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hello! i was curious if anyone out there might have a dress form they might not need anymore… ? a new one seems to be a bit out of reach for the time being! thank you!
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Aug 25, 2009, 02.20 AMby Judeb
Hi have you thought of making your own there are a couple on this site just type in dress form into the search box at top right and look at the techniques listed. They work really well as a low cost alternative to a commercially purchased dress form and are true to your size. Hope this helps.
Aug 26, 2009, 04.10 PMby mcaplan
Hello! If the above relpy is about making a duct tape dressform I definitely second that…
Just remember to tape the neck too because I forgot so it was kind of pointless!
Aug 27, 2009, 08.20 AMby 20beverly08
made a duct tape dress form recently for myself, with mom’s help with the duct tape. It was a lot of fun and it works great!
Aug 28, 2009, 04.25 AMby laurertheexplorer
i have and enjoyed every ridiculous moment of construction as i was assisted by my less than enthusiastic boyfriend lol. i’ve used it to its limit and it served its purpose well. i was just looking for something more permanent and a little more functional, thanks so much for replying!
Aug 28, 2009, 10.58 PMby laurertheexplorer
i wanted to share that i found a website (after alot of shopping around ) that has body forms for very reasonable prices. www.roxydisplayinc.com.
Oct 6, 2009, 11.43 AMby Plookiss
I made my own dress form, and it works great for me. You can see a step-by spet guide on my blig.
http://plookiss.blogspot.com/2009/06/duct-tape-dummy.html
Nov 18, 2009, 03.17 PMby bellamabella
have you been on freecycle.org?
check it out
i got a free dressform through there. its great because its adjustable, also ebay sometimes has good ones.
Nov 18, 2009, 10.38 PMby Dawn Marx
Try going to Threadbangers.com. There is a video on there that shows you how to make one super cheap.