Let's start with a veil with a blusher. You'll need to work out the measurements for what length of veil you want based on your height. Here's a handy chart explaining the various lengths and some pointers on picking the best one for you.
You'll also need to decide how long you want your blusher. You can play with the length by pinching the tulle in your fist and holding your fist on top of your head, then adjust to the ideal length and mark the tulle for sewing.
Once you've worked out the right length for you and cut the tulle to match, lay out your tulle:
You'll want to eyeball a straight line where you marked for the blusher. For the purposes of this tutorial, I'm assuming about 2/3 of the length of the tulle will be the actual veil, and 1/3 will be the blusher.
Fold your tulle back along the line.
And once it's flat and lined up so it's relatively straight, put in your running stitch.
Pull the stitch to gather and continue as per my first tutorial. The only difference would be to make sure that the blusher is on the top, so when you sew the tulle to the top of the comb make sure the blusher is the uppermost layer.
Now, if you want a veil with a rounded edge and a blusher, you may want to round the edges first. Lay out your tulle on a flat surface and fold in half lengthwise. You can use some pins to hold the tulle together so the corners stay lined up.
Using a round table or other gradual curve, trim both ends of the veil like this:
Edging is a whole other story-- I may or may not experiment with it on my own. I will, however, be tea-dying my veil to match my dress soon, so stay tuned for that!
Do you have any DIY veil pointers to share?
(All images belong to me).
