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Dress form bust measurement
relliotts Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 8/30/11 Posts: 153	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/13/12 2:37 PM When choosing a dress form, is it best to buy according to your bust or high bust measurement? I usually buy patterns based on my high bust measurement. I'm sure I'll have to pad out the form regardless due to my cup size. ------ http://reddthreads.wordpress.com/ Singer 15-86 Bernina Artista 200E Brother 1034D
AdaH   Intermediate IA USA Member since 11/21/09 Posts: 2136	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/13/12 6:14 PM Select the form based on your full bust measurement. ------ Ada
diane s Intermediate OR USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 3886	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/14/12 3:54 PM I have a Fabulous Fit, and they said to order from high bust. ------ My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 10, and I've been sewing ever since.
Sadlesor Intermediate CA USA Member since 12/8/05 Posts: 13	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/14/12 5:05 PM May depend on the company you choose to go with. Do some research on their website and even call Customer Service to ask questions. Have never purchased a form and would be interested in reading what information you found pertaining to your dress form. ------ Brenda
Speech girl Intermediate GA USA Member since 5/11/03 Posts: 1658	Login to reply to this post In reply to relliotts Like this post Date: 1/14/12 11:14 PM I bought mine by shoulder size and padded out the rest, as I have narrow shoulders compared to the rest of me, but if my shoulders were wider I would have chosen by high bust. Padding out is much easier than making a dress form smaller somewhere. ------ Kim formerly mikkim http://girlwithatimemachine.wordpress.com/
nancy2001   Advanced AL USA Member since 12/3/05 Posts: 6113	Login to reply to this post In reply to relliotts Like this post Date: 1/15/12 8:13 AM You want your dress form to be no larger than your smallest measurement, whether that is your bust, waist, hips or other body part. You can always pad out, but you may not be able to make the dress form smaller. ------ The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale. Richard Dawkins

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