Each one of these is different, but heirloom veils come in all sizes and shapes, and yet are so beautiful.
This one is from the lace on the mother of the bride's gown. It makes the veil very special.
This is not the usual place to photograph a veil, but it is an all dark background which shows the beauty of the lace.
Here's greater detail of the bottom of the veil. This is a working of the design as the bride didn't want anything as ornate as the mother's original dress.
This is the header from flowers on the mother's veil.
The fun part of working with this veil and the lace from the mother's dress, is that this lace turned out to be something really elegant. One way to tell good lace, is to notice the detail in the background. Anything more than 5 different designs is considered very good lace.
Here's a count of the different designs on this one piece of lace.
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On another subject - on my muse's wedding gown. I had wanted to start earlier with the construction of this gown, but muslins are so ugly that to be honest I didn't think anyone would be interested.
My muse found a dress that had this twisting effect in front, strapless and a tight-fitting waist (which we thought was too tight-fitting for a wedding gown) with a semi-cathedral train. She will be married in the chapel of her church so that requires a little less train than in the main sanctuary.
My muse trusts me implicitly so I didn't do a drawing of the dress. We discussed it and as I have made all her prom dresses and deb gown, she knows what I need to know and knows when we are doing the muslin what to expect. She is exceptionally sweet and allows me to do a lot of things I enjoy doing!
This is a long way of saying, stay tuned, from now on, I will include more updates on her dress.
