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elizabeth_mn) wrote2013-02-11 11:27 am
elizabeth_mn) wrote2013-02-11 11:27 am
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Uniquely You take 2
After I fitted the cover for version 1, I measured the form and analyzed its shape and decided I needed to remove some foam.
I started with her hideous amount of back fat. I only say hideous because I feel that this is a flaw in the product's design; the cover fitted me almost perfectly but failed to compress the foam to my shape. My upper body size is the smallest in the size range for the form, and I think it's too optimistic of them to assume the foam will compress that much. The seams on the cover were strained almost to the point of tearing out, and it still was too big in the upper body.
So I grabbed the electric knife and got started. I ended up removing a LOT more than this, all across the back and side waist.
The bust was a little big and also crazy pointy. I trimmed some foam from the tips.
I am much more bottom-heavy in my bust and have a higher bust root, so I removed a small wedge of foam from the bottom of the bust, like so:
I also made an abdominal pad out of layers of batting. I cut graduated ovals and stacked them, gluing lightly, and covered each side with a larger piece of batting. it's not attached to the form; the tautness of the cover seems to be keeping it well enough in place.
Bad posture and all in black again! But her shape is much closer to mine than Version 1. I still think her butt is a little more va-va-voom than mine, but whatever.
The places where I trimmed the foam are not perfectly smooth, so she looks as if she's got cellulite. This doesn't bother me (much).
Upper/mid back shape is much better than before! No more bulges, no more straining seams.
The shape still isn't perfect, but I think it's close enough, and the measurements are just about spot-on.
So, in summary: with Uniquely You, electric knives and extra padding are your friends.
I started with her hideous amount of back fat. I only say hideous because I feel that this is a flaw in the product's design; the cover fitted me almost perfectly but failed to compress the foam to my shape. My upper body size is the smallest in the size range for the form, and I think it's too optimistic of them to assume the foam will compress that much. The seams on the cover were strained almost to the point of tearing out, and it still was too big in the upper body.
So I grabbed the electric knife and got started. I ended up removing a LOT more than this, all across the back and side waist.
The bust was a little big and also crazy pointy. I trimmed some foam from the tips.
I am much more bottom-heavy in my bust and have a higher bust root, so I removed a small wedge of foam from the bottom of the bust, like so:
I also made an abdominal pad out of layers of batting. I cut graduated ovals and stacked them, gluing lightly, and covered each side with a larger piece of batting. it's not attached to the form; the tautness of the cover seems to be keeping it well enough in place.
Bad posture and all in black again! But her shape is much closer to mine than Version 1. I still think her butt is a little more va-va-voom than mine, but whatever.
The places where I trimmed the foam are not perfectly smooth, so she looks as if she's got cellulite. This doesn't bother me (much).
Upper/mid back shape is much better than before! No more bulges, no more straining seams.
The shape still isn't perfect, but I think it's close enough, and the measurements are just about spot-on.
So, in summary: with Uniquely You, electric knives and extra padding are your friends.
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