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Tools of the Trade => Dress Forms => Topic started by: novice husband on January 17, 2022, 18:11:06 PM
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Hi all. Am new as I was trying to find a birthday present for my husband. Wanted to give him a tailors dummy for himself. He started making clothes during lockdown and hate to say it but is quite good. He makes trousers, shirts and has attempted a jacket. All this by trial and error - lots of trying on and me giving an opinion. Not the best way to do it (especially if my opinion is not favourable!!!!)
So have been looking on the internet but have come to a halt. My husband is a gym rat. In that he is quite big and I cant seem to find an adjustable form for his size. He will need at least 44 - 52 inch chest. Anyone recommend one for me.
I appreciate you all. Thanks.
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Good luck with that @novice husband ... Ive only ever seen Female forms ....
I know a lot of our girls 'pad' their forms to their size, maybe you could try that with a female form ... give it a radical sex change????
A quick google (https://www.google.com/search?q=male+dress+form+adjustable&oq=male+dress+form&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i512l8.7253j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)shows these ARE available ...
but whether in the size you desire ???
Good hunting
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@novice husband If you are willing to help out (which you obviously are) there is always the option of 'making' a dummy to his size with duct tape.
Make your own dummy (https://www.handimania.com/diy/your-own-shape-sewing-mannequin.html)
BB
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Or you could give him a dummy to your measurements!! :laughing:
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These won't be cheap but they go up to the size you want:
https://www.kennettlindsell.com/product-category/mannequins/?filters=form-type[260]
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Have a look at Morplan. They have a range of men's dummies from more basic ones to the articulated type.
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Or you could give him a dummy to your measurements!! :laughing:
Many, many years ago when Adult Education ran lots of sewing/dressmaking classes there were a lot of dummies around in the sewing room and some of the ladies got better results by padding out a male dummy.
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Kennet Linsell have a clearance page (https://www.kennettlindsell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Clearance-and-Promotion-List-Dec21.pdf)too ... but HOW much ???? :faints:
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Kennet Linsell have a clearance page (https://www.kennettlindsell.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Clearance-and-Promotion-List-Dec21.pdf)too ... but HOW much ???? :faints:
But they are nice @Iminei. :) They have some weight behind them so ideal for draping, designing and pinning into. You can’t do that so well with a flimsy one.
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I come across the Dritz Mr. Tailor dress form?
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Well, I've just ordered the Mr. Tailor from Dritz. Options for these are minimal to say the least unless you want to spend big bucks (which just isn't happening here). Bad enough trying to justify the cost of the Dritz to myself :laugh: Apparently, shoulder pads are a great pad way to pad out a dress form if need be?