If she is trying to be Period/Authentic, majority of the early Victorian veils were hem or chapel length. I have only seen one veil (now 2) that was chin length that did not cover the face. This isn't the one but pretty close. http://collectionsonline.lacma.org/mwebimages/C_T08_MM/full/M83_231_21.jpg
If you can find a large enough square of lace that might work with having to hem. Otherwise I vaguely remember hats worn in late Victorian to early Edwardian. Not a lot but not rare. De -----Original Message----- The lady for whom I am making the Victorian dress, which I am rudely calling a tea cosy, has at the last moment decided she needs a wedding veil, but because of all the frou-frou at the neck of the dress, it needs to be short. Shoulder length or chin length would be ideal, and as plain as possible in ivory silk tulle or nylon tulle. I cannot make this for her as I can no longer be neat enough to roll that kind of hem, so it is no use getting a length of tulle, or shortening a ready made one. Can any U.K. lister suggest anywhere I can try> I have looked at everything I can see on Google and others, but maybe I am not looking in the right places. Suzi _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
