Body Numerics Male & Female II

By Barbra Lynn

The hip pads below I developed myself. I presently were size 7 x 34 wrangler high waist classic seat jeans and cut the pads to fill the hips perfectly with the pads my measurements are 35.5 26 39 and from any angle a female. Padding the hips greatly improves on the feminine illusion.

MAKING HIP PADS

Hip pads can be made from .28 to .31 high density polyurethane foam rubber as it this particular density behaves most like human fat it's compression in a girdle or control top hose is about the same as a woman would get using the same garment. Over the last few months I have come to prefer the .28 as the .31 pads have over time stiffened a bit from continued use and lost some of their elasticity although the still work quite well under tight panty girdle. This foam comes in white green blue and mustard color. I suggest using the white and dying it light beige with RIT cloth dye, It makes them less visible through the hose if you decide to forgo the panty girdle. Foam thickness should be .125"to .250"thicker than you need due to compression from hose and a slight collapse from continued use. The widest point on a woman's hips should be even with her crotch,

The thickest part of the pads should extend from 1/2 inch above the hip joint and extend to the crotch then slowly tapering to nothing 4 to 5 inches below the crotch or about the leg length of a panty girdle I made two sets one for a regular long leg panty girdle the other for a boy leg girdle more suitable for short dresses. The girdle should completely cover the pads. My pads are aprox. 15" by 14". Another thing about poly foam when worn against the skin it tends to stick fast with a mild adhesion so the pads won't slide around they almost become part of you (and isn't that what we want girls) As for cutting and shaping you need a new razor sharp pair of scissors and a lot of patience. You can tape paper on your hips and legs then draw a template:
(1) Outline of the general shape of the pad.

(2) Mark thickness kind of like an altitude map of a mountain range.
(3) Beginning and ending points of taper.

(4) Don't get carried away!, For reference I made two 1" thick pads which compress to .750" and a pair of .500" fanny pads which compress to .250" and my hip measurement went from 38 to 41.50 and the thickest part of the pad is from 1/2 inch above the hip joint and extends to the crotch line.

(5) Look very hard at the shape of women's hips and fanny's, And develop a minds eye view of what fanny shape you want, Keeping in mind your own shape, Also note because of your larger rib cage the small of your waist will be a narrow area and a slow taper from the waist to the hip joint will make your waist appear more natural than a sharp fast slope to the desired width.

(5) Always start from the hip bone down as the width here is immutable.

(6) Do all your trimming on one side of pad as this rough side will face your skin leaving the original smooth side out.