Nothing compares to the feeling of wearing a garment you’ve made yourself. Enter the importance of the dress form: having another “you” on hand is invaluable when tailoring and sewing your own clothes ...

FeatureFor 160 years, the French company Stockman has been handcrafting dress forms used by fashion designers, costume makers and aspiring stylists to refine their creations. This centuries-old ...

To make a durable, springy, handsome dress form, we’re going to first cast the body in plaster, then create a mold from the plaster cast. Then, we’ll fill that mold with foam, mount it on a base, ...

Make a dress form Christmas tree using your sewing dress form. Add garlands to an embroidery hoop and ornaments to reuse it year after year. I’ve always admired mannequin christmas trees from afar, ...