I truly appreciate you putting it out for us to see!
You are beautiful. As for any future negative comments - the delete button is a fabulous invention.
Thank you! I have used the delete button on comments that were obviously bots. 🙂
I was afraid to tackle this project but it really enhanced my skill set. Yours looks fabulous thank you for sharing and guiding me through this. I enjoy your teaching.
Thank you. One size does not fit all!
I'm a plus size too and I need to see how other people of all shapes and sizes look in their garments, as well as sewing them. Bernadette looks wonderful in everything, but I am interested in how others look in their walking skirts and shirtwaists, as well as how to size up patterns and just everything else too!! I love your choice of fabric for Freya.
Glad I can be helpful! ♥️
I’m trying a Bootstrap pattern after seeing your video. Please please remember how much you’re helping people by “putting your shape out there” I don’t think of you as big but as an extremely brave and generous person. Thank you so much
Freya turned out really well! I have the pattern cut out at home but part of me is afraid to have it finished and physically see (I hope that makes sense) my shape. I do look forward to being able to make patterns to fit me though.
I completely understand! I struggled with that some myself. ♥️
Exactly how I was feeling. 💕
I think the new dress form looks awesome, and I would 100% do the same thing by re-using a smaller dress form!
Thank you! I highly recommend it!
Threads Magazine has instructions for padding out a dress form in issue 161. The form is a removable cover the way the Met gets costumes ready for a new opera.
Thank you for putting this on the internet! I was thinking about padding my dress form, but "clothing" it in a bootstrap form seems way better.
During the video I thought a couple of times: "Wow, she is so in peace with herself and her size, I wish I was there, too." And in the end you talked about your own vulnerability and I realized: "Okay, it's work everyday for all of us. But it is worth it." Thank you for that, too. I send you my love and respect.
Thank you so much for the lovely comment! It is worth it! We deserve all good things!
Thank you so much for putting 'yourself' out there. I have been wanting to make vintage clothes, but am a bigger girl too. Trying to get a dress form on a budget is almost impossible, especially if not the normal sizes. I predict lots of new clothes in my future!
Yay!! Best of luck making more clothes!
Vintage style clothes are my end goal as well. Places like Unique Vintage end up getting pretty expensive, and since I have an odd shape I end up needing to tailor it anyway.
Where do you get your patterns from?
@@londoncherieback2206 I have started collecting patterns from the main companies, but have been learning how to make them actually fit me, will take way more math than I am used to, which is ironic because my mother actually wrote math text books and made her own clothes for much of her life, including almost everything the bridal party wore when my parents got married. She made the guys buy pants, but she did everything else while doing graduate work. Lol, I barely got the alterations to my own dress done the night before my wedding!
40??? I thought you were like early thirties!? I’m terrible at guessing people’s age. Anyway! Freya looks great and I love the name haha.
And let’s be honest Brünnhildes are ALWAYS difficult creatures, whatever form they come in. I’m definitely going to look into bootstrap!! ❤️
😂 Yes, she is a tricky one. I definitely recommend making a Bootstrap form.
I also thought she was my age (early 30s). She has a very young face.
I thought she meant 40” bust
@@katywuste9054 Ha ha! No, I'm 56 inch bust, but 40 years old. 😂
I also was like '40!!!! No way!!!!'!!!! I loved the names in combo with the music 🎶 so fitting😆 And my Großmutti has the middle name Brunhilde... totally fitting as she is a fiery one😅 Thanks for sharing your video!!! Feeling inspired to update my duct tape dress form😁
Using a smaller dress form inside is so smart!! I love the idea of making a dress form so that’s it’s the perfect size, plus you get to choose a pretty fabric! Also I loved your music choices, it made the whole video feel very triumphant 😄
I'm glad you liked it! ♥️
Insecurities or no, that's a fine figure of a mannequin! (and will be a positive beacon to other 'plus' sizes...)
Thank you!
I love Freya! She turned out amazingly! As a fellow plus sized musician: Go you good thing! Thank you for being brave. Once my size has stabilized I really want to make a bootstrap form myself.
Thank you! You should definitely make one! 🙂
They do sell a multi sized version of the dress form that ranges from 18 to 28 so you can make various sizes. I went that route for my own dress form while using a personalized one for my husband's. Both came out well. But next time I make one, I'm so stealing Ms. Rebecca's idea of using a smaller dress form!
