On Tayloring a Blouse

[amazon_syren]

I am now the trepedatious owner of a dress-maker's dummy.
It's... okay.
Easier to work with than trying to pin a shirt while I'm wearing it, I will give it that much. But I have to pad the waist out a bit in order to get it to be me-sized. (The tits are fine in their lowest setting, and the hips have been appropriately adjusted, but the waist is a problem).

I've got a purple blouse on it, now, which I've pinned (for the second time) to the point of fitting reasonably.

My question is: How do you make (or taylor) a blouse so that (a) it fits when your arms are at your sides, but (b) allows you to raise your arms without pulling the whole damn blouse with you?
Help?
Suggestions?
This thing where I can't (elegantly) get things off of high shelves without having to adjust my clothing significantly is... irritating. I want full range of motion, dammit! :-P

Sleaveless blouses and knit shrugs. That's the way to go. :-P

Comments

[ilthit]

There's something wrong with a dummy if a thin (if tall) person has to pad the waist! I guess it's not one of those waist adjustable ones. Or is it just the wrong shape - too curvy at the thinnest setting?

In my experience the answer to your question is you can't.

[amazon_syren]

It's adjustable, but it doesn't have as many adjustment points as I'd like. (Hint: It's a dress-maker's dummy that I can actually afford).

I'd prefer something that had a lot more adjustment points (four at the waist, the option of changing the cup size independently of the rib-cage size, etc) but this is what I've got.