Thanks, I don't know how I missed the paper method before but it's worth a shot! I actually have a whole magazine from Threads on Smart Fitting with an article by Kenneth King about sewing a removable cover for a dummy (Spring Issue The Best of Threads 2013 Taunton Product 34029) , but it sounds like that might not be the way to go with my fitting issues, a homemade one would be more accurate.
btw I made a quite elaborate one with arms and legs. I ended up having to cut off the arms to get a top over it, duh, duct tape arms don't bend to move into holes! lol.
I found a pic of it on Knitting Paradise, I lost the rest of my pics when I formatted my PC. I shared all my tips with them too:
http://www.knittingparadise.com/t-221281-1.html
There are more pics about half way down:
http://www.knittingparadise.com/t-221281-2.html
Originally Posted by
Prism99
I think the only way you can get a really good one for your situation is to make it yourself. However, duct tape isn't the only way to do it. Threads magazine has shown something like 7 different methods over the years:
http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/...tom-dress-form
Water-activated paper tape shouldn't have the fumes problem you encountered, and there are several Youtube videos that show how to do it. Here's one of the better ones I found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNkp4zLUuRE
She ends up smoothing it out with Mod Podge, and says she used less than a roll of packing tape (300 ft) to make it. The portion with the model in the form took about 1 and 1/2 hours.