Veil material shopping
My cousin and I went to a sweet little shop called “The Silk Society” off one of the back alleys off Oxford Street to look at some veil materials. As soon as I stepped inside, I was so impressed by the sheer variety and colours of all the materials available. I can just imagine why my cousin loved the place so much. The two assistants were also very helpful, particularly the lady who even gave me tips on how to alter my dress and preserve the lace.
There were only two veil materials available, one that was more stiff and the other which was more flowing. (I apologise in advance for my horrendous lack of designer-speak)Anyways, fortunately for me, the two veil materials were in ivory as they would suit my dress best. I would hate to wear a veil that was in stark contrast to my dress – as one of my friends would say ” it would look so wrong it was tragic.”
My cousin explained that the stiffer veil material can create a fluffier look and look more voluminous. The other one hangs off your body and has a softer look. Both were priced at £35 a meter. For a fingertip and longer veil, you would need more than a meter. My cousin suggested that if we do choose this material, we buy about 1.25 meters to be on the safe side. I dont know if this is a reasonable price but the next veil material place, I can check back and update this post.
We then looked at the lace to match the dress and to decorate the sides, I was amazing as the quality and detail… and then when i saw the price, it made sense. These materials below cost about £250 a meter. I can understand why my dress was so expensive with all the beading and lace on it. If this material itself costs £250 a meter, then making a whole dress and matching veil would cost a fortune.
Absolutely stunning, arent they?
As beautiful as these lace materials are, the problem is that we would only need the sides for the dress and so we would end up buying a couple meters to just line the 1.25 meter veil. This means, the entire middle portion is wasted and literally thats probably about 200 pounds down the drain. Some of the lace materials had double lace on the sides so in that way, I guess you could save money on those peices but I still estimate you would need to buy 2-3 meters, which by then makes the veil a bit too expensive for a reasonable person’s tastes? In that case, you can just go out and get a ready made veil that costs about £120.
The store assistant then let me take a sample of the veil home. I need this to match it against my dress.
I am also going to go look at more lace materials, I saw a store across the street but it was closed. If I could get a lace material that closely matched my dress as a more reasonable price, it would be a wonderful start to getting my veil made 
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