I posted a while ago that I was having second thoughts about my veil. I fell in love with lace-edged veils, and after some hemming and hawing, I decided to turn my plain veil into a showpiece. To accomplish this, I ordered a strip of lace trim off of Etsy.
To start, I cut the strip in half. In order to make one continuous strip of lace for the edge of my veil, I had to stitch the two pieces of trim together in the middle. I lined up the pattern on the lace and sewed it together with invisible thread.
See? You can’t even tell that’s two pieces of lace.
Next, I placed a safety pin near the hem of the veil to mark the center of the veil.
I lined up the lace trim and pinned it into place.
Then came the stitching. I used invisible thread so I didn’t have to worry about stitches ruining the look. After about an hour, the lace was firmly in place and my veil was complete!
To add a bit of weight, I sewed tiny seed pearls into the center of each flower. I’m a bad blogger, though, and neglected to take a photo of that. Sorry!
I’m thrilled with the way it turned out, and I think it looked gorgeous on our wedding day.
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| Photo by Andrew Collings Photography |
I hope that maybe someday I can pass my veil onto my daughter or daughter-in-law for her wedding.
That’s gorgeous! Such a classic veil. It’ll definitely stand the test of time!
Beyond impressed with your calmness at altering such fragile fabrics AND your sewing skills. Also, this one picture makes me so excited for your recaps!!
You look gorgeous! I love how the lace circles around your dress in that photo. Beautiful!
@AnnArborette: Thank you! I had just enough lace for it to cover the part of the veil that hit the floor, and I love how it turned out.
It looks beautiful, I think it looks better with the lace edge since you were dragging it, I feel a plain edge would be lost in the ground. Great job!
You look wonderful in the picture!! The veil looks great.
this looks amazing!!! You did such a good job! I bet no one could tell that you customized your veil!!!
I can’t believe you sewed together your lovely veil yourself~ beautiful!
I am in love! This will be such an encouragement to future brides that these things CAN be accomplished.
This is awesome! Bookmarked for future reference. It looks fantastic on you by the way! Hangs beautifully.
LOVE IT!! I can’t believe you sewed the lace on yourself… I never would have known! You look absolutely stunning in that photo T!
Mrs. Treasure, Chicago Age and Occupation: 24, Law Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Equity Analyst Engagement Date: July 30, 2011 Wedding Date: September 2012 Venue: Saint James Chapel at Quigley Prep/Murphy Auditorium About Me: I was born and raised in Indiana, but now live in sweet home Chicago. I'm a third-year law student and aspiring trial lawyer, which means Mr. T never wins an argument. Other than Mr. T, I love singing, exploring the Chicago restaurant scene, and Notre Dame football. We met in a musical (just like my parents!) and after 4 years together, we are excited to be planning our urban "destination" wedding.
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