A new addition to the D&K Dress Form Collection

If you’re ready for more of a sewing challenge and have lots of design ideas, getting a dress form is one of the best ways to get started. It will allow you to begin draping and building the shape of a doll garment around the form, cutting and pinning the fabric into place.

And once you have a finished outfit, a dress form offers you a fantastic way to present it in style.

As you may already know from one of my previous posts, about two years ago, Kamrin te Kronnie (www.waldorfdollsupplies.com) and I launched our first D&K dress form.

Thanks to the high quality of materials used in its production and the sleek lines of its silhouette, this new kind of mannequin became a favorite among doll designers.

Originally, the mannequin was offered only in one size (about 40 cm. high). Feeling so wonderfully supported by the doll-making community, we have decided to expand our collection and now offer dress forms in two smaller sizes-30 cm and 35 cm high.

The torso is hand-sewn from lovely and durable linen canvas (or a beautiful organic Westfalen cotton; both of which are pretty tough and can withstand lots of pinning) and is filled with horse hair carefully wrapped in eco-wool. Having decided to avoid any synthetic materials and use only natural fibers, we chose horse hair for its ability to hold its form for a very long time. We decided to follow the lead of high-end upholsterers of the 18th century who used this material to stuff sofas and armchairs, many of which have survived up to the present. The wool, as you may know, has exceptional qualities as well, being first and foremost, naturally mold, mildew, and fire-resistant, and is processed without the use of any chemicals. Finally, the wooden pieces have been carefully carved in Europe from a hard and beautiful beech wood, which has a warm light-reddish hue (almost a pink or flesh tone), and then reinforced with linseed oil.

These elegant Dress Forms are now made-to-order. If you’d like to use any of them in your studio or give as a gift to a friend, please contact Kamrin at kamrin.tekronnie@gmail.com.