I have made many dresses for my daughters and myself over the past few years, from dresses around home, party dresses and fairy dresses. Most of these dresses I have made were with shirring. I came across this wonderful tutorial that shows exactly how to make a shirred dress, visit The Fabric Jungle Blog for great step but step instructions.
Thankyou to Laura for sharing this wonderful video tutorial HERE, a must to watch if you want to make a shirred top/dress.