Simple Bridal Veil
This homemade bridal veil is a simple to way to sew tulle fabric to a hair comb. This type of veil works well to tuck under an updo hairstyle.
Equipment:
- Sewing Machine
- Hand needle and thread
- Scissors
Materials:
- Tulle fabric (we used 2 yards of light ivory color)
- Hair comb
Instructions:
- Cut the tulle to a length you would like your veil to be, and a width that gives you the amount of gathering you would like. The bottom of the veil is left unfinished, so be sure to cut very straight and carefully on the bottom edge.
- Next you will sew a couple of lines of stitching that will be used to gather the tulle. Set your sewing machine on the longest stitch length. For the first line of sewing, have the top edge of the fabric lined up with the edge of the presser foot. Leave a long tail of the bobbin thread as this will be used to gather the fabric.Sew a second line of stitching next to the first one. You may need to pull the fabric to flatten it back down after sewing the first line of stitching. This time, line the edge of the presser foot up with the first line of stitching. You will now have two lines of stitching along the top edge of the veil that will be used for gathering the fabric.
- Pull on the bobbin thread for both the lines of stitching and gather the fabric up. Once the fabric is all gathered, tie a knot in the strings of thread at each end to secure them and cut off the remaining excess thread.
- Use a scissors to trim off the excess tulle above the gathered stitching. To prepare to sew the tulle onto the hair comb, lay the comb so that it is curving up. You will be sewing the top edge of your veil to this side of the comb.
- Using a hand needle and thread, sew the tulle to the comb with stitches going around the teeth of the comb and into the gathered edge of the tulle.
- To wear the veil, you will be pointing the comb downward with the veil coming over the top. This keeps the unfinished side of the veil against your head where it can't be seen.
