The thread I used for the pearls and bugle beads was the same thread I used in making the Lace, Coasts & Clark 40 WT. 100% Trilobal Polyester.

I would like to Thank everyone again for all your wonderful comments on the Veil. I am now in the process of working on some cute baby ideas, for both a boy or girl since my daughter decided she would rathr wait till the baby is born to find out it's gender.

Thank you all for the nice comments. The lace pattern I used is from Amazing Designs "Lace Collection I". The stabilizer I used is the Sulky Heavy Duty Water Soluble, and Sulky Super Solvy Water Soluble. I would put the Heavy Duty in my hoop and spray with the Sulky adheasive, lay my tulle, spray again and top with the Super Solvy. When I was finished with the length of lace I needed, I then put it in water. I would suggest you soak the lace at least a half hour and change the water at least 5 times. The Sulky Heavy Duty was not that easy to dissolve and if there was any resisdue from it, the lace would get very hard. After the lace was dry, I trimmed the extra tulle on the outsides edges, and then preceeded to do all the sewing of the pearls and bugle beads. When finished I then hand sewed the lace onto the veil. I added the hot waxed Swarovski Crystals last to help connect the center of the lace with the veil, to give it a more stable one piece look. I then trimmed the bottom edge of the veil to the shape of the lace. I am sure there may have been alot of new shortcuts to take, but I was doing this for the first time without any directions to follow, and I wanted it to look perfect for her.

Dear ElizaDolittle,
Thank you so much, and to top it off I just got some great news last night, I am going to be a "GRANDMOTHER" in October. My first Grandbaby, my husband and I are so excited. Sewing machine here I come....