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Making a Veil Step 4: Creating Gathers

Friday, March 16th, 2012

In step 3, you decided on beading and trim designs and glued them to your veil. Here, you will learn how to put gathers in it. These are what give your veil fullness around your head and create soft folds in longer veils. Below, I’ve outlined the general process. For more detail, please watch the [...]

Making a Veil Step 3: Edging and other Decorations

Monday, March 5th, 2012

In step 2 we shaped the face/blusher piece of your veil. The next step is to glue edging and/or other embellishments onto the veil. How much bling should you add? This depends on both your dress and your preference. A plain gown can benefit from a veil decorated with rhinestones or larger additions such as [...]

Making a Veil Step 2: Adding the Blusher (Face Veil)

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Last time, we went over how to figure out how much tulle you need for your veil and cut the material. Today is step 2 in the veil making process–the blusher. If you would like the blusher (shorter versions may also be called face veils) on your veil, here is how. In general, here are [...]

Making a Veil Step 1: Measuring and Cutting Fabric

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

I recently announced the new How to Make a Veil section and went over the five steps to do that. Today is step 1–figuring out how much material you need and cutting it into an oval. Before ordering the material (called tulle), you will want to give some thought to how long you’d like the [...]

Your Veil: Do it Yourself (DIY) or Buy?

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

In today’s economy, many are looking for ways to have the wedding of their dreams while also keeping costs low. If this describes you (or a client), doing your veil yourself (diy) may be an option. Or not. It comes down to personal skills and preferences. Here are some considerations when deciding whether to make [...]


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