I will be sewing another dress from silk dupioni and I would appreciate some help to make gathering the skirt portion go smoothly. I found that the dupioni was hard to gather. I did prewash, air dry and iron the fabric. I used my sewing machine and gathered, according to the pattern, two rows of stitches. It felt like the thread was sticking or catching in the silk when I pulled the threads. As I smoothed the ruffle along the waist, it felt like a lot of material to fit along the bodice bottom. The lining of tulle and voile was very easy and smooth to gather, a piece of cake. Should I use my serger to gather the skirt waist or try to ruffle it on my sewing machine? I have never done either one but I know there is a thread here in the forums. I loved sewing this pattern, the directions are great and it went together smoothly. This is only happening because of my fabric choice.