I found it at a garage sale years ago. It is stuffed with Kansas 1913 newsprint.
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HeyGirl
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Does anyone know what the proper name for this? I know its a dressform but it surely has another name. I cant find another one like it on the web.
I found it at a garage sale years ago. It is stuffed with Kansas 1913 newsprint.
I found it at a garage sale years ago. It is stuffed with Kansas 1913 newsprint.
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Pilot2b
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Call your local library and I am sure they can help you with this. It was not a mannequin I don't believe.
Helen
Helen
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Granma2five
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Is it possibly a "sloper", a fitting shell without seam allowances? Now days we call 'em "sewing assistants", "duct tape doubles", etc. Back in the 1920's they were made by wetting brown packing tape, conforming it to one's body while creating several layers. After it dried (still on your body), it was then cut off, usually in the back and then placed on a whatever that is holding yours up, lol. Yours looks like it's been made from a fabric, perhaps muslin or something similar.
Good luck, it sure is an interesting piece to have.
Cheers,
Karla
Good luck, it sure is an interesting piece to have.
Cheers,
Karla
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Cathy32078
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I don't know the name but it is interesting. Would love to read those papers it is stuffed with. LOL Be sure and let us know if you find the name of it. I just drooled at your wallpaper border!
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calicopuzzle
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Seeing that it has an arm, you don't think it may have been used as a mannequin in a department store window do you? OR is that just a sleeve I see hanging there?
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cindyg
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Interesting. I bet 'Sewing With Nancy' would know. Try going to her website.
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CindyB
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Send the picture in to Fons & Porter, they also like things like this.
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Tulpje
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*smile*
Interesting article maybe for slopers.
Slopers 101: "What is a sloper?"
A sloper is the most basic of patterns, used by apparel manufacturers to style a garment. Have you ever wondered why some clothes fit better than others do? "But," you ask, "Should you not be able to expect clothes purchased in the same department from the same store to fit as well as the others?" "Why doesn't my friend feel as comfortable as I do while wearing the exact same thing that we both bought from the same store at the same time?"
Consider jeans for example. You might have a distinct preference for EhBCs and your best friend may wear only XYZees - ALL the time. This can be due to any of many reasons, one of which is the original sloper used by this particular manufacturer. It is quite likely that the slopers used by your favourite garment or pattern manufacturer are more suitable for your figure type than for your friend's.
Sometimes you really "luck out" and get a fabulous fit from an end-of-season sale on a "no-name" label for a fabulous price. This probably happens as often as you win at Bingo, and it's probably just as memorable too. And why did the no-name pair remain nameless? How can a designer put her or his name on the label, call it exclusive and charge "a king's ransom" when there are so many and they all look alike?
Marketing accounts for a big portion of the price and sometimes, creating an exciting or desirable aura around a brand or designer name. That is why you forget the brand of "no name" jeans, even though they DID actually have a brand name. They didn't have a name you'd often heard or seen. Marketing people are paid to make you remember, and they're good at it. They have to be paid too.
There are a variety of other variables in the production of the garment that influence the price as well. Just remember that the fit is related more to the cut of the sloper than the name of the store where you purchase them or the name on the label.
Now mind you remember:
"If it's worth sewing, it's worth sewing well;
and, if it's worth sewing well, it's worth FITTING FIRST!"
Til next time,
TheSloperLady
Interesting article maybe for slopers.
Slopers 101: "What is a sloper?"
A sloper is the most basic of patterns, used by apparel manufacturers to style a garment. Have you ever wondered why some clothes fit better than others do? "But," you ask, "Should you not be able to expect clothes purchased in the same department from the same store to fit as well as the others?" "Why doesn't my friend feel as comfortable as I do while wearing the exact same thing that we both bought from the same store at the same time?"
Consider jeans for example. You might have a distinct preference for EhBCs and your best friend may wear only XYZees - ALL the time. This can be due to any of many reasons, one of which is the original sloper used by this particular manufacturer. It is quite likely that the slopers used by your favourite garment or pattern manufacturer are more suitable for your figure type than for your friend's.
Sometimes you really "luck out" and get a fabulous fit from an end-of-season sale on a "no-name" label for a fabulous price. This probably happens as often as you win at Bingo, and it's probably just as memorable too. And why did the no-name pair remain nameless? How can a designer put her or his name on the label, call it exclusive and charge "a king's ransom" when there are so many and they all look alike?
Marketing accounts for a big portion of the price and sometimes, creating an exciting or desirable aura around a brand or designer name. That is why you forget the brand of "no name" jeans, even though they DID actually have a brand name. They didn't have a name you'd often heard or seen. Marketing people are paid to make you remember, and they're good at it. They have to be paid too.
There are a variety of other variables in the production of the garment that influence the price as well. Just remember that the fit is related more to the cut of the sloper than the name of the store where you purchase them or the name on the label.
Now mind you remember:
"If it's worth sewing, it's worth sewing well;
and, if it's worth sewing well, it's worth FITTING FIRST!"
Til next time,
TheSloperLady
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quiltfan60
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oh, wouldn't I love to have that. happy for you.
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HeyGirl
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Ladies thank you for the help. I had never heard of a sloper.
I believe it is a sloper. It has been made over several times with different techniques.
The grandkids think of it as the headless lady. lol. I dont have to worry about them bothering it.
I bought it from a guy who was using it to rest his motorcycle helmet on. In time I think he would have thrown it out.
I believe it is a sloper. It has been made over several times with different techniques.
The grandkids think of it as the headless lady. lol. I dont have to worry about them bothering it.
I bought it from a guy who was using it to rest his motorcycle helmet on. In time I think he would have thrown it out.