Where can i get a cheap, used Dress Form Mannequin for sewing purposes?

Question

a website.. or a store on long island,...

or even in the BERKSHIRES in Massachusetts....

Answer 1

Go to a thrift shop or a church flea market.

Answer 2

You may not believe this but you can make one yourself with a trash bag and packing tape!!!. You will need a partner.

1. take a large trash bag and cut out holes for you head and arms, slip over your head like a dress, have your friend tie some string around your waist and under you bust then tie the string around your b*****s in a criss-cross manner.

2. take about 3 rolls or more of brown packing tape and have them. wrap you in mummy style completely covering the trash bag and criss crossing around b*****s and  snugging up around your arms (leave loose enough to pull your arms out) neck and hip area. Make this as thick as you can.

3. take scissors and carefully cut up one shoulder to neck and slip it off over your head.

4.take some stiff card board and cut circles large enough to fill the neck and arm holes tape securely and re enforce the shoulders with more tape.

5. take fiber fill and stuff firmly then cut another piece of card board to seal off the bottom.

6. you can then either spray it with adhesive and cover it with fabric swatches or use the paper mache method.

***** I failed to mention earlier for a stand  you will need 1 1/2 to 2" PVC pipe about 10 feet, and 3 PVC "T"'s. cut the PVC to your height minus your head insert into tee and cut 6 pieces

of pipe about 12" each or just make 6 equal pieces of what you have left inserting into the "T"'s to form an "H" type base glue all joints and insert up through the bottom after you have cut a hole just big enough for the pipe and tape very securely in place.

Answer 3

EBAY! you can get pretty much everything there =]

Answer 4

You could try to  advertise on Craigslist. You might scare up someone who hasn't used theirs in a long time and would like to sell it.

If you buy a used one online, you are going to pay a lot for shipping.

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