Hi all ive decided to make my own veil as the ones I like are stupid prices and as you all know I would rather D.I.Y to save the pennies. Ive ordered my tulle 3m x 3m for 99p with £2.25 postage, 20 ab clear crystal teardrops for £1.98 fine silver thread for £1.49 and already have the comb which was coppers so roughly £7 which isnt bad but I want to do a scalloped edge and all the tutorials I have watched are round edge I think ive got the idea how the scalloped edge is done but Im just wondering if anyone has done there own and has any advice xx
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CommentAuthormrsV2013
Oooooo this sounds like a fun thing to do :) I might try this too!! Let us know how it goes
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CommentAuthorbrilly
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I will do mrsv hun all the ones I like are roughly £75 upwards so decided to have a bash at it for £7 its worth a shot, just got to wait on the stuff to get here so I can make a start x
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CommentAuthorMariephiz
I want to do this too but a Birdcage one! Any ideas or help would be muchly appreciated! x
CommentAuthorbrilly
Marie there is tutorials on the tube of u hun I didnt watch the birdcage ones so not sure how easy they are but most of them tell you what you need and I got all my stuff from the bay of e hope this helps xx
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the birdcage veil is so easy to make...I have done 2 so I had a sare in case it went wrong lol
I used a video online and it was fab.
CommentAuthorbrilly
thanks for sharing Kim hun I cant wait to give mine ago although im trying scalloped edge fingers crossed its not too hard x
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CommentAuthorKimD7
you will feel so proud hen you have done it...i found it strange sewing in and out of holes with invisible thread lol
CommentAuthorbrilly
lol ive ordered a silver thread hun to do my edging just hope it works lol x
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
I'd love to know how this goes too x
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CommentAuthorRachaelC80
I had mine made from a lady off the Bay of E and it only cost £7. Mine is shoulder length with crystals.
Well, the only way I can think of to do a scalloped edge is to cut a big circle, fold it up so you have a tear drop shape then cut the edge of it. Use a cup or something for the round shape?? Then when you unfold it you should have a scalloped edge?? Does this make sense?? x
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
I might have a look on the bay, I've fell in love with a full length veil with diamantes in and sometimes feel buying one off the bay won't match up, the one I tried was when I tried my dress in the shop x
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CommentAuthorbrilly
thanks Rachael hun I know what you mean :) xx
Kel I was the same hun as I had tried a couple on and I know what I want but cant find it cheap anywhere x
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CommentAuthorbrilly
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well my threads turned up and its a little on the thin side so ordered some more but just ordered an applique for my dress not sure if im gonna use it but havnt got time to hotfix it so ordered that and some small ones with some ab swarovski crystals too so will be adding some of them on the veil aswell as my dress x
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CommentAuthorAlexK
I made my veil, finished this week. Apart from spending ages measuring and working out the curve I wanted, the thing that took a long time was hand stitching sheer ribbon around the edge. A waist length veil with shoulder length over the face and a normal width has about 5m of edge, so doing it carefully is a long job.
CommentAuthorbrilly
thank you alex my tulle just came today so done a dummy run cutting it and what a nightmare the circles arnt all exactly the same (due to me being impatient and cutting more then 1 layer at a time) but to be honest its not bad so may just edge it as the thread is proving a nightmare to do by hand and I dont have a machine x
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CommentAuthorxbeckix88
I haven't made mine personally but my mums made mine and I'm probably biased but it looks amazing just like the ones I liked in the shop minus the pricey price tag!! It comes down to my bum and has swarvoski droplet crystals on the edges and crystals dotted over it and along the comb. She said it wasn't to hard to do :-)
CommentAuthorbrilly
Becki did she add any stitching hun? im doing the crystals and droplets on mine too but its the stitching proving a hand full x
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CommentAuthorxbeckix88
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She stitched along the bottom of the veil? I have a photo in my wedding dress album? xxx
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
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What kind of stitching are you trying to do Brilly? Just straight stitching or embroidery? xx
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CommentAuthorbrilly
thanks Becki hun will have a look x
just a straight stitch Linzi hun then a little 3 loop next to each teardrop xx
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CommentAuthorbrilly
your veil is gorgeous Becki hun and I loveeeeee your dress xxx
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CommentAuthorbrilly
nearly finished my veil just waiting on teardrop crystals, the sewing isnt perfect and neither are my scallops but to be honest i dont think anyone will notice lol it looks lovely and im chuffed to bits with it will add pics when its finished. for the 1 i wanted it was £145 (I went for a neb so I could check detail lol) so ive saved £138 kerchinggg lol :) xxx
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CommentAuthorbrilly
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couldnt resist heres a couple of pics there not the best as taking off my phone but they show the length and also some of the diamantes already added next to the silver metallic thread x
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just waiting on teardrop crystals to finish it off x
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CommentAuthor*KelBel*
Wow that is a saving! Was it hard to do? I'd love to make my own full length veil x
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CommentAuthorBlue
My mum is making mine, worked out about £2.80 so far. She still needs to put diamontes on it tho, so that will go up a bit .. heres how far she's gotten...
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Lauren & Andrew
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CommentAuthorsarah
Your veils look great!
CommentAuthorKatherineR45
Looks lovely x
CommentAuthorMrsMiss
Ooo these look great. I may have to have a go myself as well as I lover personal touches
CommentAuthorbrilly
Kel it wasnt too hard hun I wanted scalloped edge which was the hardest part but if your wanting a full length straight veil it isnt too hard theres vids on tube of u hun its the detail round the edging that can be tricky but if you know someone with a sewing machine it shouldnt be a problem hun xx
Mrs2be your veil is lovely hun I just used my hotfix tool to add mine but you can get iron on crystals too hun you can get around 200-300 for 99p off the bay xx
Thank you ladies im chuffed to bits with mine and cant believe how much they wanted for them in the bridal shop x
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CommentAuthorBlue
When mi old lady made mine it looked amazingly easy! (not that i could do it .. i more take car to bits than make pretty things) Back of the comb came off and she just threaded a roundish piece of net through it and popped comb back together, the edging took forever to sew on, Im going to look into hotfix brilly! Seen alot of people are using them xx Looks exactly the same as the one in the bridal shop for 50 quid less!
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CommentAuthorbrilly
yeah I got mine to bling my shoes hun but got all the different size adapters too for the crystals, ive just run a silver metallic thread round my edging theres no way I could of done the ribbon lol x
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