The last issue of Threads had a tutorial on how to make a sloper for a body (and then use it) by padding up a smaller dress dummy for a perfect fit!! Pretty awesome for folks who sew for a variety of body shapes.
Sg On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 7:26 AM, Beteena Paradise < bete...@mostlymedieval.com> wrote: > 1. One that can actually be shaped like you. Many of us can never be > matched with the "hard" dial type ones. > 2. One that you can push pins into > > My recommendation is for the Uniquely You dress form. It is made of hard > foam and you fit the fabric cover to your body (they include instructions > for this). Then you put the cover on the form and it squishes into place to > be shaped by you. The fitting of the cover can be a bit of a pain, but well > worth it in the end. > > Teena > > > ________________________________ > From: Rachel Stimson <restim...@gmail.com> > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 6:15 AM > Subject: [h-cost] Dressmakers dummy > > Does anyone have any advice on what to look out for when purchasing a dress > makers dummy. My mother has offered to buy me one in exchange for remaking > a jacket for my sisters wedding. I am in the UK. > > Thanks > Rachel > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- -Sg- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
