Clairitek''s DIY Lace Edge Veil
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Nice job!
You''re going to look fabulous!
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Phew! Good to see my thread was moved overnight to BWW.
Thanks again everyone for the compliments. I can''t wait to see it with my dress. I never would have gone with anything this long but I am glad I did.
Princessplease- I went to South 4th Street for my materials. I bought the lace and tulle at a store called Maxie''s Daughter. There were a bunch of other places but they had the best selection and prices. While my lace trim isn''t true alencon lace its a style close enough and was only $7.98 a yard. The tulle was $2 a yard. I bought waaaaaay too much tulle because I didn''t realize it was so wide. I would have really only needed 1.5 yards. All together I spent $30 on materials. |
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Rockzilla The lace was only $7.98 a yard. Its certainly not the same quality as the stuff on my dress (cotton alencon) but had a similar look to it and since I was desperate I just went for it. I did see some nicer alencon trim at a different store for $15 and it looked to be much better quality. Since I was making such a long veil I knew I needed about 5 yards so I didn''t want to spend $60 on just the trim, especially if I wasn''t sure that I could pull it off.
PPM This is the second veil I have made. I wish I had taken pictures of the first one I made for a friend back in December 2007. I learned a lot from that experience. I highly recommend finding a large flat surface to work on where you can lay the material out. The first time I did was measure, from the back of my head, how long I wanted it to be. Then I added on 2" to have enough material to gather it at the top and attach to a comb. Then I laid the tulle out and folded it in half and cut it to the proper length. Next I rounded off the corners with it folded so they would be as symmetrical as possible. To attach the lace I just laid it out on top of the tulle and used a needle and single thread in the same color as the lace to stitch along the top edge of the trim. I did my best to stay near the cording used to re-embroider the lace so my stitching wasn''t as noticeable. I can''t even really see it, even in my close up shot of the lace, so I am pleased with how that came out. The hardest part of attaching the lace was to make sure I kept it going along the edge of the tulle nicely and checking to make sure it didn''t get bunched up. The curves were challenging and I was constantly adjusting the lace to make sure I didn''t get too close to the edge of the tulle. Attaching it to the comb so the thread and stitching wasn''t noticable was tough. I doubt my ability to accurately describe how I did that so when I get home I will take some pictures to show you what I did. Sorry for the rambling but I hope this helped describe what I did. |
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I know, right?!? I had my friend''s double layer corded edge ivory veil on stand-by if mine didn''t work out. That was my second choice and since I was up in the air about whether or not I wanted a blusher I knew that would work out well. One more thing off the list! |
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