Old 08-09-2012, 05:29 AM
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Beeboop71
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Originally Posted by Krystyna
Elisabrat, they are used by traditional Catholics who wear them to the Latin Mass, by people visiting the Vatican (I get a lot of orders from Washington, DC, and by ceremonial organizers. Some are also used for weddings and Quinceaneros. As far as how to do the edges of the oblongs, I use a serger to make a rolled hem. I used to handroll and hand stitch, but ... takes forever. This is a purely accidental business. I never intended to become a veil maker. I used to sell at lot of vintage Catholic stuff on eBay including some old veils I found at estate sales. Customers asked for more so I eventually found a well-known veil company and got them at a discount. Unfortunately, they were not too nice so I decided to buy a sewing machine and make them myself. Then that company moved out of the country and stopped selling retail ... so I became the veil maker of choice and sell all over the world. I am perpetually behind in filling orders. The moment I think I've gotten ahead ... poof! Sold out. And my website is soooooo out of date, but no time to fix it. *sigh* One of these days.
The veils are beautiful and I was wondering myself if they were wedding veils because in Latin cultures they do wear them as you said to church. Well I am making a trip to Joann's this weekend myself and will keep an eye out for them. Someone is bound to find some yardage for you I know you said your website is out of date but can you share it with us? I love to see people's work and what they sell. It is a lot of work maintaing a website for sure, I know first hand. I for one will be adding handmade goodies to mine soon as I am preparing for my first craft show this December and will just make extras for my website.
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