Most modern women seeking to create their own style of dress. Therefore, they prefer not to buy it, and sew on order or on their own. In the studio, in order to facilitate the process of creating the model used tailor figures. Sooner or later they will need and home seamstresses, so 5 tips for choosing the dummy will help with the purchase of the necessary adaptations.
types of structures
Mannequins have long been essential attributes of clothes shops and accessories. Drawing views, they allow the buyer to fully appreciate the style and all accents dress or suit. When you create a product in the home can be modeled clothes directly on the device and try as much as necessary. Tailor shapes are different, the main thing, to choose "by itself". They can be divided into two types:
- Containing a solid - standard with fixed sizes: from 42 onwards. They are made in accordance with GOST standards for each size and type of shape. Usually used for mass production of clothing. The company acquires multiple pieces to use for a particular customer.
- Sliding. These dummies - the best option for both beginners and experienced tailors. Due to the internal structure, the device can freely customize and adjust at given size (42 to 52).
Sliding tailor figures are produced in several versions. This can be a dummy only with the upper part of the femur (for fitting trouser) or, conversely, to the waist line (desktop version).
Product selection on 5 criteria
You should buy a mannequin, which will last a long time and will help in creating stylish clothes for himself, his family and clients. Therefore, we must pay attention to the following points:
- cover - this is the main indicator of the quality of the product. Many foreign and some domestic manufacturers are using mannequins stitched cotton cloth. Material non-slip, responds well to cleaning, needles and pins to easily pierce it and it does not leave traces. The cost of such products is higher than with a knitted artificial turf.
- Stand - important detail, which is responsible for the stability of the device. If every time you touch the figure is loosened, do the fitting on it very hard. No need to buy a wooden stand in the form of a tripod, it quickly fails. It is better to give preference to the metal with removable wheels for easy movement.
- height adjustment It will provide an opportunity to place a dummy at a certain level required for a tailor. Therefore, we must pay attention to this important design feature.
- Ease of fitting. Attribute must be made of a material that is easily compressed, or clothes to put on it will be difficult.
- Resistance to high temperatures. When choosing a need to ask, what material it is made the basis and the dummy cover. You need it to be heat resistant, so that it is necessary to steam ironing and sewn products directly to the attribute.
Some manufacturers produce custom mannequins containing a solid to individual measures.
In this case, the shape of tailoring the product is ideal for the figure of the customer.