Sorry, I was laughing so hard when you were wrestling Slim into your cover. What a great idea!
😂 Yeah, couldn't locate my chest!
I think using the form you had was brilliant. There would be very little support with the polyfil only.
I have seen this bootstrap pattern and my size made me think "yeah that's not gonna work" for my size. I don't have any sewing friends local to help fit. This video and you putting yourself and Freya out there gives me hope I can be successful. Thank you.
Thank you! It worked out well. Good luck with yours!
I wish CZcams hade a "love" button. 💜 beautifully done.
Thank you so much 😀
I’ve never owed a dress form since I couldn’t find one in my size. I didn’t know there was an option like this and it’s brilliant! Well done!
Thank you! It's a great option! It's already made a difference for my fitting costumes.
The fabric you chose for Freya is gorgeous and it reflects you so well. As a large woman myself it is wonderful to see a person who does historical costuming who is closer to my size. As someone else has said, Morgan Donner and Bernadette Banner are brilliant, but seeing other women our size doing this is a huge help to getting us to give it a go and not being afraid to be seen doing things we love. So thank you for making this dress form and just being willing to show the rest of us that it can be done and done spectacularly.
Thank you! I'm so happy I can be helpful!
I've been holding out on ordering a Bootstrap form until I saw someone plus like me making one! Great idea to use Slim and I'm going to do that too. Thanks so much xx
Glad I could help!
@@PocketFullofPoseys can I ask another question? I took the plunge and ordered mine and now I'm assembling...I don't fancy doing that inner support pole part -I'm also going to use a smaller cheapo mannequin like Slim so I don't need to do this bit right? Thanks again! I've linked a load of people from the bootstrap fb group to here who were plus size like me x
@@ConstanceMarkiewicz Right. You can leave out the inner support pieces.
Thank you for this video. It’s great to see one of these made for plus size figure on CZcams.
You win the internet today with Freya. You made me feel empowered, thank you.
I'm so glad!
Great idea! You will save on stuffing and time. She is beautiful and the rose fabric is gorgeous. I admire your confidence. The false idea of what women look like has caused misery for women and unrealistic aspirations for men. You go girl!
Thank you! ♥️
The music made me feel like something fantastical was about to happen at an given moment.. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.. 😂😂
Ha ha! I thought Freya deserved dramatic music.
That's what I was thinking! A finale is coming!!😂😂😂
I made one using the duck tape system, but it was both hard to put a pin in and pins came out sticky, LOL. Since I lost weight this year, I needed a new one, so I'm taping up my bootstrap pattern as i write this. I feel bad replacing my me#2, and have been giving her hugs every time I pass by her. Both because she served me well and because I want to reinforce that I love myself no matter my size. My husband, who feeds us, went keto and we started watching Dr. Ken Berry, who is a lot of fun to learn from. Only mentioning it because I'm 60 years old and wish I knew it was actually possible to break my carb addiction and fix my lifelong IBS. But seriously, give Freya a hug! She is beautiful :) Oh dear, I just noticed I actually commented 2cyears ago!
I have been battling weight issues for all of my life; I am now 77 and finally back to my high school weight...don't get excited, it's 196 lb. Still, I now know that this is only an issue for the insecure people who live to judge others, and fie on the lot of them! To hell with insecurity! I wake up every morning and thank God for another wonderful day, fluffy butt and all!
I have often though of stuffing my little craft store dress form into a custom form and you were absolutely right! It looks great and I will do the same; thank you for being an inspiration. Illegitimati non carborundum sunt!
I love it. I wish there were these when I was sewing all my clothes! I always wanted to see how I would look in an outfit in the fat ladies( that is what my dad called them) catalogs I got....I would say to me "do I look like that?" when I saw other plus size women in nice outfits. I saw me in the mirror but never me on the streets....hard to explain. But I love this channel and you. Thank-you from the teen I was 50 years ago!
Thank you so much! ♥️
I really appreciate you posting this. I've been wondering if I should make one. I don't have a dress form and I'm also quite large so buying a pre-made one isn't going to work. I'm very interested in how you'll feel about it after you've made some projects with it. What worked, what didn't work, would you tweak it in any way, stuff it differently, etc? I would love to see a follow up review some point in the future. Good luck with Freya!
