Slipping veil?

catholicanne · #1 May 20, '12, 12:13 pm

I don't own a mantilla (although I'd like to buy one someday) so all I wear are large silk scarves. Does anyone else wear silk scarves and if so, how do you keep them from slipping off your head? I feel like I'm readjusting my scarf 10 times a day! LOL

marysdaughter1 · #2 May 20, '12, 1:00 pm

I've seen combs or bobby pins attached to Mantillas - maybe one of those would help? I wish I could wear scarves. They end up looking like a babushka and I look like my great grandma.

catholicanne · #3 May 20, '12, 3:02 pm

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Originally Posted by marysdaughter1

I've seen combs or bobby pins attached to Mantillas - maybe one of those would help? I wish I could wear scarves. They end up looking like a babushka and I look like my great grandma.

LOL. I thought to myself, after looking in the mirror before going to Mass this morning, that I look Middle Eastern with my silk headscarf and dark features and light skin. I don't think the gold hoop earrings were helping. Not that I care mind you, I'm Hispanic and sometimes people ask me, "What are you?" when they can't immediately identify what background I am.

PerfectTiming · #4 May 20, '12, 3:05 pm

I wear a silk scarf. Mine is square shaped and I fold it into a triangle and wear it like a mantilla only I tie the ends under my chin, though I suppose you could tie it at the back of your neck if you prefer. It works like a charm. If your scarves are rectangular I imagine a scarf pin would work as well.

lizaanne · #5 May 21, '12, 7:32 am

These are some lovely stick pins (as we call them in the US) or scarf pins as they are also known:

Listing on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/99682831...k-pins-3-roses

Very easy to pin the veil to the top of your head with these, grabbing your hair underneath, then bring back through to the top of the veil and put the little cap on the end of the pin.

~Liza

marysdaughter1 · #6 May 21, '12, 9:10 am

I like the stick pin idea - very pretty.

catholicanne · #7 May 21, '12, 10:10 am

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Originally Posted by lizaanne

These are some lovely stick pins (as we call them in the US) or scarf pins as they are also known:

Listing on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/listing/99682831...k-pins-3-roses

Very easy to pin the veil to the top of your head with these, grabbing your hair underneath, then bring back through to the top of the veil and put the little cap on the end of the pin.

~Liza

Thank you! I'll certainly have to give it a try.

Crafty Catholic · #8 May 21, '12, 11:27 pm

I have the same problem, I have found that cotton is much less slippery and stretchy fabrics also have a wonderful grip.

catholicanne · #9 May 24, '12, 4:56 pm

I tried a stretchy fabric and while it did stay on longer, it eventually stayed stretched out and kept slipping. I'm definitely going to have to get some pins.

odile53 · #10 Jun 3, '12, 9:16 pm

Well, I wouldn't recommend chewing gum--LOL!

But seriously, there is a double-sided fashion tape that you can put on the front of your hair and then just stick the scarf/mantilla/what have you to. It does NOT rip out your hair when you remove it. You can get it at department stores in the foundations department. I've used it when I used to wear mantillas. I didn't like poking holes in the lace. Now I wear hats because I had skin cancer, and need to protect my skin.

Another really cool way of tying a square or rectangular scarf is to either make a triangle out of a square scarf, or just use the rectangular one as is, put it on the top of your head, criss-cross the tails behind your hair, and then bring them to the front and tie a knot at your neck. Very Grace Kelly, and it stays put!

catholicanne · #11 Jun 4, '12, 4:10 pm

Good suggestion.

I folded my silk scarf into a triangle yesterday and then tied a knot under my chin but on the side, so really under my left ear. It looked very stylish and I didn't get any glances for it.

PerfectTiming · #12 Jun 4, '12, 4:13 pm

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Originally Posted by catholicanne

Good suggestion.

I folded my silk scarf into a triangle yesterday and then tied a knot under my chin but on the side, so really under my left ear. It looked very stylish and I didn't get any glances for it.

It works great doesn't it! I've been doing it that way for ages.

Elisabeth51 · #13 Jun 15, '12, 8:58 pm

Well since I do mine more like my Muslim friends, I wear a cotton underscarf under my veils--it gives the pins something secure to pin too and a little extra colour and design. Underscarves are super cheap to obtain, sometimes you can get them with a little embroidery on them as well.