On dress forms and how I ended-up DIY-ing one – SEWRENDIPITY
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Ever since I got serious about my sewing, I realised that making clothes for yourself really requires a dress form, you just can’t fit properly on your own body. This post is the story of how I went about bringing one into my sewing life. As with almost anything nowadays, it all starts with a lot of research, i.e spending hours and hours on Google. I looked at all possible models, adjustable, professional ones, DIY, you name it. I made my mind and changed my mind and made my mind and changed my mind again, bid on numerous ones that I didn’t…
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On dress forms and how I ended-up DIY-ing one – SEWRENDIPITY
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On dress forms and how I ended-up DIY-ing one – SEWRENDIPITY
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