What's on the Mannequin - 2nd Skin

The thing with having a Blog

is that you have to keep at it

up-date regularly

stay interesting

in the hope that more people than just your mother will read it

that they'll enjoy it

come back

stay engaged look forward to

and maybe interact with

said Blog

I've never lost sight of why I started a Blog

so participants in workshops could stay connected 

and I had a means by which to showcase what was possible in my workshops

along with FB, the Blog does this successfully

sometimes a little bit of my other life slips in...but only the good bits

this year 

with my regular workshop updates where I show you what others have created

I would like to introduce a regular Post Spot called
'What's on the Mannequin'

where I show you what I'm creating

to kick this off

I thought it a good idea to introduce you firstly to my Mannequin

my newly covered Mannequin
[who needs a name..we'll get to that later]

she was an Op Shop Rescue
who'd seen better days

I don't use mannequins in any of my creations
I use them only for display
so a second skin was all she required

 

in case you too have an unfortunate looking Mannequin
in need of a 2nd skin
here's a simple mannequin-make-over
which made this transformation possible

Find a clean good quality stretchy T-shirt [cotton/elastane is best]

as you can see I used a long sleeve version however a short sleeve or no sleeve could work as well
a rounded neck is best

in any colour

turn the T-shirt upside down

slide & manipulate into place

start pinning where there is excess
ie. across the shoulders, up the neck & where the sleeves are
you want the skin to be firm so it will take a bit of patient sliding to get the skin off for cutting
 cut off excess remembering to leave 1cm seam allowance
seam down the neck & across the shoulders & secure where the sleeves used to be

 

Slide the skin back on and re-pin any little sticky-out-bits
and give her some shape
re-stitch

now she's ready to look gorgeous no matter what I throw on her...

Doilied T-shirt REfashion in the E-book

now the name

I struggle sometimes when it comes to naming stuff

it took me 2wks to name the eldest daughter

 you all did so well with the naming of the Pop Frock

and if she's going to feature regularly in regular posts

I can't keep referring to her as Mannequin 

and I'd like to do better than Dolly [which is all I can think of]

have you any suggestions for madam...?!