Reddit reviews Dritz 20420 Sew-You Dressform with Tri-Pod Stand Adjustable Up to 63” Shoulder Height, Small, Opal Green

I bought this adjustable dress form on Amazon. It's kind of flimsy but you get what you pay for. Other than that I like it, no complaints.
https://www.amazon.com/Dritz-Sew-Dress-Form-Small/dp/B007PBHZK0

I have no idea how to edit from my phone, but this is the dress form. Apparently, it's size small https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B007PBHZK0/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here is the desktop version of your link

Glad i could help, if you have any other questions about it feel free to ask.

I was on mobile and about to go to sleep when I posted so I couldn't link it, but here it is now: Dritz Sew You. Comes in a small, and a medium. I went with a small. My size is at the high end of the small and the lower of the medium, so I picked the small so if I lose weight I can still use this form, and if I gain weight I can just pad it to make it bigger. (Can't make a dressform smaller but you can add to it to make it bigger).

There's also this one that comes in larger sizes if you are a bigger lady, here, It costs more though.

If you know what size she wears and the approximate size of the people she sews for getting an adjustable one would probably be best. It sounds like you can get her sister involved with finding the right one that will have the correct range of sizes. this is what I have and do like it. I don't sew for others though so I don't generally have to mess much with the adjustments.

You can get a nice dress form for $100-$150. get the sil involved and ask if there is one, in particular, she has had an eye on. Then if you are under budget as your SIL to help you pick out the perfect pattern/ fabric/ notions for a project your wife will be thrilled to make for herself as the first project using her new form. It will make you look the attententive and supportive SO that people with hobbies dream of.

Well, it sort of depends on what she wants it for. If she sews primarily for herself and/or people of similar sizes, AND she wants the dress form so she can drape on it to create her own patterns, you'd want to get her a professional dress form, from a brand like PGM or Wolf. They're designed to allow you to pin fabric on top of them, to figure out how to construct a garment you don't have a pattern for. You'd pick whatever size is closest to your wife's measurements - as an example, someone with a bust of 38", waist of 31", and hip of 42" would get a PGM size 12 or a Wolf size 14, since you usually try not to go above any measurement. You can pad out a dress form, but not cut them down.

If she wants a dress form so she can check the fit or construction of garments without putting them on herself, and she often sews for other people with many differrent sizes, an adjustable form would be a fine option. Something like this or this.

Unless you're lucky and your wife has a sheet of paper pinned near her sewing machine with her measurements, you're going to have to ask her what size to buy. Or, I mean, you could go in her closet with a tape measure, find a dress you know hugs her figure, and measure at the bust and waist (widest part right under the arms and the narrowest part of the garment's torso) to figure out which size to get her. Even the adjustable ones come in a variety of sizes, because they don't all adjust to fit every possible measurement.

I'm not sure of how your wife views sewing (as a hobby, as a side gig, as a main job...) but I do think picking a dress form is a very personal decision and really depends on what she wants to use it for.

Dritz 20420 Sew-You Dressform with Tri-Pod Stand Adjustable Up to 63" Shoulder Height, Small, Opal Green https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007PBHZK0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_J3NmDbRTS04SC

Sure! I bought this one. It comes in two sizes. I used some foam I already had, tape, and an old bra to make it almost identical to my body. BUT word to the wise, adjustable forms like this are made with a thin fabric covering hard plastic panels. You can’t push pins into it, but you can slide some pins in sideways.

But for the price and utility it’s a good fit for hobbyists.

A dress form at fabricland will still cost twice as much as amazon, even with the member discount.

Edit: I bought a dress form from amazon.ca back in December for $160, the price is now jacked to $230. If you're buying a standard, adjustable, singer or dritz brand dressmaking form, you should not be paying more than $200. Ideally not more than $150. Historically the price in Canada has been between $120 and $170. I had dithered on getting a dress form for like 6 years before committing, so I've been tracking prices somewhat. Don't look at the current, cheapest dressoform on amazon.ca at $230 and assume that's what the price is. It's not. It has been cheaper and it will be cheaper again.

Sewing and craft supplies are notoriously overpriced at places like fabricland and michaels. Their entire business model revolves around sewing and crafting being a once-in-a-while/special-event thing to most people and their customers not knowing what things should cost, and being a specialty store so that comparison shopping is difficult.

Alternatively, if you're going to the US any time soon, they can be had for less than $100.

Edit2: If you truly want to buy local, go to Marshall's discount fabric and ask them if they could order one for you. It's not something they usually carry, but I assume they could order it from their supplier.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007PBHZK0/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And right now it's a little cheaper than when I bought it! Works well. Not top quality obviously, but great for the price. Best if used for a single person (so you're not always adjusting the size- the dials will eventually wear out), but can be used for multiple sizes if needed, it just won't last quite as long, I suspect. Anyways, good luck!