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Who needs a Sewing Form?

If you're involved in dressmaking or alterations to garments, you need a sewing form. Understanding the special requirements of sewers has helped the Adjustoform Group produce a range of products designed to suit beginners and experienced dressmakers alike. Constant research enables us to offer products with the features you have requested. A dressform will make garment making and alterations easier, more satisfying and more rewarding than you ever thought possible. It's the only sure way of achieving a really professional look to garments, whether you're making clothes for yourself or someone else.

Will a Dress Form make sewing easier?
A dressform, especially one personalised to your body measurements, helps you to check a garments fit, including placements of darts, neckline and buttonholes. It allows you to accurately mark a hemline, to see whether a garments fabric is hanging on grain, and to ensure that the seams hang straight. Apart from these more obvious benefits dressforms allow you to fit a paper pattern prior to cutting it from fabric. It also allows you to view and fit the back of a garment (nearly impossible to do on yourself!). A dressform provides a canvas on which to pin contrasting or co-ordinating fabrics as well as giving you the ability to drape fabric to create your own garment designs. A dressform is a must for ALL garment sewers!
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What features can I expect to find on a dress form?
It will depend on the model you choose but will have some of all of these features – by looking at each specific model on our web site, you can determine which model is most suitable for your needs:
  • Split waist option for those requiring a waist lengthening feature
  • Choice of Hem Leveller, Chalk hem marker, or Pin Grip hem marker to set the hem line on your garment
  • Pin cushion
  • Choice of stand
  • Easy to set neck adjustment
  • Choice of body adjustment systems
  • Nylon cover for easy pinning and marking
  • Scale markings of stands to help set shoulder and hemline height
  • Measurements in centimetres and inches
  • Full shoulders for perfect hang to sleeves
  • Shaped thighs and bottom for trouser fitting
  • Two-year guarantee on materials and craftsmanship

​Your Dressmaking Model has many uses....
​The bullet points below are examples of the many ways in which a dress model is invaluable in garment making, whether you sew for yourself or others.
Whether you are a beginner or a professional dressmaker you will become quite attached to your new sewing assistant!

Read these hints in conjunction with the assembly leaflet supplied with your dressmaking model.
Use your dress model to:
  • Check the drape of fabric. Is it suitable for the pattern you have selected?
  • Style an outfit by draping co-ordinating fabrics together, to see how they would look for, say, a jacket and blouse.
  • Fit a tissue pattern.
  • Check the placement of darts, pockets and buttonholes.
  • Establish the position of collars and lapels.
  • Position lace, trims, ribbons and appliqués on garments.
  • Check or plan the placement for machine embroidery designs.
  • Pin sleeves in position, based on your shoulder length. Tack in place, then machine stitch.
  • Check the placement of shoulder pads.
  • Check the ease and hang of a lining.
  • Fit and hang wedding gowns as you sew.
  • Mark hems
  • Fit trousers/pants - Some models are now available for fitting trousers/pants. The stand has been moved off-centre, and the hip and torso areas have been shaped to help achieve a professional fit.
  • Accessorise your completed outfit.



A number of the bodyforms, Sew Deluxe, Supa - Fit are ex-stock from our showroom, otherwise they ship direct from Adjustoform- please allow 5 working days.
# Please check for delivery outside of UK,
Ireland extra carriage £8.95