tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post3046882747349424932..comments2023-09-16T05:56:01.927-07:00Comments on Create / Enjoy: Sewing Circle: How to Buy a Dress FormAdventures in Dressmakinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00276208940528297433noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-25845122798793092672012-09-11T07:59:22.673-07:002012-09-11T07:59:22.673-07:00In response to Cheryl's problem with the heig...In response to Cheryl's problem with the height of her DIY form:<br /><br />I made a form from duct tape, and used wooden hangers for the shoulders per the instructions. Then I hung a chain from the ceiling of my sewing room. By hanging the form from different links in the chain, I can adjust the form to be my height, or I can raise it up when working on skirts or pants.Jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-52884959469882402672011-01-15T10:17:09.166-08:002011-01-15T10:17:09.166-08:00I actually got a dress form that is a store displa...I actually got a dress form that is a store display-type form. It's lightweight, inexpensive, and I've padded it to my exact size using a t-shirt, a bra, and quilt batting. I got it new from a place in New York (can't remember where). It's fiberglass, I think, and covered with a black poly fabric. It has a wooden stand that's adjustable, has a sort of knob/handle thingy that sits in the top, and came in a size range. It looks like one of those forms you might see in a boutique. It was a good solution to the expensive ones --Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907927065378243188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-80057266283651475082010-08-24T12:25:04.387-07:002010-08-24T12:25:04.387-07:00One option that I didn't see listed in the art...One option that I didn't see listed in the article or other comments was the Uniquely You dress form. I don't yet have a form, but I desperately want to buy one of these. I saw both the dial ones and this kind used in a costume shop and this one won, hands down. Particularly for my type of hourglass, where a dial one can't handle the higher contrast in measurements, this is ideal. It comes with a cover which you take off and put on yourself to pin to your exact shape (kind of like the duct tape version) and then sew to form. Then you squeeze it back on top of the foam core of the dress form and it fills out to fit the cover that is your exact shape. Best of all, you CAN pin into it, steam on it, do anything else you want. It is also cheaper than the dial kind. Alas, I'm in Canada, so shipping for me would cost as much as the form itself almost. I'll just have to keep saving up. But here is a link for it: http://www.allbrands.com/products/abc1325.html<br /><br />Hope that helps someone.Shalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115642837674747948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-43601347006858989022010-08-23T12:20:33.195-07:002010-08-23T12:20:33.195-07:00Thank you ever so much for such a detailed answer ...Thank you ever so much for such a detailed answer and comments. It seems there are a lot of ladies out there who would love a dress form! I did do the masking-tape/make-your-exact-self one, but when cut out of the T shirt form, I just couldn't see a way to have it be useful to me, as it was not on a stand, I could not make it exactly 5 feet tall, couldn't figure out how to put the hollow body form on a stand, so after hours and hours of my husband taping me up, I chucked the whole darn thing. I love the reader who suggested to fill up the form with hardening foam...never thought of that! And with the foam, you can insert a pole on wheels! My next email will be to Mr. W(onderful) to ask for another taping. Thank you, Suzannah and Katherine H.! Cheryl FurrCherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-80814845756725013632010-08-19T11:11:06.400-07:002010-08-19T11:11:06.400-07:00This was so timely! I was just looking on Amazon f...This was so timely! I was just looking on Amazon for one but was unsure what to look for.<br /><br />I think that since I am a very very very new sewer the DIY is my best and cheapest option if I don't stick with this new hobby.<br /><br />Although for decor purposes I would love a vintage one.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908409066878493079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-34641928917935288462010-08-19T08:42:01.250-07:002010-08-19T08:42:01.250-07:00Thanks for the great tips! I haven't gotten b...Thanks for the great tips! I haven't gotten brave enough to make much for myself yet, but it sure would help when I am making stuff for the kiddos! They hate trying things on (especially if it has pins in it!), and I often try to work when they are in bed. I will have to try to make my own soon. . .Leiselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727096145768761890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-36274927513134449242010-08-19T07:28:14.581-07:002010-08-19T07:28:14.581-07:00My friend made her own dress form. She called it &...My friend made her own dress form. She called it "Madam Busty."Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857711562597839692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-15449788430918490622010-08-19T05:51:45.810-07:002010-08-19T05:51:45.810-07:00It was a good question, and very good answer! I ho...It was a good question, and very good answer! I hope one of dress forms of Threads will be useful for me. Thanks! Ирина (Irene)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16570268330474527419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-29713689467426623882010-08-19T01:43:11.739-07:002010-08-19T01:43:11.739-07:00I made a paper tape dress form and filled it with ...I made a paper tape dress form and filled it with the foam that comes out of a can. It probably cost me about $40 to make. I have lost weight now, but I still use it a lot, because I have fitting issues in the shoulder, and my shoulders don't change with weight loss / gain! If you have shoulder fitting issues, it's probably better to make your own form, as the ones you buy do not adjust for square / sloping/ forward shoulders.katherine hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314030133556269765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-58010567196955932982010-08-18T21:28:31.856-07:002010-08-18T21:28:31.856-07:00I have one and love it and modified to fit me bett...I have one and love it and modified to fit me better (I have the dial kind). But, until your reader is sure she enjoys garment sewing and would start sewing a lot of clothes, I wouldn't invest in a form. I sew just about everything and have for years. I just invested in a dress form about 3 years ago. <br />Good luck.marihafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-19864045820096610982010-08-18T19:50:34.484-07:002010-08-18T19:50:34.484-07:00I'd love to buy one, but they are just so expe...I'd love to buy one, but they are just so expensive! I tend to take garments that I know fit and are about the shape I like and use those as my patterns for shirts/dresses/skirts. I usually use stretchy fabric anyway, so it isn't as difficult to get a good fit.Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679844664166206387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-21144423434927197262010-08-18T19:13:52.218-07:002010-08-18T19:13:52.218-07:00I don't have one because I don't have spac...I don't have one because I don't have space. I've been apparel sewing for years without one. Someday I want to get one but for not I just do without.acandiedapplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764905744942176491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-39344065350484863402010-08-18T16:51:07.981-07:002010-08-18T16:51:07.981-07:00Thanks for the tips! One of these days, I'm go...Thanks for the tips! One of these days, I'm going to finally break down a buy a good petite dress form.thezenofmakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359195689344986362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5757733747822094075.post-60551615124143041482010-08-18T13:33:34.109-07:002010-08-18T13:33:34.109-07:00Prudent Baby had a tutorial for making your own al...Prudent Baby had a tutorial for making your own also: http://www.prudentbaby.com/2010/06/diy-duct-tape-dress-form.htmlbeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/02782749074922119961noreply@blogger.com