Ideas needed: using wedding veil on christening suit?

[Gemmamuk]

Ok ladies, I need you to put your thinking caps on as I haven't got a 'crafty' bone in my body!! Lol

Basically, for various reasons, we are having my sons christening on his first birthday.

We've bought him this little suit to wear:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B002SFV446?in=1&is=300

Basically my dilemma is this: my mum died 9 years ago, and it breaks my heart every day that she never got to meet her grandson.
I have both her wedding dress and veil. I cannot bear to tamper with the dress but the veil has seen better days so I thought it would be a lovely idea to use it or part of it with my sons outfit so she can be a part of the day too?

It's from the 80's so like a white cap type thing with a comb fastening, normal veil netting material with cotton circle ribbon type thing at the bottom.

My mum was the most artistic person, and made stunning cross stitch pictures, knitted, sewed, baked, decorated cakes. I didn't inherit her artistic nature
All I can come up with is cutting a bit of the netting up or ribbon from the bottom and sewing it inside the waistcoat or something??

Has anyone got any better ideas please?

I would be very grateful as it means so much to somehow involve my mum and have a piece of her with us, iykwim??

 

[MrsKyliePaton]

I was think the same as you and cutting some off and sewing on the inside, it's really nice that you want to include your mum into it, you will know its there and it will be a special memory to tell your son when he's older, sorry I'm not much help xxx

 

[MLC20]

Could you make a flower from it and use it as a button hole corsage thing.

 

[Gemmamuk]

Thanks ladies! Sorry for the late reply but I didn't get email notifications

 

[maryp0ppins]

Its a lovely idea,can you not take it to a place that altars and repairs things and ask their advice? My mom had our gown made from her wedding dress,shes passed it on to me now and i cant wait to use it.

 

[Gemmamuk]

Yeah possibly? I had another idea that I'm getting a white embroidered bib from eBay personalised with his name and date and I could maybe sew the edging onto the edge of the bib? Hmmmm think ill have to get his clothes and dig the veil out of the loft?

 

[CormacksGirl]

i like the buttonhole idea!!