Tosha Tawney: Made the same way balloon shades are made for windows. Sew a length of cord or ribbon to the seam allowance (looks like they start roughly 8" up from the hem). Feed the cord through several rings also sewn to the seam allowance. Put a bead or tie a large knot at the top. Gather as you like.If you put the cord or ribbon in a channel you'd get tight gathers, kind of like Belle's yellow ball gown in Beauty and the Beast. Or put spacer beads or knots on the cord in between the rings to ensure wider gathers....Show more
Jannette Kotz: for a dress you do not use cords and rings. the dress is not going to be pulled up and down like a shade.You do this with woven ribbon. these are 'picked up' not gatheredYour best bet would be to go to a fabric store and pull out a pattern that is has this on the skirt. and read the instructions from the envelope at the storehttp://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m5321-products-490...great dress-love this dress site...Show more
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