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DIY Bridal Veil

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Jennifer Stern, contributor

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Here is the stem of silk flowers that I made both veils with.

Jen Stern

Here's my finished veil embellished with silk flowers and leaves from a single stem I found in the craft-store bridal aisle for 79 cents!

Jen Stern

Look closely—can you tell what I did wrong when I was making this veil? The tulle is attached to the comb backwards!

Jen Stern

Here is the stem of silk flowers that I made both veils with.

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After you work your way across, knot the end and trim the thread. Use a large pair of scissors to trim away some of the gathered tulle along the edge of the comb to get rid of the bulk.

Be careful not to cut the stitches that hold the gathered tulled to the comb.

Thread a larger needle with 1/8-inch-wide satin ribbon and whipstitch over the thread. If you want to use the ribbon to finish the top edge of the comb, work your way across the comb stitching at a slight angle. When you get to the end, double back across the comb stitching in the opposite direction to completely cover the tulle. Remember, if the teeth are too wide, there will be gaps between the ribbon.

Use a large needle threaded with ribbon to whipstitch over the thread.

Here's how the underside of the comb looks after I finished sewing across with the ribbon.

I decided to use a silk flower to decorate the top of the comb. I like using a hot-glue gun for this because I don't have to hold the blooms in place until the glue dries. Just be careful and use small amounts of glue at a time.

For this design, I used a larger rose in the middle and added silk leaves to each side, covering the top of the comb.

Here's the back view. At this point, you could be done, or add some hot fix crystals for a little sparkle!

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Comments (7)

Lady3kgt writes: I researched tons of tutorials & videos, yours blew the rest out of the water. Thank you for the very explicit instructions & the near-macro photos of each step. Although I didn't do it, the whipstitched ribbon is certainly a nice & professional looking touch. One thing I did do, I folded the top edge of the tulle down a 1/4" or so before sewing my gathering stitch, giving me a very clean edged gather. I just have to hot glue the floral decoration on & it'll be a wrap. My niece is going to be thrilled w/ her veil!
Thank you again!
:D
Posted: 2:19 am on May 13th

futuremrs writes: but i don't if i want a tiera or a different type of head pice !!
Posted: 3:02 am on August 21st

futuremrs writes: I am going to use my mom's veil muins head pice and 2 of the 3 shorter lenght veil ! well my mom has a veil with a knee or little longer with lace around it with 3 elbow lenght/ blush veil with a head pice and i want to use the longer lenght and one of the 3 shorter lenght veil and i don't want to take some where's to have it fix the way i want it ! what should i do ?! iam not engaged yet !!
Posted: 2:37 am on August 21st

rainwolfe writes: Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm getting married on Saturday, and I'm still working on the cutting & getting the length right, so I definitely needed to know how to pull it all together... QUICK!

Posted: 1:38 pm on June 15th

Boomer43 writes: Great Instructions, I just made my granddaughter's veil for her First Communion. Thanks for the comb instructions (what NOT to do was very much appreciated !)
Posted: 3:08 pm on March 13th

PABerard writes: Jennifer thank you so much for this tut, it is so easy to follow. quick question... my DD would like a 3/8" ribbon on the border. What is the easiest way to achieve this? Thanks, Pat
Posted: 9:03 pm on June 21st

SewJoe writes: Great tutorial Jennifer, it's about time someone enlightened brides about the industry gouging for a few dollars worth of supplies. You're right about the $300, many brides came to me for help after this sticker shock. As a former bridal dressmaker, I saw far too many bridal shops overcharging for veils, alterations and other one-time-needs. One bride tearfully told me that AFTER her bridesmaid's dresses arrived, the shop told each of them the price was $20 higher because it was a 'special color'.

So to enjoy your beautiful wedding veil--here's a quick tip to make it stay on your pretty head for the entire evening. After your hair is done, take a small hank of hair where you will place your veil and make a pin-curl (remember how to do those?), and criss-cross two bobbie pins. No scoffing ladies, it won't show! Now, gently wriggle the comb under the pin curl and fluff your veil. It just ain't goin nowhere, it'll get you through your receiving line, wild and crazy dippin' and dancing, even the revered 'chicken dance' can't shake this one. Have fun!


Posted: 12:29 pm on May 17th

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