Hi -
This may be an alternative to using a dress form.  At the 1998 MPMA conference, Mei Campbell, Curator of Textiles and Clothing at the Texas Tech Museum and some of her grad students gave a session on making forms for period clothing using blocks of ethafoam.  She had hand-outs with
directions for getting your measurements exactly to fit your piece.  You can get Mei's email address from the Tech Museum web site at http://www.ttu.edu/~museum.  If you aren't able to make contact with Mei. I may be able to find the paper and send you a copy.

Kate Hogue
Conner Museum

Lisa Shockley wrote:

> I am in need of a source for an adjustable dress form which could be
> small enough to handle 19th century clothes. We have a few items with
> approx. 15 in. to 18 in. waists.
> Any ideas?
>
> Lisa Shockley
> Collections Technician
> Kansas City Museum/Science City at Union Station
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