Product Description

Singer's dress form may be just the sewing companion you need. This adjustable form allows for pattern adjustments, better fitting and alterations, and an opportunity to creativly work with your fabrics to see how they will drape and hang on the body. 12 dials allow for changes to the body including settings at the neck for smooth collars and necklines. Height is also adjustable and it includes a hem guage to mark the hemline for skirts and dresses. The DF150_G has a gray fabric cover to allow pins to be used onto the form. The size range is 33" - 39" at the bust, 25" - 31.5" at the waist, and 34" - 40" at the hip.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8057 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Gray
• Brand: Singer Sewing Co.
• Model: DF150_G
• Released on: 2007-03-23
• Dimensions: 60.00" h x 8.00" w x 13.50" l,

Features

• Fully adjustable dress form for use in sewing projects
• 12 dials make it easy to change the dimensions of the body
• Adjustable height; hem gauge included to mark hemlines
• Fabric cover allows for pins to be used onto the form
• Measures approximately 13-1/2 by 8 by 60 inches

Amazon.com Product Description
An ideal sewing companion, this fully adjustable dress form allows for pattern adjustments before cutting, better fittings and alterations, and an opportunity to creatively work with fabrics and see how they will drape and hang on the body. Twelve dials make it easy to change the dimensions of the body, including settings at the neck for smooth collars and necklines. The height also adjusts, and a hem gauge comes included to mark the hemline for skirts and dresses. In addition, the unit's fabric cover makes it possible to pin items onto the form. Its size range measures 33 to 39 inches at the bust, 25 to 31-1/2 inches at the waist, and 34 to 40 inches at the hip. Overall, the dress form measures approximately 13-1/2 by 8 by 60 inches.

Customer Reviews

Not for tight-fitting clothes
This dress form is very convenient. The multiple dials give you a lot of control in getting the right measurements, and the fabric-covered surface lets you pin materials to the form.

However, there is one major drawback. You can't use the form to create tight-fitting tops or dresses, because the chest shape is not true to life! In real life, breast width transitions gradually from top to bottom, but at the bottom it cuts sharply in where the breast ends and the rib cage begins (under the cup). On this dress form though, the breasts thin out gradually on the underside as well, making the ribcage in that area disproportionately wide. With the waist and breast measurements set exactly to my own, it is *impossible* to even put my bra on the form!

It would be great for loose shirts and dresses, but keep in mind that the chest area is messed up.

Great product!
Extremely easy to set up, then to simply dial up measurements. The worst part was taking my measurements - reality check!

Flimsy
I am still glad that I now have this dress form, and had trouble finding other options in my price range, however there are some problems with this one. The height adjustment like others have said is tricky... the whole thing can come sliding down on you and might pinch your fingers so you have to be careful. It is actually best to make that a 2-person job. Fortunately you don't need to adjust that every time. The hemming arm is basically useless. This is frustrating because I don't think it would cost much more for them to make this better. It will not stay where you set it. I am going to go to the hardware store tonight and try to find some way to rig it up better. (I think I can get some sort of clamp to place under the ring.)
My suggestion to them would be to make holes in the pole about every 1/2 or 1/4 of an inch and then use a pin to hold the hemming arm in place. This would not likely cost more money for them to manufacture. Granted it wouldn't be infinitely variable but that would meet most people's needs. And it would actually stay in place.
The instructions are very incomplete.
I didn't have trouble setting the size as some people say they have. You have to just be careful and make sure that you are opening all the dials evenly. When you take it out of the box it is at the smallest setting, so if you have to open a part of it out to the largest setting, open each dial about 1/2 way out and then go back around and open the rest of the way.
I also think I am going to attach the base to a piece of wood, so that it will be less likely to tip over. I would worry about a child tipping it over.
So in conclusion, some of the construction is dissappointing, but if you don't mind making some modifications on your own it is worth getting.