14th Century Bling: Making a Beaded Veil

IN WHICH our intrepid recreatrix blings up a silk veil. Join me as I bead the edges of a 14th century medieval veil for a friend!
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*Chapters*
00:00 Video Begins
00:12 Intro
01:33 Prepping the Fabric
04:14 Hemming the Veil
11:38 Ko-Fi Thank You
11:58 Beading the Veil
17:12 The Reveal
20:25 Outro
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*Tools Used*
All sewing and filming tools can be found on my Amazon Storefront; I do earn a small commission that doesn’t affect your price. You can also find links to my tea accoutrements, including the honey grenade!
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*Music Credits*
Intro music: Teller of Tales
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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*Other music from Epidemic Sound (in order of appearance)*
The Wedding Feast by Bonnie Grace
Celtic Dance by Trailer Worx
Peace in the Realm by Bonnie Grace

[@rachelboersma-plug9482]

Exquisite work, as always. Your magic stitch tutorial is a wonderful resource. My daughter used it to learn to do the hand-rolled hem on her silk chiffon graduation dress last year. Something I find helpful with silk chiffon is to lay it out on a large wool blanket before cutting. The roughness of the blanket means the chiffon doesn't just slide away, and there seems to be some helpful static/attraction between wool and silk. You'll have to use scissors, though, not a rotary cutter.

[@OpusElenae]

Oh that's a good note! I'll have to try that next time.

[@HouseHooligan]

The way the chiffon ripples around your face with the weight of the beading! 😍 What a lovely and loving gift. 💜

[@theplussizecostumer]

The veil looks beautiful. I really hope the recipiant likes and appreciates the work involved to make it. I do beaded jewelry so I'd like to suggest putting a cloth on a tray underneath where you're beading in case you should drop a bead or, Gods forbid, you knock over one of your containers. That way you don't have to, as I have done many a time, crawl around the floor on your hands and knees, and a flashlight looking for all those little beads. Especially size 15 beads. They're the worst. Once many, many, many years ago I dropped a whole tray of beads onto a shag carpet. I made the rookie beaders mistake of putting all my beads out on the tray, then got up to take it to another table to work, and bumped into someone. Oi, that was fun (not) and I never did that with beads ever again.

[@OpusElenae]

Good advice, thank you!

[@rebeccacuthbertson1271]

Stunning veil! And that trick marking your finger with a sharpie to keep the loops the same size, genius! Thank you for sharing!!

[@Chibihugs]

This is such a gorgeous veil. My first one was beaded but not flowy like this beauty. I love how you personalized the bead colors for your friend. What a beautiful gift!!!

[@Melavara]

The veil is stunning! I am also majorly envious of the stunning accessories box with the mirror 🤩

[@OpusElenae]

Right?! I usually budget myself one big purchase every time I go to Gulf War, and this was from the time before this past year.

[@emdran]

The veil is exquisite; it frames your face beautifully. The beading and narrow hem are perfect.

[@OpusElenae]

Thank you so much!

[@nanettebromley8843]

Wow, Stunning. You, mi dear, have the patience of a saint to do all that beading and the fine silk. It would've driven me batty, especially the silk. I have enough issues with fine cotton or linen trying to scarper 😆 I love your jewellery and accessories box with adjustable mirror. Just right for storage and events. How on earth do you manage to pin the veil without stabbing yourself in the head?

[@coreygilles847]

Such a calming video, and the veil is gorgeous (such a sweet gift for your friend) thank you for sharing this

[@nataliestanchevski4628]

I love how the weight of the beads affects the drape and movement of the veil. Beautiful painstaking work! I like that magic stitch, I use it to hem lightweight skirts and blouses. But I find by the end of the project I'm taking huge stitches because I just want to be done with it, lol.

[@OpusElenae]

Glad you like it! And I totally know how you feel.

[@etainne2001]

that rolled hem looks like it took ages. I love the music on your videos. makes me happy and want to dance.

[@OpusElenae]

It took longer than the beading, even with all the knots. But it’s worth it for a smooth hem!

[@marynimocks6791]

Stunning!! Love the magic stitch! Gracie mille!

[@bethanysonnier5402]

I’m definitely adding a beaded veil to my project list. Yours is absolutely beautiful!

[@courtneym75]

=O that hemming technique is BRILLIANT!

[@OpusElenae]

Thank you! I can’t take credit for it; it is brilliant.

[@catherinejustcatherine1778]

So elegant and beautiful a veil! Drinking water, alternating with "scotch style" ale

[@OpusElenae]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@amelinabellemont2722]

Wow that turned out really beautiful and thank you for showing me to hem silk! My first silk veil was quite a mess

[@christenagervais7303]

This must have taken you quite some time to make! It turned out beautifully!

[@ushere5791]

omg, gorgeous veil (nice tutorial on the magic stitch)...then gorgeous beadwork (nice trick with the sharpie)..then omg your amazing HAIR!!!!! :O

[@OpusElenae]

Thank you! I don’t usually wear it down because it’s literally a blanket

[@maryannhicks7829]

Awesome beadwork. The veil is gorgeous

[@OpusElenae]

Thank you!

[@autumn7143]

It’s lovely!!! You did an amazing job!!!

[@OpusElenae]

Thank you so much!!

[@Cryptid_Crow]

This was so fun, soothing, and entrancing to watch! What a gorgeous veil! :D

[@lenabreijer1311]

How lovely. You have incredible patience and dexterity. Which is why I never had a veil like that.

[@SatyrGrey]

Important info::: The area you have your hands in the frame is exactly where subtitles go- at least on mobile. I couldn't hear you very well, despite my volume being pretty high, so I turned on the subtitles.... and then I couldn't see what you are doing. Since this is a video, I opted for the option where I can see, over being able to 'hear'. Just figured I would mention that.

