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Show Notes: 

• “Quick and Easy Duct Tape Dress Form” in Threads Magazine
• “Close-Fit Duct Tape Dress Form” in Threads Magazine
• “Learn to Make a Paper-Tape Dress Form” by David Page Coffin in Threads Magazine
• Gummed Paper Tape
• “Molded Papier-Mâché Form” in Threads Magazine
• “Create a Custom Dress Form” by Judith Neukam in Threads Magazine
• DIY Dress Form Sewing Patterns by Bootstrap Patterns
• Mel’s Bootstrap Patterns Dress Form Process Instagram Reel
• “Padding a Dress Form As Your Body Double: A Condensed Guide” by Brooks Ann Camper
• Episode 56: Hand Sewing with Brooks Ann Camper