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[dancerjodi]

I guess I have a lot to say today :)

I'm looking to buy a vintage adjustable dress form on Ebay at some point soon. I don't know a thing about them, can gather that they come with size ranges, and I know I want one w/ a stand so it can be at person height (rather than sitting on a table).

Do any of you crafty people have any suggestions or things to stay away from? Thanks in advance!

I'm watching a bid for an Acme one (hee hee) that's the right size, a good price, looks to be in good condition . . . but I'm concerned about how its adjusted (I can't see knobs or buttons on the outside from the pix).

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dress forms

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"We got mine off of ebay also, the only problem with it is the shipping."

From what I can tell ebay is the cheapest way to go. I've seen people say shipping would be around $20 (depending on where its coming from, of course). Do you remember how much your's ended up costing (if you don't mind me asking)?

"The way mine is adjusted is by a series of push tighteners? on the body itself. Sorta hard to explain..."

Is it difficult to adjust? I'm just nervous since the thing is so old I'll end up with one that's a nightmare to adjust.

Its too bad, my mom had one from when she was in high school that sat in our attic for years. Dad threw it away when he went on a cleaning binge a couple of years back :/

Re: dress forms

[snowwand.livejournal.com]

I think mine came to around 100-150 total. It went for a bit more because it was one of the smaller sized ones.

It is a little hard to adjust and is a little battered, but that will differ with each one. My dad was able to put it on the settings of my measurements fairly easily.

That sucks about your mom's getting thrown out! Kinda like my dad's baseball cards :)