Sewing Stunt Double
Order a Dress Form
If you'd rather not make a form, you can order one from these and other retail sources or direct from the manufacturers.
Atlanta Thread & Supply Co., www.atlantathread.com, (800) 847-1001 or (770) 389-9115, carries pant/skirt and dress forms by Uniquely You and Dritz, and men's and children's forms.
Atlas Levy Sewing Machine Co., (800) 216-9128, www.myfashionsupplies.com, carries Atlas, Global, Dritz and PGM Plus dress forms.
Banasch's, www.banaschs.com, (800) 543-0355 or (513) 731-2040, carries fitting platforms, Model forms and Dritz forms.
B. Black & Sons, www.bblackandsons.com, (800) 433-1546 or (213) 624-9451, carries Dritz forms; and professional lady's, large and extra-large women's forms and men's dress forms.
Garnitures Dressmaker Ltd., Montreal, QC, www.trimmingsdressmaker.com, (800) 461-7421 or (514) 935-7421, carries Uniquely You and Easy-Fit dress forms.
Greenberg & Hammer Inc., www.greenberg-hammer.com, (800) 955-5135 or (212) 246-2835, carries forms by Uniquely You, Global, Dress Rite and Dritz.
Jo-Ann Stores Inc., www.joann.com, sells the Singer dress form available only on their Web site.
Nancy's Notions, www.nancynotions.com, (800) 833-0690, carries Dritz dress forms.
TheSewingOutlet.com, (866) 707-1739 or (718) 899-1900, sells Global Professional dress forms as well as special measurement forms.
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Sources
Connie Amaden-Crawford has worked in the garment industry for 35 years and taught for 23 years at The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, CA. She's authored A Guide to Fashion Sewing, The Art of Fashion Draping and Patternmaking Made Easy. Currently, Connie is the CEO of Fashion Patterns by Coni.
Fashion Patterns by Coni, (360) 638-2629, carries an arm pattern to use with the dress form.
Uline, www.uline.com, sells the recommended adhesive-backed kraft tape in 2"x60-yard rolls available in packs of 12 or more.
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