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Review: Female Adjustable Dressmakers Tailors Dummy Mannequin
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Review: Female Adjustable Dressmakers Tailors Dummy Mannequin

Adjustable mannequins might seem scary and a little confusing but they are actually really easy to use and can help when making your own clothes and costumes. Mannequins are extremely helpful as they represent the body and shape you are working towards, this can help people who struggle to piece together parts of the pattern…

Review: Tailormade Small Dress Form – HobbyCraft
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Review: Tailormade Small Dress Form – HobbyCraft

Adjustable mannequins might seem scary and a little confusing but they are actually really easy to use and can help when making your own clothes and costumes. Mannequins are extremely helpful as they represent the body and shape you are working towards, this can help people who struggle to piece together parts of the pattern…

Review: Adjustoform Sew Simple 8 Part Adjustable Dress Form
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Review: Adjustoform Sew Simple 8 Part Adjustable Dress Form

Adjustable mannequins aren’t always necessary when making clothing but they really can help especially if you struggle with the overall fit and flare of a garment. It is helpful to use of a dress form when making clothes, especially when making for other people as you can use it as a guide for fitting and…

Review: Celine Deluxe 8-Part Adjustable Dressmaking Dummy
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Review: Celine Deluxe 8-Part Adjustable Dressmaking Dummy

Adjustable mannequins aren’t essential when making and designing clothing but they really can help especially if like me you struggle to visualise the 2D element of patterns. I always like being able to use a dress form to help me visualise the garment in the 3D form as it is intended and will be once…

Can An Overlocker Be Used As A Sewing Machine?
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Can An Overlocker Be Used As A Sewing Machine?

Overlockers are a great addition to any sewing room but can they replace the sewing machine altogether? Buying and maintaining two machines can be both expensive in both money and time so can you use an overlocker as a sewing machine? An overlocker can be used as a sewing machine however overlockers cannot perform tasks…

What Is The Difference Between Fabric Scissors And Pinking Shears?

What Is The Difference Between Fabric Scissors And Pinking Shears?

For anyone who works with fabric it’s incredibly important to know the role of each of your tools for your trade. The line of distinction kind of blurs between fabric scissors and pinking shears, though, so what is the difference between them, especially in their function? Pinking shears are made with jagged edges and are…