Thanks! I will be using her in my upcoming projects, and will let you all know how she works out. 🙂
Thank you for doing this video. I have body issues, yet I want to make clothing that actually fit me. You have inspired me. Not just to make a for, but to be happy with who I am as a plus-size gal. ❤
The last few minutes of your video made me cry. It is such a beautiful thing to be vulnerable and put yourself out there. Your dress form is beautiful!
I also just finished my bootstraps dress form. I’m also a plus size woman. At first I was worried about how I would feel seeing my body like that every day. But I actually LOVE HER! It is an exercise in self love and acceptance and now I can make clothes without patterns!
I did laugh because it took 5 cheap pillows worth of stuffing. I am now using that as my size “5 pillows worth of stuffing size” haha!
Thank you for sharing your experience with this make!
I have a dress form that I can pad out, and I am finding more and more that I need it, especially for hemming. I don't have anyone in my house that has the ability to help me with that. This project just shot up into the top-five range.
Awesome! ♥️
Luckily, I have a housemate that can help me with measures and fitting (since I don't have a dress form, or even a sewing machine!). However, if you are planning to pad out an existing dress form, I did run across this great video on padding a dress form, from RedThreaded: czcams.com/video/TSynFz6-ZFM/video.html
I think she does a really good job of explaining the process, if you just need to pad out specifically, and not create a new form!
Freya is gorgeous! As a plus-sized Whovian, I heartily approve of your t-shirt...and your impressive jury-rigging skills. Using Slim as her core was inspired. Looks like a Bootstrap pattern is somewhere in my future!
Yay! I'm happy with how she turned out. Best of luck if you decide to make one!
Thank you for posting this using the smaller hard dress form inside. I am stuck at the bootstrap instructions on how to make the interior support tube area. However, I picked up a dress form just like you did at a yard sale for $8. Hubby and I discussed using it as the "insides" of my form, but I said, "no, I am a stick to the pattern, gal". Guess what? Seeing your success with the hard dress form as the interior, I am going that route. I will try to post pics when completed. By the way, congrats on posting this and showing courage to say "hey...this is me and my form." The majority of us out here are also larger women of all ages, shapes and stages of life. WE are loved no matter what our size!
True! Best of luck with your form! ♥️
watching freya come together with flight of the valkyries playing was so good, rebecca! now i'm imagining a floral-print-clad plus size valkyrie scooping me up and taking me to the afterlife full of the potential for having a dress form that actually looks like my body! what a dream. plus i love the mismatched zipper colours!
😀 Yay!
My back to front is disproportionate as well. Thank you for doing this. I feel more confident about ordering this now. And hey. We all have body issues. I have a restaurant opening day list of issues myself. So I am inspired to see you putting it out there.
Working smart and not hard is a good thing. That smaller dress form idea is genius.
I'm so glad! Good luck making your dress form!
We are all disproportionate in one way or the other, I carry ALL of my extra weight from my belly button down and finding clothes to fit and forms to fit is exhausting!
She looks beautiful and so are you!! Thank you for keeping it real, and also showing us plus sized ladies that we can make ANYTHING we want!!
Thank you so much! Yes! We can make anything!
I'm merely a quilter with a sewing machine I have had for about a month. I was looking into mannequins for selling on my plus sized Poshmark store. The CZcams goddesses brought me to you. I'm so glad they did! I could never have the skills you do but I will continue to watch your content for fun and in hopes your amazing sewing skills may rub off upon me! ♥️
Thank you! I'm sure you can do anything you put your mind to!
I love how this came out! The idea to reuse the former dress form is awesome, I can’t wait to see how it does with drafting over corsets to allow you to easily play with different historical silhouettes.
Thank you! I'm so excited to finally have a useable dress form!
I've been on the fence about making a dress form. I don't view myself positively especially since menopause struck. I think Freya is gorgeous and curvy and you both are lovely. Thank you for being so open and showing me how to make this form. I am going to make mine as well.
Awesome! Good luck with yours!
Using the smaller dress form inside was genius
I am so proud of you and inspired by you putting your vulnerable self out there!!! I'm a generation older than you and I never cease to be amazed by the self confidence of younger generations! You teach me to be a little more comfortable in my own skin!!!
Thank you! I'm so happy to be helpful!
this is such a happy video for me to watch.....not only did Freya turn out well, she is so stinking cute with that fabric! As Ive watched your other vids Id think *she needs a form to work on* and now, voila, you have one! I can hardly wait to see the affect it has to your end products!
