There are several different ways to make a mannequin dress. I am just going to start off explaining how to make "The Sun-Kissed Dress".
I love these mannequin dresses because it is such a great display for a store front and party decor. We even made a bride and groom out of these at one point. Maybe I can find the picture to post so that you can see how that was done. We have had people buy our clown mannequin, bride mannequin and the mannequin dresses. You can really get creative with a mannequin form and a few rolls of Designer Netting,
"The Sun-Kissed Dress"
Our Designer, Robin Parrish did a wonderful job designing this dress. I fell in love with it when I saw it. I immediately told her that I had to get a picture and do a blog on how to do this design!
Ok so here are the things you are going to need:
- Metal Dress Mannequin
- 1 roll of Salmon Chevron 20" Designer Netting
- 40 - 28" Orange Polka Dot Gerber Daisy
- 7 - 28" Yellow Polka Dot Gerber Daisy
- 1- 32" Yellow Pine Feather Spray
- 1 roll of Diamond Dream Yellow Orange 2.5" X 15 Yds Ribbon
First you want to take all of your orange daisy's and place them in the top down to the waist line until the top of the mannequin is full.
This is really very simple. Robin didn't use anything to secure them, she just weaved them in the mannequin to secure them. This is really easy to do because the stems are pretty flexible. Do this until the top of your mannequin looks full.
Next I would suggest doing the skirt with the Salmon Chevron Designer Netting. This way you can cover up where you have secured it with your yellow daisy's. Ok so you are going to want to start by cutting about 20" strips of the Designer netting. Cut enough of these that you can cover all the way around the mannequin. Robin cut about 7 strips in the picture above. Well that was easy enough! Lets start securing them. Now, Robin secured her Designer Netting by just weaving it in the mannequin. I would suggest using zip ties to secure it. This is just as easy as cutting your strips of Designer Netting. You're going to secure these at the waist. Take the end of a strip of your netting and a zip tie and secure it to the metal around the waist. As you're doing this all the way around the mannequin try to make sure you are securing it at the same place you started on your first strip you secured. You don't want your skirt being different lengths.
Take your yellow daisy's and make your belt. You are going to place these just like you did the orange. Just make sure it is around the waist.
Take your one yellow pine feather spray and secure it in the metal of the mannequin or you can zip tie it on the left side of the mannequin. Let your spray hang down on the left side. This is just a piece to give your mannequin a little more pizzaz.
The last thing you want to do is cut 5 16" strips of Diamond Dream Ribbon. Secure each strip on the waist with a zip tie or just weave it in. Space the ribbon out evenly around the skirt and let drape over the Salmon Designer Netting. Then cut two small strips about 12" long and secure them on the shoulders of the mannequin. Be sure to secure in the middle so that you have the two ends of the ribbon sticking out on the top of each shoulder. Then your done! See it wasn't as hard as it looked!
If you would like to show us your dress, you can email us at tiffoni.tmigifts@gmail.com
If you need more detailed instructions call 1-800-869-3395 and ask for Tiffoni or Robin.
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