About My Veils

This page is the boring bit ! PLEASE READ IT !!!! It explains how the veils are made, the difference in the sizes and colours, and the different ways it can be attached to the comb, (gathered or flat)

Sizes

Here is a rough guide to the usual "normal" style sizes of veils, however all my veils will be made to your own specific order, so allowing you to have the length and width that you want. (Max width 3mts-SILK only comes in widths of 70")

NOTE FOR SINGLE LAYERED VEILS
The picture description below is for "normal" stlyed veils that have a top or blusher layer. So if you want a single layered veil you order the length of the veil you want - see the note below.

Below click on each picture to take you direct to the page that features the veil.


    
       36" "Sara" veil                  48" "Sara" veil              54" "Classic" Veil            72" "Sara" Veil            108" "Rachel" veil
           
    
               126" "Sara" veil                                          144" "Classic" Veil                      4mts doubled - giving 2mts length "Rachel" veil
 
Click on each picture to take you direct to the page that features the veil.
          

Description of the veils and how they are constructed.

The "Normal"  two layerd veil.

The 36", 48", 54" and 72" veils are circular. The 108" and larger veils are oval.

A veil usually has a portion about 25" from the end, which is folded over and gathered onto a comb. This creates the top layer or "Blusher" layer. The remaining length of the tulle falls down the back. So to give an example a 126" veil - the blusher portion could be 26" so giving the underlayer of 100" to fall down the back to the floor.

This shorter, "blusher" portion can be folded back over the head to cover the face to enter the wedding ceremony to walk down the aisle. This practice dates back to times of old when some say the bride and her attendants had veils to cover their faces so that evil spirits wouldn't know which was the lady to be married, so thwarting any curses that could be put upon her! The groom stands to the right to receive his bride to enable him to accept her on his left arm, so keeping his right hand free to brandish his sword should the need arrise!! Such Chivalry !!

The Double Veil.

A double veil is one which is folded in half and gathered onto a comb, nothing is brought over the face, all the veil hangs down the back.
They can be any size. So to give an example- a 36" veil doubled - will give two lengths of 18"
These veils are really attractive worn low down on the back of the head, tucked under upswept hair. For an example see the photo of Davinia below.

A Single layerd Veil.

Single layerd veils are cut differently - they are cut in a U shape and then completely gatherd along the top of the U and sewn onto the comb, Therefor you can't have a flat single layerd veil. PLEASE NOTE - see below for examples of different cuts that you can have in the shorter single layed veils - The Angel Cut and The Cascade Cut
You order the length you want as all the tulle length drops down the back.
ROUGH SIZE GUIDE FOR SINGLE LAYERED VEILS
SO for a shoulder length veil you would want around 18"
      for an elbow length veil you would want around    24"
      for a  fingertip lenth you would want around         36"
      for a hip length you would want around                48"
      for a floor length you would want around              72"
      for a Chapel length you would want around        108"
      for a Cathedral length you would want around    126"