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My sister's veil
Jun. 3rd, 2016 03:45 pmThe wedding dress is coming along. Today I worked on the veil and the dress lining. Next up is hems. Then just the sash left.
The veil is the only finished thing though, so here's a peek!
Ignore the pin.
I sewed some hair clips to the underside to attach it.
The length is to the inside elbow, with wide rounded corners. It's the full width of the tulle (108" I think?) by about 23" length.
To make this I first made the lace assembly. I took three of my lace pieces and arranged them on a piece of buckram, then stitched them down (reattaching any loose beads as I went). Then I cut, shaped, and gathered the tulle and machined it to a piece of Peltex interfacing. I laid my lace piece over the tulle and hand stitched it down, then cut away any excess interfacing. Finally I added the clips.
If I were doing this again, I might skip the buckram step. I'm glad I did it because it gave me more time to play with the lace design before making it permanent, but the finished product doesn't really need it. And I might cover the underside with white felt before adding the clips, just to hide the stitches and make it prettier.
The veil is the only finished thing though, so here's a peek!
Ignore the pin.
I sewed some hair clips to the underside to attach it.
The length is to the inside elbow, with wide rounded corners. It's the full width of the tulle (108" I think?) by about 23" length.
To make this I first made the lace assembly. I took three of my lace pieces and arranged them on a piece of buckram, then stitched them down (reattaching any loose beads as I went). Then I cut, shaped, and gathered the tulle and machined it to a piece of Peltex interfacing. I laid my lace piece over the tulle and hand stitched it down, then cut away any excess interfacing. Finally I added the clips.
If I were doing this again, I might skip the buckram step. I'm glad I did it because it gave me more time to play with the lace design before making it permanent, but the finished product doesn't really need it. And I might cover the underside with white felt before adding the clips, just to hide the stitches and make it prettier.
