tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post118022451631909272..comments2024-03-16T10:04:07.161-04:00Comments on oonaballoona™ | by marcy harriell: Things I Can't Sew Without: In Praise Of The Dress Formmarcy harriell | oonaballoonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-69959633353500579732016-04-29T11:55:23.377-04:002016-04-29T11:55:23.377-04:00good point! when i started pinning on a form, that...good point! when i started pinning on a form, that's when i realized i have an erect posture that wasn't usually reflected in patterns. marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-79322048356031870722016-04-29T11:54:06.317-04:002016-04-29T11:54:06.317-04:00haha! you're like the 80th person to think tha...haha! you're like the 80th person to think that about Hamilton! but nope, i've never even auditioned for it ;)marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-54971213861918000802016-04-29T11:53:27.139-04:002016-04-29T11:53:27.139-04:00some of our brick had ceiling paint splotched all ...some of our brick had ceiling paint splotched all over, and i pulled out a 13 foot ladder and went to town on them with 6 shades of brown. CRAZY.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-21528754568678284632016-04-29T11:52:42.928-04:002016-04-29T11:52:42.928-04:00GAVE. THEM. AWAY?!!!!GAVE. THEM. AWAY?!!!!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-89603598546974083582016-04-29T11:52:28.819-04:002016-04-29T11:52:28.819-04:00oh good shout out! i've heard about them.oh good shout out! i've heard about them.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-72434224132074117392016-04-29T11:52:07.883-04:002016-04-29T11:52:07.883-04:00HAHAAA. i mean, kidneys are dispensable, i hear......HAHAAA. i mean, kidneys are dispensable, i hear...marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-90791211392780292242016-04-29T11:51:48.230-04:002016-04-29T11:51:48.230-04:00you're very welcome, and i hope you find your ...you're very welcome, and i hope you find your dream mate for those spring dresses! you might keep an eye on Ye Olde Craigslist :)marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-17982500276549847282016-04-29T11:50:47.202-04:002016-04-29T11:50:47.202-04:00HAHAHAAA! remind me to tell you about the time i c...HAHAHAAA! remind me to tell you about the time i carried a full body form around on NY streets...marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-77382936574719718522016-04-29T11:49:57.353-04:002016-04-29T11:49:57.353-04:00oh, i remember drooling over that post! GREAT info...oh, i remember drooling over that post! GREAT info.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-40709431776994183662016-04-29T11:49:34.386-04:002016-04-29T11:49:34.386-04:00@lustywench an IV pole! genius! and thanks for the...@lustywench an IV pole! genius! and thanks for the link @leila :)marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-38708006154554086642016-04-25T12:03:49.599-04:002016-04-25T12:03:49.599-04:00Oh yeah! Dress form for ever! I have a french sieg...Oh yeah! Dress form for ever! I have a french siegel & stockman. What else I like about my dress form is the posture. I don't want to fit on my slouchiness brought on by my job in front of a computer + some general physical tiredness (I sew mostly at night after a full day). I want my clothes to be fitted on a nice posture so when I wear them I remember to stand up straight cause I know Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189832250103362452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-89920911307261152452016-04-22T13:39:34.524-04:002016-04-22T13:39:34.524-04:00I got my dress form from a store that was going on...I got my dress form from a store that was going on out of business - it's not a Wolf but it's a really nice form. The bottom half had to be padded out to mimic my, um, bubble butt (for lack of a better term), but the top is a pretty good match. Matilda is currently modeling my UFOs (a skirt and a top) and she looks fabulous. When I saw the Broadway mention on Instagram I thought I was Christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-85367835154123484142016-04-22T04:35:11.063-04:002016-04-22T04:35:11.063-04:00Your apartment is very like mine - tall windows, p...Your apartment is very like mine - tall windows, pale gold walls and hard wood floors, although sadly our brick has been covered over. Lovely!<br />Nothing much to say about my dress form except it is useful for building 3D details like ruching and applique. Fitting on a dummy is the privilege of the lean of body. xoMrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-47972267477357043612016-04-21T22:53:11.473-04:002016-04-21T22:53:11.473-04:00Sewing without my dressform would be a lot less fu...Sewing without my dressform would be a lot less fun. Got my current form when a neighborhood shop was going out of business. They used pinnable dressforms for display. And they gave them away! My size! Several of us lucked out that day. The forms went very quickly.O. Jollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356242657508306170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-48581806756773621612016-04-21T15:25:33.944-04:002016-04-21T15:25:33.944-04:00Just