Making my own veil

[Isadora]

After shopping around, I cant believe bridal shops are charging $200-$300 for a veil. They look so simple surely I could make my own. Has anyone made a veil before? Can I get a pattern from somewhere?

[Beach Mama]

I agree hun! My dressmaker was gorgeous and made mine for free with my dress for me - but I would imagine that pattern books at Spotlight or LIncraft would have patterns for them! Good luck with it, Im sure it will be fairly simple and a nice touch that you made it yourself!

[Isadora]

Thanks Tanstar, I also think it will be special having made it myself

[Trillian]

H, I made my own when I got married and it was so easy! I brought the tulle from the bridal shop where I got my dress from and it was only a few $$ per metre (this was over 8yr ago too mind you - you might find it cheaper at spotlight or lincraft etc). I brought some tiny pearl beads and sewed them all over like one I'd seen in a bridal mag (they were all spaced out and it looked amazing) and then when I'd done that I cut it so that I had one long length and then one about 2/3 the length, put one on top of the other, put a runner stitch through it, pulled it tight to make the gather and then stitched it onto an ordinary hair comb, and Hey Presto it was done. I will post a pic for you to have a look at it if you like.

[tan32]

I too made my own veil, i did get a pattern from spotlight, and the tulle and then i sewed beads all around the edge just like the one i had seen in the shop.

[Karina]

I made my own as well. I didnt bother with a pattern as i already had in my mind how I was going to make it.

I went to Lincraft (or maybe it was spotlight?) and bought some Tulle. It was really wide, so I really didnt need much at all (I think I got half a metre and it cost me like $3). I then bought one of those little hair comb things for about $1 and some pretty beads from a craft shop for a few dollars.

I stitched one end of the tulle and then pulled it so it all gathered. I then stiched the gathered end onto the little comb. Then I sewed on the beads.

hmm Sounds like I used almost the same method as Trillian!

All up the whole veil cost me maybe $8 and took me about 30 mins - one hour to make. I couldnt imagine having spent $200 on it!