To drape a toile, which is a representation of the clothing still in the process of being sewn or designed. The toile or muslin is usually fitted onto a dummy that mimics a client’s body size. Then, the sewer goes ahead to take the needed measurements of the toile and transfers them to a paper. This process provides the correct measurement for the cutting of patterns from the client’s fabrics. Medium - Charcoal Grey (For UK sizes 12-24) (1) Medium - Charcoal Grey (For UK sizes 12-24) (1 product)

Whether you want to see how your garment looks on real body shapes, or display your creation for all to see, sewing mannequins can be a sewist’s best friend when working on a range of projects. Otherwise known as dress forms, sewing mannequins are 3D torsos that are used by sewists to help them create or showcase a piece of clothing in a more realistic way. No part of this model is adjustable and pinnable. However, the head, arms, and legs are detachable, especially for a stress-free dressing up. Additionally, you are at the liberty of facing the head to any direction of your choice because it can make a full circle rotation, and moves up and down within 60°. This is the most expensive of the three and for some good reasons. First off, the professional dressmaker’s dummy is manufactured for high fashion designers, whose tasking job requires their utmost attention to details and perfect finishing on apparels, as found in the haute couture world.This is more like an entry-level dummy for beginners and fashion students. As the name suggests, you can’t adjust any part of the fixed-shape dummy, either to expand or compress as a fitting demands. Additionally, the measurements are fairly industry-standard, so you might have to keep felt strips or foam pads handy to wad the dummy’s waist, hip, or bust size as the case may be.

Small in Charcoal Grey - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 6 to 16 (1) Small in Charcoal Grey - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 6 to 16 (1 products) Medium in Singer Red - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 12 to 24 (1) Medium in Singer Red - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 12 to 24 (1 product) Designing and sewing a garment is satisfying but quite demanding. Add repeated wrong body measurement or irregular hemming on clothing and you are bound to choke yourself with tears of frustration. Most often, what you think is the right pattern cut out on a flat surface, could end up miserable after you’ve sewn and worn or your client wears it.

K&L Female Dressmakers Dummy - Size 12

This sturdy mannequin stands balanced on a four-legged stand, and with a body weight of 4.46kg, is light enough to move from one point to another. Another great feature on the Sewing Online Adjustable Dummy is its alterable height that could be reduced to match with that of someone shorter. Apart from using it to drape or fit clothing, the fixed-shape dressmakers dummy is useful in displaying ready-made clothes in your studio for people’s viewing pleasure, for photoshoots, and for fashion blogging. Adjustable Dressmakers Dummy Medium - Charcoal Grey (For UK sizes 12-24) (1) Medium - Charcoal Grey (For UK sizes 12-24) (1 products) With this dummy, it feels as though you’re working with a woman’s natural body shape, because it is elegantly padded and curved. That’s not all about its attraction; the dummy’s fabric is decorated with beautiful rose flowers that can light up your mood anytime, any day. No fears about its suitability for your sewing project as it comes in the right proportions as per your specification. It’s so easy and fast to set up that no extra hand is required to assist you. That said, there are three types of a dressmakers dummy according to their structure and purpose: Fixed-Shape or Display Dressmakers Dummy

Small - Charcoal Grey (For UK sizes 6-16) (1) Small - Charcoal Grey (For UK sizes 6-16) (1 product) Medium in Charcoal Grey - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 12 to 24 (1) Medium in Charcoal Grey - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 12 to 24 (1 products)Small in Charcoal Grey - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 6 to 16 (1) Small in Charcoal Grey - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 6 to 16 (1 product) Small - Charcoal Grey (For UK sizes 6-16) (1) Small - Charcoal Grey (For UK sizes 6-16) (1 products) You’ll love that it has a natural skin tone and a mildly enhanced face, complete with long eyelashes and red lips. This means that no matter the colour of garment you showcase on the mannequin, it will never look exaggerated. Medium in Charcoal Grey - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 12 to 24 (1) Medium in Charcoal Grey - Deluxe with stand - Dress sizes 12 to 24 (1 product) A dressmakers dummy consists of polystyrene and then covered with a fabric. The materials on a dummy are easy to pierce with pins when draping and fitting. Also, dressmakers mannequins come in standard proportions of a real human shape, unlike many boutique mannequins whose body measurements are unrealistic.