] Just how much do you want to make an Empire style gown, Niamh? Are you looking for tips and ideas? Such a project isn't impossible, and many people here have done it successfully. Would you like to know more?

I would love ideas. I really would like to make a dress, but I don't really know where to start. The whole project seems a bit daunting. I guess it would have been easier in JA's time when they had so much free time to do it (not to mention the skills to do it)!