And I want to make one. A life size me, in doll form. Extra huggable, like yours. ;) Mine will need a face, perhaps needle sculpted and glass eyes... and a wig so hats will fit well! and strong arms. I might make hands as well.
Thank you so much. Imagine the young ones watching and understanding its very ok to be themselves. Hugs!
Thank you so much for your nice comment! I am so happy to have a useable dress form! I definitely recommend making one!
You're gorgeous. One fluffy girl to another, I'm all about this being an empowered moment for you and for the rest of us. ❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing!
Thank you! ♥️
Smaller dress form support!? GENIUS!!! Love the frabric. A heartfelt welcome to Freya
Thank you! I'm very happy it worked out!
Freya is absolutely beautifully gloriously gorgeous. Just like you!
Thank you for being *brave* and putting this out there. Most of us have body insecurities, it’s pretty universal. Gratitude for all the hard work you put into this video.
Thank you so much! ♥️
Thank you for sharing this 🖤 I am so happy to see this dress form take shape and it’s encouraging me to take a stab at one of these. (I’ve been stressing out about making one with duct tape or plaster. This is way more my comfort level!!!) Woman like you give me courage to accept and love all of myself.
You're welcome! Good luck with your form! Definitely easier than duct tape!
Good job on the new dress form! That was a really good idea to put the smaller form to make a solid core; and use of an already existing stand!
Thanks so much! It worked well!
Courage and bravery are not shown by doing what is easy, but what is hard. Brava! And I love the patterned fabric for Freya. So often forms are done with plain fabric (for various reasons); it was startling refreshing to see someone taking the road less traveled! Brava en plus!
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it!
Wow! What an inspiration! Fantastic!
Omg where have you been all my sewing life lols I might try sewing what I want to now in my size love elaine Lincolnshire uk
Yay! Sew all the things!! ♥️
Hi.. I am also in the UK ... and this does look like a great idea.
Thank you beautiful! I really do understand what you mean about it being personal. I admire you and you have helped me. Hugs xx
I'm so glad!
What a relief to have a plus size costumer to follow. I have been wishing for this. I watch Angela Clayton, Rachel Maksy and Micarah. After awhile it gets depressing-there is no “snatched waist” at my house.😊
Welcome! I'm so happy you're here!
I forgot to tell you how great Freya looks. She looks great! I also love your choice of fabric, so much better than a plain solid color.
To all the other plus girls out there as I try to remind myself - "Love the skin your in!!!" You just made that easier for us to do!
Thank you so much!
Members of the no butt club unite!
Thank you for talking about the body insecurity stuff
🙂 You're welcome!
I love this! I've been thinking of making one of these dress forms myself. Also...just think, you can hug yourself if your having a bad day! :)
Totally!
Totally inspiring! You are awesome!
As a rather large older woman I thank you for this. I totally felt your vulnerability and applaud your bravery. I am now a subscriber. 👏👏
Thank you! Welcome!
I have my pattern but I've been nervous about putting it together. This helps so much! And I think you look lovely.
You can do it!
Freya is stunning! I am still afraid to start my own dress form. Bought the pattern, the fabric and all. Just haven't started yet.
I waited a long time to start mine too. You can do it!
You can do it!
@@PocketFullofPoseys I know! Just too busy with work. Boohoo!
#justdothething from Costuming Drama is all I hear. You can do it. Each step forward is a learning experience. I believe in you.
Go for it!
Great video, your new dress form looks great.
She reminds me of old ancient female statues of gods. They were probably all plus size back then
Thank you for sharing this video. Freya is beautiful, and I hope she helps you to make some beautiful draped fashions for yourself! I think it was a great idea to use a smaller, inexpensive dress form for Freya's core. 😀
I’ve been contemplating making one of these Bootstrap forms for a long time. In fact I’ve already purchased the pattern and the base fabric. It was good to see how it comes together. I’ve got to get the rest of the support materials and then I can start. In my very limited experience of trying to self draft a pattern based on an existing garment and fit it to myself, with only my kids to help me, I figured out that to do much sewing for myself, I was going to need a dress form. I’m hoping mine matches me as well as yours matches you.
It is encouraging to see your efforts and I appreciate your vulnerability to help us out in our sewing adventures. Your dress form looks great and I bet it will be a huge asset to you.
Edited to add: I can’t believe you’re 40! I’m 44 and I thought you were at least 10 years younger than me.
Best of luck with your form! ♥️
Patterns don’t fit me so I would love to make a dress form so that i can drape garments thanks for sharing 💕
You're welcome! ♥️
Love your review and video. THANK YOU!