purchased a new one from The Shop Company, wh...Just purchased a new one from The Shop Company, which also has a connection with Uniquely You and purchased the padding system to pad it out at a deeply discounted rate. It's a very well made, heavy dress form and I couldn't be happier with it. Collapsible shoulders, heavy iron base, adjustable height, etc. the lovely Jean Margaret had mentioned them on her blog, Sew Jean Margaret (I Nursebennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189485210864960894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-5748413256094053272016-04-21T14:08:56.523-04:002016-04-21T14:08:56.523-04:00I'd give my kidney to have a Wolf. Because I a...I'd give my kidney to have a Wolf. Because I am pretty sure that a kidney in black market costs as much as getting a Wolf lady over here. I do have a dial-up plastic beauty that I use, she has been of great help.Aunty Maimuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924032493704361402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-72805655842794698012016-04-21T11:29:19.034-04:002016-04-21T11:29:19.034-04:00Oona - I was just thinking of you and in a round a...Oona - I was just thinking of you and in a round about way, this very topic. I have seen some really nice spring dresses that have prompted some colorfully creative thoughts regarding fabric placement and lines. I came up with a dress in my head and thought the burst of color would be worthy of Oona. However, when I got home I realized that I need my (or a new) dressform for this mode of Body Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122771471902012962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-87950431028197850062016-04-21T11:12:10.224-04:002016-04-21T11:12:10.224-04:00Heeee.....heeee.....heeee.....heeee.......Heeee.....heeee.....heeee.....heeee.......Body Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122771471902012962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-8152957082366129442016-04-21T08:01:48.528-04:002016-04-21T08:01:48.528-04:00I can one-up your mildly erotic dream. When I move...I can one-up your mildly erotic dream. When I moved a few years back the only way I could fit my dressmaker's dummy Ilse-Jane in the car was face down between my legs. Even though she's a headless body it looked kinda inappropriate!Antipodean Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834737301557529268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-43732356131331710142016-04-21T01:47:21.567-04:002016-04-21T01:47:21.567-04:00I have three dress forms. One I bought used at FIM...I have three dress forms. One I bought used at FIM that's my size, one full body childs size 5 for draping kids designs and a Wolf I bought twenty years ago as a student that's too small now but is my daughter's size. I love draping but it's also great for checking commercial patterns before I make a muslin.Justine of SewCountryChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818220592978383305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-3454501282178558342016-04-20T23:46:13.678-04:002016-04-20T23:46:13.678-04:00I love my paper tape stunt double but it was a bit...I love my paper tape stunt double but it was a bit of a job. She's mounted on an old coat stand! Fabric Tragichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183274071484362265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-26228625404426118772016-04-20T23:13:22.202-04:002016-04-20T23:13:22.202-04:00A wonderful tribute to the dress form Oona.A wonderful tribute to the dress form Oona.Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-9408731191345406372016-04-20T21:40:47.996-04:002016-04-20T21:40:47.996-04:00I love my dress form, I got mine second hand for a...I love my dress form, I got mine second hand for a steal. It stands proudly in my sewing room and is named Peggy after my mom who taught me to sew and the love of thrifting and refashioning. I agree, a dress for is a must have!! Cheers, MicheleVintagethrifter51https://www.blogger.com/profile/17516783015885638455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-79043124879958030522016-04-20T19:29:37.007-04:002016-04-20T19:29:37.007-04:00I've made both duct tape and water activated p...I've made both duct tape and water activated paper tape forms. The paper tape forms are much better. The duct tape forms don't hold their shape well and stretch out over time. You can find lots of tutorials for paper making paper tape forms. I have some tips for working with paper tape here: https://growyourownclothes.com/paper-tape-skirt-form/Leilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100421206838875429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-44620268746872416062016-04-20T18:00:47.598-04:002016-04-20T18:00:47.598-04:00YAH! I love love love my Alvaform, though it's...YAH! I love love love my Alvaform, though it's too expensive for non-professional sewists, I think. If anyone else here is interested in plus size forms specifically, I wrote a little thingummyjig on it here: <br />http://www.cashmerette.com/2016/02/plus-size-sewing-dress-forms.htmlJenny @Cashmerettehttp://www.cashmerette.comnoreply@blogger.com