How to Make Your Own Wedding Veil
Weddings are a wonderful celebration of life and love and the bride always wants to look her best. Some creative brides choose to make their own veils to accompany the wedding dress because it is much cheaper. A homemade veil costs only a fraction of a store bought veil.
You will need the following items to create the veil: sharp scissors, rotary cutter, tape measure, a weight to anchor the fabric while cutting, pins, tape, needle, thread and a veil comb to place the veil into your hair.
- Measure the length of the veil
needed by placing a measuring tape at the location on your head the
veil is worn. The ending point is where the veil should extend to
down the back or to the bottom of the dress. - Decide what material you want to
use for the veil. Tulle is often used for wedding veils because it
is lightweight and a fine material. Organza is a thin plain weaved
sheer fabric usually made from silk. Chiffon is a lightweight sheer
fabric made from cotton and silk. - Decide on the pattern that you
will use to make the veil. There are several veil patterns available
online. - Review the pattern and decide how
many yards of the fabric is needed to create the veil. - Purchase the material based on the
calculations, and add a yard extra to ensure you have enough of the
fabric. - Fold the fabric in half lengthwise
on a flat surface. - Pin the pattern on the fabric and
cut the desired size. Closely follow the pattern lines when cutting. - Finish the edges of the veil
either using a rolled edge, or sewing the same color ribbon around
the edges. Use caution when finishing the edges because the fabric
is lightweight. - Add any embellishments to the
edges of the veil. Attach the embellishments with glue placing foil
or waxed paper on the back side of the veil. - Gather the veil top and attach to
the veil comb with glue and allow 24 to 48 hours for the comb to
set.