Mannequin Arms… Make your own!

Make your mannequin some arms!

I wanted some arms for my ladies, so I took a quick look online as I intended to buy a pair! When I saw the price of ready made arms I changed my mind!

I have lots of calico and the ability to make the pattern myself, so I went ahead and made a pattern. Several pairs later, I decided to make a pattern sheet – see the link at the bottom of the page for the pattern sheet on its own or the complete kit that includes all the calico you need – at a fraction of the price they are to buy ready made.

Make your dress stand some arms!
Download the complete PDF Guide to Making Below

The instruction booklet provides you with detailed step by step making instructions…

Example of making instructions – Free Download.

Buy the complete kit with all the supplies you need, or just the pattern sheet on its own.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303193062521 Click here to buy the complete kit.

Or here to buy the pattern sheet on its own –

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303208836043

Why not give them a try, I also converted the traditional triangular section used to pin the arms to the stand into a more substantial elasticated harness. I will pop the additional pattern pieces in the members area for anyone that want to make them!

More substantial attachments at the shoulders.

As always, I would love to see the arms you make! I think my next pair may be in a pretty fabric!

Nicola x

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Pattern Cutting Help…

I often offer help to my subscribers here on my blog, so if you have any questions about techniques or styles you would like help with then just let me know!

How to create this pattern…

One of my subscribers has asked for help in deciding the best method to create the shape at the front of this dress.

The best way to create this shape is by modelling directly onto the dress stand, that is, if you are creating this shape from scratch to your own design. Simply take your fabric and apply it to the dress stand and be as creative as you like. However there is another method you can use.

If you would like to create a shape similar to this one using a flat pattern cutting technique the the following method will help you.

This is the shape created from following the silhouette of the top half

I would create this shape in two sections and seam at the waist…

The shape below the waist…
The shape created in paper…

I hope this helps you create some interesting shapes!

Happy pattern making,

Nicola

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