How to Make a Chapel-Length Veil
From buying the bridal gown to renting the venue, weddings can be an expensive event. Yet, brides don't need to break the bank to have a beautiful veil. You can make your own one-of-a-kind veil at home. Even the elegant and formal chapel-length, or cathedral-length, veil can be easily made by hand. Those with novice sewing skills can create the long wedding veil using little more than some tulle fabric and a needle and thread. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Measure how long you want the veil to be, starting at the top of your head and moving down to the floor. Most chapel veils have at least 6 inch of train that rests on the floor.
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Cut a piece of tulle, a netted fabric, to double the desired length of the veil. Most tulle fabrics come in 72-inch and 108-inch widths. Select the 108-inch width for a fuller veil.
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Fold the fabric in half lengthwise. Fold the material widthwise, as well. Use a piece of chalk to draw a quarter circle along the bottom edge of the material. Cut along the marked line to create a curved end on the veil's train. Unfold the veil widthwise.
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Sew along the top fold of the veil using a gathering stitch. Make the stitch, which moves the needle over and under the fabric, across the entire top of the veil.
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Pull the string that's been sewn through the veil to gather the material. The top of the fabric should be gathered into a bunch about 2 inches wide. Tie the thread in knots to keep it gathered in place.
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Sew the gathered portion of the veil to a French comb or tiara. Use a whip stitch to pass the needle from the tulle through the attachment and back into the fabric. Make small stitches to ensure the veil is securely in place.
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Tips & Warnings
Add decorations to your veil by sewing or gluing a ribbon trim along its perimeter or gluing rhinestones onto the material.
References
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