This Friday is the Royal Wedding of William and Kate. Little Miss has a friend, Little Miss E, who has her birthday that day. So naturally she is inviting a couple of friends for High Tea. I volunteered to create a couple of special party favours and I thought I’d share the process with you. Perhaps your Little Miss needs a Bride Veil to celebrate a Royal Wedding.
How to make a Bride Veil
What you’ll need:
- White tulle or netting – 50cm x 135cm approx.
- Plastic headband or Alice band
- Thread, sewing machine, scissors, etc.
What To Do
Step 1:
Cut your tulle to size. I bought tulle that was 270cm wide then cut it in half to give me 135cm. My finished bride veil is folded and ends up about 85cm long which is fine for a 7-year-old. You could make it longer or shorter depending on what you prefer.
Step 2:
I wanted scalloped edges so I created a template. You need a sheet of paper and a round container for a circle shape. Start at one edge of your paper and draw around half your circle. Then move your circle along a little and draw the next scallop. When you have the edge drawn, cut out your scalloped edge.
Step 3:
Fold your fabric so the two short edges are together. (You could scallop the long sides too but I didn’t.) Pin your scallop template onto your fabric to hold it in place while you cut the scallops. When you get to the end of the page, shift it and match it to one scallop to finish the edge.
Step 4:
You could leave your two layers together but I moved the top layer up so that the lower layer was about 20cm longer. Pin near the folded end to stop it shifting as you sew.
Step 5:
Sew two rows of stitching. The first one is about 2.5cm (1″) from the fold. Then sew a second row wide enough to slide the headband into the gap. My headbands were quite narrow so my two rows are about 5mm (1/4″) apart.
Step 6:
Slide the headband into the casing created by the rows of stitching. As it gathers up, the folded inch will form a ruffle. This headband has tiny teeth that hold the fabric in place. If you want to, you could add a spot of hot glue to hold the fabric in place.
Now that your Little Miss has a royal bride veil, perhaps Mummy needs one too.
hi i just wanted to say wow and thank you im hoping to be geting marride next year and its a diy wedding and it any thing i wanted a easy made vail and i think this idea will be prefect
So happy to help! You could easily make it with more layers and wider to get that lovely full look. You could also sew little pearls or flowers into the ruffle at the front to create something gorgeous! I'd love to see what you come up with when its done. Please come back and share with us.
How fun is this! My little ones would love playing with this and it is so easy. Thanks! I just posted about the Royal Wedding too!
love it. hope little miss enjoys the party.
we are having a party to celebrate- curry to eat (a great british institution), and instruction to bring your tiara…..
Fantastic!!! So cool and so easy!!!
We are going to have a bbq and I am going to make a few for the little girls that are coming, they will love them! 😀
We all must have weddings on the brain as I just did my own wedding veil version too!! Here's to the Royal wedding!! 🙂
This is really lovely. My sister has asked me to make her bridal veil. I'm adding this one to my idea book!
great idea!!! i want to try to make my own veil for my wedding, thanks for the tips & inspiration!!
That is really fun! Super easy too. I would have though it would have been a lot harder. Thanks for sharing over at Tuesday Tell All.
Melissa
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Thanks so much for linking this project…too cute. Very easy with your great photos. Wasn't the wedding just spectacular?
Thanks again,
Karen
So cute! I have 3 friends getting married this year, so this is definitely being made! 🙂
Megan
my grandmother made my veil in a like manner very special
What a wonderful, wonderful way to celebrate the Royal wedding! Gosh, I wish we were neighbors!
Such a creative idea and fantastic tutorial!
Thank you so much for being a part of "A Little Birdie Told Me…" Tuesday at Rook No. 17
Jenn
I was away on holidays at the coast but still watched every minute of it!
Thank you for linking this up! What a cute project- my daughter would love being a princess bride:)
C:)
Wow this is great!!! I find that veils are so expensive these days & since my fiancee and I are trying to have a very diy wedding this is a great idea. Thanks a bunch.