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September 29, 2006Form
September 29, 2006Lately I have been considering buying a dress form.
At the JoAnn store I saw the Dritz MyDouble and another adjustable dress form, made from hard plastic, covered by a synthetic jersey that most fabrics would get stuck on, instead of draping. Pinning those dress forms I believe would be pretty weird also. I like the idea of an adjustable dress form. Since most of the time I am sewing for myself, I decided that having an adjustable form is not mandatory. As much as I would like to have a 90-60-90 (cm) model type of body, I do not (I’m not that far away from 90-60-90 either). My body did not change that much in the last few years and I intend to at least keep it like this, or slimmer. So I think a fixed size form would be ok for now, and if I am going to sew for someone else, I will call them to come in for fitting sessions mode often. I have found a dress form I really like. But then again I would have to loose at least 10 pounds or wrap the form in a winter scarf around the bust and hips, which would look awkward. I want to keep the dress form in my sewing room, which half of the office that I am sharing with my husband. She has to be pretty to be accepted in the room. I am considering building the form myself: http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00002.asp This way I would get a perfect fit! My headless twin! I am going to wrap it in some kind of fabric, so that it looks nice, and I am still thinking if I will hang it in the corner of the room or put her on a lamp stand. Hopefully my husband will help with the wrapping. I believe he will enjoy it. I’ll let the TV on in the meanwhile, so that he will not get bored. Did it! Here it is! It is neither hang or on a stand. It only has a hanger on top, and I am moving it around as I like, form room to room. I use is on my coffee table, while watching TV, or on the table, when I am in my sewing room. Love it! I don’t have any training in draping for fashion. I already used this form for building a blouse from sketch. You will be seeing it in another post. I did get some books from the library on the subject, and I am willing to give this another try. |
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Shell Findings
September 29, 2006These items have been stolen from my apartment….Cheap shells… I have to wonder, do people really need these? I can make more…