Corset mannequin

[peacecat3]

Greeting community! I've been wanting a corset-specific dressform/mannequin for displaying/photographing my corsets for a little bit now, ever since I realized that my dressform, fabulous and drapable though she is, just doesn't have the proper shape to really show off the curves and cinch of a corset. However, given that I am not a professional

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[virginiadear]

To get the bust both as full as I needed it, and to get it placed where I prefer it, I'd make and fit a muslin of the pattern over my own torso, either naked if the "height" of the bustline as determined by unsupported breasts was the look I wanted; or in modern undies; or in my favorite/best/most accurate corset.

Then I'd use that for my pattern. I'd make a trial (probably out of muslin or out of jean or something similarly firm) and if necessary I'd make adjustments or alterations to the trial cover before working up the final one.
But by fitting it over my own body, first, I'd be sure of the breast or bust volume and the bust position.

I did go to Atelier Sylphe's Etsy site, and found a Victorian pattern for a mannequin, rather than an Edwardian one. That pattern shows two darts on each side of the bodice front, and if your Edwardian pattern shows two, too, I'd recommend you use both. It'll give you a more accurate three-dimensional representation of the female torso, regardless the breasts' volume. (A fuller-busted figure

[rabid_bookwyrm]

I would pick up a remnant of upholstery fabric or something sturdy, which will help with the lumps, and I like the idea of flatlining to batting (or felt is another option). One way to draft a mannequin is to build the cover on yourself, but you can only really do that if you've got a fit buddy. That would give you a perfectly you-shaped form, which is fine if you're not going into business and needing to make displays or fit others on your form.

[ext_2645860]

Just wondering, but....

What about making a sloper and then filling that out with your combo grocery bags/pillow stuffing?