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Repurpose MOB Wedding Veil

Amy, on February 14, 2017 at 9:50 PM Posted in Do It Yourself 1 7

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Hi everyone!

I want to reuse the veil from my mom's headpiece circa 1985, and would love to know any tips or tricks if you have done this. I just want to remove the tulle from the hat, sew it onto a comb and possibly add some lace detail to the bottom.

How long does a project like this take? Anything you wish you would have done differently?

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Latest activity by Sara, on February 15, 2017 at 12:08 PM

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Colleen · on February 15, 2017 at 1:01 AM
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I have no advice for you
But I think this sounds like a lovely idea! What a way to honor your mom.
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Silverlava · on February 15, 2017 at 1:25 AM
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Sewing tulle to a comb is easy and quick. Adding a lace border is long and difficult. i am DIY'ing my cathedral length veil, and I am almost halfway through sewing the lace. It has this far taken me about 4 weeks, with me sewing maybe an average of an hour daily.
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Amy · on February 15, 2017 at 10:12 AM
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Wow looks great!
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Caitlin · on February 15, 2017 at 10:20 AM
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Adding lace will be difficult... I'm making my own veil but I'm just beading the edge and not venturing into lace territory (that scares me lol). There's a ton of info on pinterest about diy veils.
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V2O · on February 15, 2017 at 10:39 AM
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Following bc I'm doing the same!!
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Jo · on February 15, 2017 at 11:56 AM
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That's so sweet! I wanted to use the tulle from my mom's veil from the 80s but it was too yellowed to match my dress. I sewed a two layer tulle veil onto a comb and put pearls on top to hide the comb and left the edges unembellished, it took me about an hour start to finish (maybe just over an hour, but I was making it up as I went along, and it was the night before my wedding so I was also chatting and doing other things)
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Sara · on February 15, 2017 at 12:08 PM
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There are tons of tutorials on youtube about sewing the tulle onto the veil. It seems quick and easy. I dont sew. I really cant help on the lace part..seems tedious though.
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