Simple dress up, bridal veil, no sew tutorial

This is a quick no sew 2-5 minute project (10 if you really take your time).
What you need.
Ribbons- You can use tulle, ribbons, or fabric strips (depending on the look you want). you can even mix and match them.

Scissors

Rubber bands

Fray check- is only needed if you use ribbons. If you use layers of tulle no fray check is needed. (clear nail polish, a lighter, or a wood burner will work in the place of Fray check)


For this veil I only used the big roll of white tulle and big roll of blue tulle laying on the table. The only thing I used from inside the basket is the tiny pink flat pack of ribbon in the very back. BUT any of the ribbons in the basket would have looked nice.


Cut a length about, 4 yards long, of tulle. Fold it in half and then in half again (making it a 1 yard piece on table 4 layers thick).Cut another 2 yard piece. I used the blue tulle this time. Fold it in half and place on top of the white tulle.

To add a bit of sparkle I added a top layer of ribbon about a yard long with beads attached (bought it for 50 cents on clearance at Walmart).


Carefully fold it in half one last time and slip on a rubber band over the fold.Reach inside loop grab loose ends and gently pull in.




It will look like this.



Slowly pull the loop close. You can fiddle with it as you pull in so the smaller layers lay exactly the way you want as you form the knot.

It'll look like this.
To add a piece to cover bride's face take 1 more yard of tulle and loop it around the rubber band in the same way as you did with the first loop and then slide it down in the first knot.
Lay the ribbons flat (rubber band on left and ribbons hanging down on your right. Cut the 2 yard layer loop at the bottom (for me this was the blue tulle) making 2 even pieces to hang down freely.

For this veil I cut the white tulle loops up a bit higher (up closer to rubber band) to make longer and shorter layers adding a bit more poof. You can cut it exactly in half if you want.


Use some Fray Check (clear nail polish works), or you can use a lighter or wood burner to heat set any ribbons. Tulle will not fray but normal ribbons will. I don't think any of the materials I used in this one will fray but I put a dab on the beaded ribbon just to make sure. I did use the Fray check on a much smaller one I made my youngest daughter because I used pink ribbons on hers.

Your done!
Twist it on like a normal rubber band.


This is another one made the same way but with different ribbons. I used about 1 yard for the wide layer and about 1/2 yard of the pink ribbon.
Now grab some rubber bands and ribbons or strips of other materials (yarn, strips of clothes, feathers, ribbons, lace, and such) to see what fun things you can create for dress up play time.
Close up of the one the baby is wearing.


Another version using blue tulle, pink, and white ribbons.

You can make tiny ones. This one is just a few inches long. I did NOT make this one it came from a store.


NOTE! Be very careful if you choose to heat set ribbons. You can easily start a fire when using a lighter to set the edges.

Please keep watch of young children at play if you choose to make this project. It could become a choking hazard. The long ribbons could wrap around a child's neck. You should take them out before nap or bedtime. You know your child best so do what you feel is right.

Any questions feel free to write me. It is 1:oo am so this might not be clear enough to follow.