Thread: semi circle silk veils

can you guys suggest any website that i can get this from? i need 2 of them for my double veil choreography... any suggestions will be helpful. thanks in advance

Originally Posted by olivejuice

can you guys suggest any website that i can get this from? i need 2 of them for my double veil choreography... any suggestions will be helpful. thanks in advance

Hi there,
I have two, they are Habotai Silk Belly Dance half-circle veils hand dyed by Sahariah. They are made from 8mm quality Habotai silk and are 45 x 108 inches. I have used only one of them and only once for a short intro.
COLORS: Gold blends into green, teal, slight purple, teal, green and ends in gold borders.
I can take and send you some pictures if you wish.
The price would be $80.- for both incl. priority shipping. Paypal accepted.
My PMs do not work, please post your intent here or e-mail me at mahreen@email.cz .

A'Kai Silks belly dance silk veils skirts gypsy wear by akaisilks

Fairy Cove Designer Silks

Silkdancer by Silkdancer on Etsy

Shibori Borealis

...to begin with.

Originally Posted by MonikaMahreen

Hi there,
I have two, they are Habotai Silk Belly Dance half-circle veils hand dyed by Sahariah. They are made from 8mm quality Habotai silk and are 45 x 108 inches. I have used only one of them and only once for a short intro.
COLORS: Gold blends into green, teal, slight purple, teal, green and ends in gold borders.
I can take and send you some pictures if you wish.
The price would be $80.- for both incl. priority shipping. Paypal accepted.
My PMs do not work, please post your intent here or e-mail me at mahreen@email.cz .

Here are the pics (the right color is as shown on the first picture, the second picture is too light, more yellowish than in real):

I haven't seen Marta for almost a year now but I have only heard good things, in person, from customers of hers.

Madre Luna Belly Dance

some great ones here too:
Silks by Sahariah by SilksbySahariah on Etsy

Tiger, you don't do half circles?

Yes I have them on occasion I've even starting dyeing the ones from dharma because I can get them quickly :)

Originally Posted by tigerb

A'Kai Silks belly dance silk veils skirts gypsy wear by akaisilks

Fairy Cove Designer Silks

Silkdancer by Silkdancer on Etsy

Shibori Borealis

...to begin with.

Originally Posted by MonikaMahreen

Here are the pics (the right color is as shown on the first picture, the second picture is too light, more yellowish than in real):

Thanks so much, although your veils look amazing, its just not the colour im looking for. Sorry.

Originally Posted by jesennia

Tiger, you don't do half circles?

Yes I have them on occasion I've even starting dyeing the ones from dharma because I can get them quickly :)

I have done some of Dharma's little half circles, but I can't stock them as few folks in my neck of the woods want to buy them. If somebody local is offering a double veil class, I might get a big order, though, and suddenly have to make eight or ten pairs in a short period of time -- that gets exciting!

A good friend of mine dyes silks and she does lovely 1/2 circles, although she doesn't always have them in stock. I'm one of her sales ladies at the MN Renaissance Festival and I have quite a few of her veils, including 2 double veil sets. We're working on getting her up on Etsy, but for now, she's on Facebook:
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and she also has a website:
Basinah's Bedouin Bazaar

She sells under the names "Basinah's Bedouin Bazaar" (just her silks) and "Ladies of the Lake" (her joint venture with a dichrioc glass vendor- they have stores at MN Renaissance Festival, Siouxland Renaissance Festival, and Chippewa Valley Renaissance Festival, as well as vending at other events around the Midwest.

Originally Posted by tigerb

I have done some of Dharma's little half circles, but I can't stock them as few folks in my neck of the woods want to buy them. If somebody local is offering a double veil class, I might get a big order, though, and suddenly have to make eight or ten pairs in a short period of time -- that gets exciting!

They are kinda funky because of that rolled hem..haha aren't rush orders fun :)

Originally Posted by jesennia

They are kinda funky because of that rolled hem..haha aren't rush orders fun :)

I'm kind of tired of explaining to people that they aren't actually half circles because they aren't 55" wide. But if I don't say anything, I invariably get some semi-outraged remark about it. A lot of the time I just call them "curved veils."

Seems like I either can't sell anything or can't make things fast enough -- silk rollercoaster!

Yea I went to great lengths to describe the various sizes on an older version of my site and there's still confusion. They are neat for what they are but I still prefer the biggies ..

oh yes the roller coaster..unfortunately I get a lot of requests wanting stuff "next week" while I'd love to do it , it's not possible..I don't really 'stock' art ..certain seasonal colors can be anticipated but I don't ever have the luxury ofa fully stocked store 24/7 it sells too quick

wholesale orders take up a LOT of time and as you know don't pay very well especially when a reseller is requesting certain colors. esp. with the nursing job it seems to work well that I di will dye up what I feel like making and then offer that out.

custom is a pain too, sometimes a long conversation will ensue then ya hear nothing back..which is fine..but it's hard to fill a time slot with a maybe :)

Tiger lets go to coffee!!

Originally Posted by jesennia

Tiger lets go to coffee!!

Soon as I can make it to Hawai'i, you are on!