I finally bought a dress form. We get along great. I’m wearing another new knit top in the photo. It’s kind of ugly, but I’m making lots of knit tops so I can keep experimenting with shapes, hems, and fabrics.
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Oh, she looks just like you! Does it feel like you have a twin? a doppelganger? I'm sure you have the better personality and she definitely does not have your talent for posing for the camera.
How is your perception of her body proportions once you dial them to your measurements? Does she seem like the size you think you are?
Please tell me Crooky will be getting a dress form too soon.
Since your sewing studio is also your bedroom, does she stay in there while you sleep and/or have sex?
Yes - it does feel a little bit like I have a twin when she's wearing my clothes. I'm actually surprised that her size isn't shocking to me. I must finally understand my body three-dimensionally. I still can't always tell if I'm bigger or smaller than other people though. It can be really shocking to hear what other people weigh sometimes. Two of my anonymous slim girl friends were discussing the horrible moment when the nurse had to slide that extra weight across the scale because they had exceeded 150 lbs during pregnancy. That moment when they give up on the little weights and push that ONE over just makes it seem like you crossed a major line. 150 has always been more of a target weight for me. If I ever get pregnant I'll be more concerned about the 200 marker - but I've wisely switched to a doctor with an electronic scale - and who can really trust the accuracy of those numbers?
The sex issue is TBD, but she has been staying there while we sleep. That does concern me because when she's dressed, she really looks like a headless person and I do wake up a little disoriented.
That's one of the secret pleasures of my job - getting to find out exactly what total strangers weigh and then compare their bodies to mine. Men never weigh as much as they seem like they should. Short women have the worst lot.
I feel the same way about weight as I do about age - it is constantly shocking to me to meet people my weight or age - they always seem older, thinner, fatter, or younger.
I feel like I am self-aware, but that fact always makes me question myself.
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