I love it! Great job.
She is PERFECT!!! ❤
Well done, that looks great.
Looks so good!
That's the most beautiful dress-form I've ever seen. If you don't use her for draping, you could use her as a lovely display.
Thank you!
Thank you 🙏🏽 SO VERY MUCH sharing and posting. You are amazing and have inspired me! I’m not alone.
absolutely appreciate seeing this! you are very motivating and thank you for posting!
I'm so happy you found it helpful!
I loved this video. I selected it because it was plus-size, but I understand feeling vulnerable. I had a plus size dress form made from duct tape and seeing it without "clothes" was very uncomfortable for me. Totally relate. I love the idea of using an existing form for the internals. That might just get me over the hump of being intimidated to finally make my bootstrap dress form.
It turned out soooooo good!
Thank you!
What a great video! I love this idea. I'm not much of a garment maker but this is such an inspiration. Thanks for your honest advice.
Gorgeous fabric!!!! And amazing soundtrack =)
Love the dramatic music choice and the appearance of tiny kitty feet by the sewing machine. XD This still seems like a very intimidating project for a beginner but it's nice to know this will work for a plus size mannequin as well. Thank you for making this video!
I'm glad you liked the music! You're welcome!
Wow looks so cool! Love the fabric choice! I can’t wait to see how it works when you use it, prob will make it so much easier!
Yes! I am so excited to fit all the things!
I love this!! So appreciate you for sharing something so vulnerable. You are beautiful and inspiring 💕💖
Way to think out of the box! Great job!
Thank you!
Such a precious find! Thanks CZcams algorithm for showing me this lovely lady! Such a pleasure to watch. I especially love the miss matched zippers ;)
Welcome! Thank you!
Brilliant idea to stuff around the dress form. It would have a solid center too
wow, so cool, finally I can make a dress form that'll fit me, thanks for the info and inspiration
Bravo! She and you are adorable. 😊
Smaller dress form inside, GENIOUS!!!! You're so creative very BRAVE! YES! This Is a hard reaity we face. 😰 I'm with you. Thank you!!! You're an inspiration❤️
She looks great! You did a really good job!!
i am plus size also and really thankful that you are putting yourself out there for us.
As a big woman myself, I could so fully relate to the whole experience and emotions that played out in this whole clip. I could sense the dread and apprehension WITH you, in laying everything so bare, in front of a wide audience, who could use their anonymity to lash out cruel remarks, if they so wished. I could sense the anxiety in me build up throughout the stitching together, and finally filling up, of Freya. And....Voila! You did it!! The initial "shock" or disappointment, if you like, at seeing a dress form totally in contrast to what our preconceived minds are accustomed to, waned into relief, and the realisation that the shape that emerged, was as REAL as could be! The shape of a woman who hopefully lives life to the full. Maybe indulging a little bit too much here and there, but hey, also a woman who definitely exudes fun, warmth and compassion. What was so interesting to me, was that the longer I stared at Freya, summing up her features, the more she became REAL and someone I could fully relate to. The choice of fabric was spot on, too, adding to the overall soft, approachable vibe. You go, Girl!
Thank you for watching and for your lovely comment! ♥️
What a great idea! Well done!
Thank you!
I am so in love with this. Great job!
Thank you!
Great job! I was thinking about getting this pattern, sold! Again, she's awesome!
BRAVO!!! For the courage to expose yourself so honestly!!! Be proud of you!!!!! Great!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Love Freya!!
You are beautiful. Thank you so much for having the courage to post this. I admire and appreciate you!!!
Beautiful!
Ohhhhh, beautiful and so satisfyingly useful! Had no idea this was possible, thanks so much !
You're welcome! ♥️
Love it! I have mine half finished and it's great motivation to get it done!
That is awesome!
Freya looks fabulous and so do you!!!
Great work!!!
Thank you! ♥️
I just loved the vibe and i appreciate your idea of reusing the a dress form. It helped me so much!
you are an inspiration! big 👍🏻!!!❤
You are a genius!!
Both you and Freya are absolutely gorgeous ❤
Great music!
Thank you for sharing! Great job
Thank you for putting yourself out in these interwebs. I have been apprehesive about sewing this dress form. But, by the same token I have agonized in making clothes for myself because of not having a dress form AND not wanting to put on and take off garments repeatedly.