[@OpusElenae]

Oh thank you; I’ll be more careful in future.

[@canucknancy4257]

Absolutely stunning. That hemming technique is magic.

[@jodyariewitz7349]

❤

[@annapepple477]

This episode could not have come at a better time 💕

[@paulamiller8386]

This veil is as beautiful as it is delicate. Exquisite work.

[@OpusElenae]

Thank you very much!

[@anaisabelsantos4661]

Lovelly veil. Its an item to think about adding to my medieval wardrobe, but my 14th century closet needs updating before.

[@FlybyStardancer]

The veil came out gorgeous!! So pretty!

[@rainfire632]

Please forgive me. The vail is beautifully done and a lovely piece of work... but the whole time I was completely and utterly distracted and obsessed with the thing that is possibly a honey or syrup dispenser of some kind for your tea!???? Please if you see this comment and have time tell me what this magical thing is called. I need it desperately for my own tea and would be ever so grateful if I could know what it was and if I could get myself one. I have multiple cups of tea daily and all of them have honey in them... I desperately desire this magnificent dispenser of enchanting tea enhancement magic.

[@OpusElenae]

Lol I love it too; Tornado calls it the honey grenade. I got mine from Amazon by searching “no drip honey dispenser.”

[@FantasticalFolliesCostuming]

Here's a question for you: how DO you find grain on squidgy silk? Do you pull a thread? Rip it? I haven't ever been able to find an answer to this question. Usually when I'm working with chiffon or charmeuse, I just follow the selvage and hope for the best, but I tried that method on my own beaded veil (aka the "butt veil") last fall, and failed. So. Hard. Also, marking the width on your finger with a sharpie...A+. Absolutely effing brilliant. And thank you for showing us how you put the veil on with the pins! Seems like a simple thing, but I never quite knew how they were supposed to work...

[@OpusElenae]

If you cannot see the grain (with this particular chiffon, I can), you can gently up two points apart. If it’s on the bias at all, the fabric will stretch. If not, that’s on grain, and you can mark those points with pins. Rotate your fingers 90° and do the same thing til you feel no stretch. Now you have your warp and weft grains and you can make sure to iron and starch them on grain

[@FantasticalFolliesCostuming]

@@OpusElenae Thank you!!

[@maggiekedves]

I don't remember seeing your hair down before but it is gorgeous and astoundingly long. Your jewelry box is no dainty little thing, just love it. It was great to see how you applied the veil. Do you have a specific kind of pin for the veils and headresses?

[@OpusElenae]

Thank you! I don’t usually wear it down because it’s so hot here. Any reasonably long pin will do; I’ve used pearl and glass headed sewing pins before. If you want something fancy, I actually sell veil pins in my shop, or there are tons on Etsy too!

[@linr8260]

This looks amazing! The loops look like a great way to have the visual effect of something hanging down without experiencing as much of the... dangling. And it makes everything drape so nicely! As a side note, at the time I watched, there seemed to be a couple of lines missing from the captions just after the 12 minutes mark.

[@cherylstraub5970]

Love the veil. You do such good work. You inspire me.

[@OpusElenae]

I'm so glad!

[@stevezytveld6585]

Is the Featherweight new to you? She is lovely. Beautiful hand work, as always. That hand stitch is amazing to watch come together. The beading is lovely. Well done. Lucky your friend has you in their life. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi

[@OpusElenae]

You! I actually have two now! It debuted in the last video, making the waist cincher, and will feature again soon!

[@stevezytveld6585]

@@OpusElenae Oooh. One for you, one for Tornado if they get the itch. I'm going to have to go back for the waist cincher video...

[@samanthakessel7285]

Hey Courtney! I was wondering if you might be able to do a hair wraping tutorial for midieval hair? And also maybe show dimensions/make a headwrap/headscarf? I cant seem to find the type to completely ecase the hair myself to purchase. All I can find are the 'modern' triangle ones to tie over the top of the head.... Many thanks!

[@OpusElenae]

Sure, I can do that!

[@charischannah]

Where did you get that teacup in your intro? It's gorgeous!

[@OpusElenae]

A local woodturner and resin artist: Greb Woodworks. It was a gift from friends! instagram.com/grebwoodworks

[@moonbasket]

This is a beautiful veil. Amazing work. But I have to know. Did you do it all in one day or did you just put the same tank top back on for filming? because either way, that's dedication. :D

[@OpusElenae]

A lot of it was done in one day. Honestly, if you can get in the groove of it, it’s really a quick project.

[@canucknancy4257]

Absolutely stunning. That hemming technique is magic. (I'll have to hurry up and try to find the book club book)

[@OpusElenae]

Any decent thrift book store should have it!

[@canucknancy4257]

@@OpusElenae I'm trying :)

[@joanelizabethhall9455]

Greetings, Lovely Lady! I am probably your most tech-challenged subscriber. I've never been on Instragram and I have no idea what a discord server is . You said something about a Crystal Cave Book Club. How do I find out more?

[@OpusElenae]

Discord is basically like a series of AOL chat rooms grouped together. I’m going to drop a link here, which should prompt you to make an account, and then take you to my server. Once you get there you’ll be able to read the rules and hit the ✅ to say you agree to them. Let me know if you have more questions! discord.gg/hyzAhakr46

[@megananderson1431]

What can you tell us about your iron?

[@OpusElenae]

It’s a Sapporo brand gravity feed iron. I think I got the entire kit on Amazon for around $100? I love it so much.

[@LauraJayne64]

Do you have to wear a veil with a simple?

[@OpusElenae]

Nope, wimple not required. There are plenty of manuscripts that show people wearing just veils.