Dear Laura

We would appreciate some information on mannequins.

Michael Strong
Director
Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology
Caboolture Qld Australia.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Hortz" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: museum figures/mannequins


> Hello All,
>
> Here at the Siouxland Heritage Museums some of our staff went to a mount
> making workshop a couple of years ago where they learned how to make
custom
> mannequins from ethafoam.  My staff and I have just finished making 44 of
> them for an upcoming clothing exhibit that we're having and I really like
> the way the work/look.  The only disadvantages of them are that they don't
> have heads and that they take a lot of time to make.  Each mount takes
about
> 4 hours to complete once you get good at it and if the garment needs a
> bustle or other undergarment it takes a bit of time to pad them out
> properly.
>
> It is a relatively inexpensive solution to the mannequin problem for us
> since the only investment is staff time and about $40 in ethafoam and hot
> glue.  if you would like the instructions on how to make them, just let me
> know.
>
> Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
>
> Laura L. Hortz
> Curator of Collections
> Siouxland Heritage Museums
> Sioux Falls, SD
>
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