maemermaid
02-24-2015, 06:33 PM
Ahoy there!!!
I've decided to see if I even have the bare minimum ability to make a tail out of neoprene and since I'm a poor, full time student and full time working gal with loads of bills to pay, I'm going to attempt to make it out of scraps... So follow along if you're interested in seeing me make lots of mistakes and hopefully come out of it all with a functioning tail (: It is going to be a slow process but I'm sure it will be a fun challenge!
First: I have purchased 2 well worn wetsuits that I intend to cut up and use neoprene cement to "sew" into a fin. Click here to see how that stuff is used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xKkjDfyi_s
Why neoprene cement? I can't sew very well, and this stuff is fairly inexpsensive and seems to be simple enough to use.
Second: Make a fluke with swim fins instead of a monofin! Why? If it works, it shaves a minimum of $40 off the cost of this thingy-ma-jig!
Third: We'll test it out and I'll either stop there if it fails miserably and try again when I can afford the proper supplies. OR!!! I'll add thousands of sequins and cover the whole tail (as well as add any side fins, etc...) Why cover the whole tail? Well, I think that looks the best, plus it will help me avoid the need to paint the fin if at all possible!
"But Mae, didn't you just buy a Kariel tail?" Yep! And I love it, but it was also well loved before I got it. So every event I do is going to require some post-party repair jobs and a back-up tail is a huge necessity.
I'm also in a bit of a pickle with a lack of mermaid top so I'll be making one of those too and you and follow along with that project as well! (long story short: I had a beautiful MerBella's seaweed top and my mertender was in charge of gathering the 'wardrobe changes' and putting them in the car at my recent photo shoot and it unfortunately did not get remembered and was gone when he returned to look for it. </3 I believe energy recycles itself though and that my top will go on to someone who will love it even more than I did!)
Anywho, if anyone is still reading, THANKS (: and I look forward to hearing everyone's ideas, criticisms, and laughter (via text lol) as I go along this bumpy road!
I've decided to see if I even have the bare minimum ability to make a tail out of neoprene and since I'm a poor, full time student and full time working gal with loads of bills to pay, I'm going to attempt to make it out of scraps... So follow along if you're interested in seeing me make lots of mistakes and hopefully come out of it all with a functioning tail (: It is going to be a slow process but I'm sure it will be a fun challenge!
First: I have purchased 2 well worn wetsuits that I intend to cut up and use neoprene cement to "sew" into a fin. Click here to see how that stuff is used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xKkjDfyi_s
Why neoprene cement? I can't sew very well, and this stuff is fairly inexpsensive and seems to be simple enough to use.
Second: Make a fluke with swim fins instead of a monofin! Why? If it works, it shaves a minimum of $40 off the cost of this thingy-ma-jig!
Third: We'll test it out and I'll either stop there if it fails miserably and try again when I can afford the proper supplies. OR!!! I'll add thousands of sequins and cover the whole tail (as well as add any side fins, etc...) Why cover the whole tail? Well, I think that looks the best, plus it will help me avoid the need to paint the fin if at all possible!
"But Mae, didn't you just buy a Kariel tail?" Yep! And I love it, but it was also well loved before I got it. So every event I do is going to require some post-party repair jobs and a back-up tail is a huge necessity.
I'm also in a bit of a pickle with a lack of mermaid top so I'll be making one of those too and you and follow along with that project as well! (long story short: I had a beautiful MerBella's seaweed top and my mertender was in charge of gathering the 'wardrobe changes' and putting them in the car at my recent photo shoot and it unfortunately did not get remembered and was gone when he returned to look for it. </3 I believe energy recycles itself though and that my top will go on to someone who will love it even more than I did!)
Anywho, if anyone is still reading, THANKS (: and I look forward to hearing everyone's ideas, criticisms, and laughter (via text lol) as I go along this bumpy road!