Beaded Bridal Veil

In my professional life, I work as a Trainer for a large telecommunications provider, which affords me the opportunity of meeting wonderful people in my new hire classes.  Corin, a participant in a recent class, asked if I could make the bridal veil for her upcoming nuptials.  As you may recall from earlier posts, I love special-occasion sewing, so of course I said yes.  Her desired style is a two-tier, fingertip length white veil attached to a comb.  I tried, but couldn't talk her into anything more elaborate than the comb, however, she did want the veil edges trimmed in pearl.

Initially, I was going to use small pre-strung pearl trim I found at JoAnn, but they didn't look sophisticated enough for me, so I went with individual 4mm white craft pearls instead.  I so liked the idea of making this project quick and played around with gluing the pearls, but I hated the appearance - it literally looked tacky and just wasn't special enough.

So, I am attaching the pearls to the bridal veil by hand.  Yes, it is more time intensive, but the effect is worth it.  I showed Corin how it was progressing, and she seemed very pleased and excited.  I so look forward to delivering the completed project to her.

I'll publish updates on how the veil is progressing, and hope to include photos of her wearing it.

Be blessed!

Aisha