dumb question: can tulle be "stiffened"?
Lisa L. Pardy
princ...@aol.com (PRINCESSPK) wrote:
> Soooooooo, perhaps you could try the
>liquid starch on a bit of your tulle, and see if this achieves
>the effect you are seeking. I hope this helps, and that your
>special day is divine!
>Pink wishes
>The Princess
Thank you for your wishes, and thanks also to the others who emailed me with
excellent suggestions. Spray starch was a frequently-mentioned idea, and
sounds like it might be just what I wanted! (and yes, I'll try it on a spare
scrap first!!)
Thanks again - and any more ideas are welcome!
Lisa
Jeanne Allan Sawtelle
[snip]
: excellent suggestions. Spray starch was a frequently-mentioned idea, and
: scrap first!!)
:
: Thanks again - and any more ideas are welcome!
:
: Lisa
I considered for a while wearing my mother's veil, which is made of
voile and is =very= fine and fragile. I decided against it, since its
decorations competed with my dress, but if I did wear it, I would have
worn a plain tulle veil underneath it as my mom had.
The (stiffer and sturdier) tulle would have kept the voile from
ripping, and would have given it "body." Perhaps you can do something
similar, and put another layer of tulle underneath.
Jeanne
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Debbie McCoy
It's very easy to stiffen tulle with non-yellowing
hair spray. Spray starch may clog the tulle and
cause it to turn milky-looking in color.
Hope this helps.
Deb McCoy
Amy Hannah
Pardy) wrote:
** the original tulle was much "stiffer" than the
** new stuff, and it kind of "pouffed" just a little behind the headpiece
before
** falling; I loved it. The new tulle just hangs down (it's finer *and* longer,
** thus weightier), and somehow it just isn't the same to me as that
moment when
** I tried on the original in the antique shop : ( I don't wanna ask her
to trim
** the antique veil, she's done so much already...
**
** Is there anything that will "stiffen" tulle so it will stand up a little
** behind the cap? I keep thinking hairspray, but I know that's nuts. Anyone
** know a similar product/idea that will help the tulle stand up a little for
** those first 6 inches or so?
**
** Lisa (who _knows_ this is a *really* stupid question). %-)
If you're looking to pouf it up a bit, you can also sew a smallish piece
of tulle under the veil where it meets the headpiece...not enough to show
really, but gather it and stitch it under the longer veil to give it a
lift...sort of like those bunched up shoulder pads in dresses with
illusion sleeves...know what I mean?
Depends on the headpiece a bit, though.
Amy
CA...@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu
>newsgroup, but there is *so* much knowledge out there, who knows... ?
>
>I was gonna make my own headpiece; I bought a big piece of tulle and my fmil
>trimmed it all 'round with very thin ribbon (she found it surprisingly easy to
>do, using a narrow zigzag stitch, by the way, for those of you making your
>own). Then, I found the *perfect* antique headpiece, and grabbed it! - but
>because I was very grateful to fmil, I decided to remove the original tulle on
>the antique headpiece and attach the one she'd trimmed. It all went okay,
>except for one little detail... the original tulle was much "stiffer" than the
>new stuff, and it kind of "pouffed" just a little behind the headpiece before
>
>
How about starching the first 6 inches?
Cheryl
Al Weltha
I got to tell my wife today, when she asked, that I was on the internet reading
about things people do to stiffen their tulle.
Of course, I had to explain it to her, too. "No Dear, it's the WEDDING group!
I mean t-u-l-l-e. Really!
(she STILL had to come look.)
--Al
Who could really care less about sewing, but is always up for learning new
tricks, or capitilizing on bad puns.
pard...@mi.net (Lisa L. Pardy) wrote:
Stacy Turner
of stiff net behind and under the veil, to pouf it up, or starch the veil
with heavy duty starch (vano) while it is ungathered then gather it up and
hook it.
Stacy
In soc.couples.wedding pard...@mi.net (Lisa L. Pardy) said:
>I know this has got to be one of the dumbest questions ever asked on the
>newsgroup, but there is *so* much knowledge out there, who knows... ?
>
>I was gonna make my own headpiece; I bought a big piece of tulle and my
fmil
>trimmed it all 'round with very thin ribbon (she found it surprisingly
easy to
>do, using a narrow zigzag stitch, by the way, for those of you making your
>own). Then, I found the *perfect* antique headpiece, and grabbed it! - but
>because I was very grateful to fmil, I decided to remove the original
tulle on
>the antique headpiece and attach the one she'd trimmed. It all went okay,
>except for one little detail... the original tulle was much "stiffer" than
the
>new stuff, and it kind of "pouffed" just a little behind the headpiece
before
>falling; I loved it. The new tulle just hangs down (it's finer *and*
longer,
>thus weightier), and somehow it just isn't the same to me as that moment
when I
>tried on the original in the antique shop : ( I don't wanna ask her to
trim
>the antique veil, she's done so much already...
>