The Emma Veil - Silk Veils

The Emma Veil is made from silk tulle, it is the most luxurious of all the veils.

Here is a video explaining the difference between the soft and the firm silks. click here

The silk tulle comes in two types, the firm silk and the soft silk, examples are shown below of real brides wearing both these silks. These now come in the natural Silk White, a pale ivory, and white - which I have just been able to source.
It is not as wide as "Normal" tulle - it is 70" approx.- so you cant have a very "big" veil in silk.
There are phtotos of the difference between the silks- further down the page.

FOR ALL YOU ROYAL WEDDING WATCHERS -MY OBSERVATIONS ONLY!!!-  Her Royal Highness Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge's veil was soft silk- it was a two tier veil- I estimate  of about 72" - the top blusher layer looked to be about 27" to 30" - so leaving the remaining length down the back to her hips.
It was a flat veil (similar to Ellies below) but attached to the Tiara. (Note she didnot wear the tiara on its own- you only ever saw her with the veil and tiara on.) The tiara anchored the silk down onto her head- flat - totally accross  her head.
If you scroll down to the bottom of the page there is a photo of Helena looking through her soft silk tulle veil- showing exactly the look of the silk
and the many photos of Catherine when she was looking through her veil when she arrived at the Cathedral. 
Now also to note - The Duchess's veil had lace along the edge- similar to a mantilla veil- BUT this lace had been worked onto the silk- as the lace on her dress- and not sewn on!!! A very specialised art. Something I cannot do -- sorry I am not a lace maker!!

The Firm Silk

Dorothea - Sept 2011- Rhodes- wearing her 108" firm silk single layer veil- see also international brides page.

Ellie -  May 2008
Ellie is wearing a 126" firm silk veil with fine edge stitch and sewn flat onto the comb.
For more photos of Ellie in her veil please see the Brides Album

Gemma - May 2010 - wearing her firm silk single layer veil but with the Swarovski Crystal banding around - see the "Penny" veil
For further photos of Gemma- see the "Penny" veil page and the Real brides 2010 album

Narelle & Gerko - New Zealand - Dec 2009- see also international brides page AND special brides and veils story page
cial brides Narelle is wearing her 36" firm silk, edged stitch, single layerd veil.
For more photos see the brides album.

The Soft Silk

Justine- Aug 2009 
wearing 72" single layerd soft silk veil.
for more photos of Justine - see the real brides album

      
                     Tracy and Stef - March 2010                                                                                Abbey April 2010 - see below
A special purchase of soft silk in dusky pink- 126" cut edge.                                              a 95" soft silk single layer-cut edge.

Sarah- Sept 2011 --Above is Sarah wearing a soft silk veil very similar in lengths to the pink one above- worn by Tracy.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SOFT SILK AND THE FIRM SILK
see this video  This shows the differences.

The difference between the firm and soft silks- are in that the firm silk has structure and keeps its shape, - it behaves exactly like the nylon tulle- whereas the soft silk is very soft, drapey and stretchy. It stretches out but then also comes back in on itself. It drapes down and with movement can almost come together into a much slimmer veil. It will not keep its shape and structure . It wont stay out on your shoulders- even the shorter veils.
I have taken phtotos to give you examples of two long silk single layer veils- they are exactly the same lengths and widths. 
Then below them are two real brides  photos of shorter silk veils of similar lengths.
 

                                                                                         Firm silk                                                                                        Softsilk   

                          Naimh- wearing a 49" firm silk two layer veil                                                     Laura- wearing her 42" soft silk two layer veil- see also photo below

Real Brides wearing the firm silk tulle veil.