I NEED a dress form!!

I hate having to pin things on myself when I am making clothes...And I want a form that is as petite as I am. Anybody have any recommendations on where to find a quality dress form that won't cost bookoos of my monies?? Thanks! Happy

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12 replies since 27th April 2011 • Last reply 7th May 2018

Reply #1:

there a loads of how to make your own dress forms with packing tape etc all over the web

Might be useful to have some spare hands though!

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I think the best type of diy dress form I've seen was one where she made the duct tape dress form and then filled it with expanding foam. When the foam dried she cut off the duct tape and had an instant dress form.
I got lucky with mine, a friend of mine had a ton of old dress forms and he gave me one that had similar measurements to mine. It took 3 tries to get the right Sally but I’m pretty happy with her. I saw a very small adjustable dress form at Hancock fabrics the other day on sale for $99 also- she was red and very pretty.

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Reply #3:

you can also try amazon.com,I saw a few nice ones on there for under a $100. i'm also looking for a dress form, but i need one to fit a sizes 5-6.Good luck!

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Reply #4:

My friend just wrapped herself in duck tape and then wrapped the duck tape in fabric, but that expanding foam idea is good too! ^_^

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Reply #5:

This is a good video on how to make a body/dress form.

http://www.threadbanger.com/episode/THR_20090403

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Reply #6:

Awesome, I needed this. I just need to find room in the workspace first! THANK YOU

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Reply #7:

Awesome, I needed this. I just need to find room in the workspace first! THANK YOU

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Reply #8:

Grab a friend and Make your own! really cheap!

http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3659/clone-yourself-a-fitting-assistant

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Reply #9:

etsy have adoreable vintage ones they arent as cheap as diy but are cheaper than modern ones look cute as a room decoration and last for ages

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Reply #10:

Look on craigslist constantly, especially if you live in/near a large city. Stuff winds up needing to go often and you can get some great older stuff, such as I just wound up with two adjustable dress forms for $25. =D

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Reply #11:

I'm bringing this post up again because I too need a dress form... pretty bad... they're all so expensive though Happy I can't even find a used one for cheap

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Reply #12:

Nice

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