Nimotalai and other Sewers: Dressforms

faseda · 01-10-2007, 09:22 PM

Do you use or have one for fitting the items u sew? If so where can i get a cheap one ? All the ones I've seen on Ebay and other online fabric stores are really expensive. Like $120 and above.

sapphire · 01-11-2007, 12:04 AM

never used one....but you could make your own
http://www.taunton.com/Threads/pages/t00002.asp

Nimotalai · 01-11-2007, 06:37 AM

I've been wanting to get one for a few weeks now. The only thing stopping me is the price point. They are just too expensive to justify owning one right now.

I wanted to try making one with duct tape sha, like Sapphire posted, but I don't know where to even begin.

I found a pic of one online, and it looks pretty good considering it's duct tape:

http://fr.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dav...0f.jpg&.src=ph
http://fr.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dav...8d.jpg&.src=ph

Another step by step by a do it yourselfer, but it doesn't look as good:
http://www.oaktrees.org/sewing/dtd/

You can try ebay...they have used ones online, but I haven't seen one that's close to my measurements. So for now I just sew, and pray it fits. I made some denim capris on the weekend. They came out ok...., but they were not designed for people with a backside.

01-10-2007, 09:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-11-2007, 12:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
sapphire Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: ha! Posts: 2,589 Points: 10,014.60 Bank: 604.82 Total Points: 10,619.42 Donate Rep Power: 215999	never used one....but you could make your own http://www.taunton.com/Threads/pages/t00002.asp __________________ If my father has stolen, I will... Attend the very best school in the world and walk shoulder high (Educational Investment) Organize charity fund just like the 'better life For Rural Women' and government officials will contribute more (...talk about the rich getting richer) Own properties in choice countries/ locations and drive 'tear rubber' vehicles (property Investment) Be the toast of the town where musician will sing praise me (Social well being) Owning a jet or airplane wouldn't be an issue (Ease of transportation) Streets/avenues will be named after me (grass root investment) Arrange prayers for my father in churches and mosques to ward off evil spirit and untimely death (Spiritual upliftment) Advice my father to marry more wives and take more chieftaincy tittles across the board (evenly distribution of wealth) Donate 'chairs' to tertiary institutions for under privilege children Have shares in blue chips companies ** Wouldn't have to struggle in life But my father didn't have the opportunity to steal otherwise I wouldn't be in diaspora searching for the proverbial green pastures. http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/...s-a-thief.html

01-11-2007, 06:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nimotalai Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lurking Posts: 988 Points: 3,475.20 Bank: 220,806.61 Total Points: 224,281.81 Donate Rep Power: 116650	I've been wanting to get one for a few weeks now. The only thing stopping me is the price point. They are just too expensive to justify owning one right now. I wanted to try making one with duct tape sha, like Sapphire posted, but I don't know where to even begin. I found a pic of one online, and it looks pretty good considering it's duct tape: http://fr.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dav...0f.jpg&.src=ph http://fr.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dav...8d.jpg&.src=ph Another step by step by a do it yourselfer, but it doesn't look as good: http://www.oaktrees.org/sewing/dtd/ You can try ebay...they have used ones online, but I haven't seen one that's close to my measurements. So for now I just sew, and pray it fits. I made some denim capris on the weekend. They came out ok...., but they were not designed for people with a backside. __________________ Don't Blame it on the Sunshine! Don't Blame it on the Moonlight! Don't Blame it on Good Times! BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE!!!!! I just can't I just can't I just can't control my feet!

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