fabric cuttlefish tail

[wishtags]

hiya! a couple years back, i made my little sister a fabric tail with cuttlefish ruffles, and i never got around to posting about it! it was sort of a last-minute project i made before going on vacation in the summer of 2014.... i made it in like, 3 days i think? speedy stuff...

https://s31.postimg.org/fvv4omd8r/bittytail3.png

[she wouldn't pose for pictures :p]

it's made of black spandex with a turquoise foil coating, and the ruffles are made of stretch mesh [bought all of it from spandexworld (http://spandexworld.com/)]. the ruffles are actually a bit interesting- they're flounce ruffles! they were cut on a curve, not gathered. so they're very flowy in the water, but still seamless like a real cuttlefish! i got the idea based on the hyperbolic geometry sea creatures like coral, cuttlefish, and sea slugs are structured with, where a "straight line" is actually a curve. which... maybe doesn't make a ton of sense to say, but basically, it's one of these

https://s31.postimg.org/mw17i0zx7/nm_seaslug6_080519_ssh.jpghttps://s31.postimg.org/jrlho1zxn/flounceruffle3.png

they're the same shape! the ruffles are similar in structure to the ones real sea creatures have, so the look really organic in the water. unfortunately i don't have an underwater camera, but here's a couple pics of them on land...

https://s32.postimg.org/ta6dfmtg5/tumblr_o9xeax5k7d1r677yzo1_1280.jpg

i painted the fluke with jacquard lumiere paints, and heat-set it with a hair dryer. the paints didn't take well to the foil coating at all, but in my experience they are great on fabric that doesn't have a coating... still looked pretty cool tho


https://s31.postimg.org/do6mov68b/tumblr_o9xbnm3whh1r677yzo9_1280.jpg

this is the finished tail about a year later.... as you can see, some of the paint is flaking off. understandable, considering the paint doesn't bond to foil and that thing has honestly taken a real beating, lol. still, it's held up a lot better than i thought it would! the fabric itself has been really wonderful- almost zero flaking, and still shiny even today after 2 years of use! the mesh has never frayed or torn at all, either, which is really excellent. i love the flowyness of stretch mesh too.... i highly recommend it

https://s32.postimg.org/9203qokmt/tumblr_o9xh8w7_Ktv1r677yzo1_1280.jpg

https://s32.postimg.org/ukcx2oig5/tumblr_o9xbnm3whh1r677yzo4_1280.jpg

https://s32.postimg.org/62x9l326d/bittytail2.png

[Mermaid Alea]

Woah if this was a rushed tail, I can't imagine how beautiful a non-rushed one by you would be! This tail is really beautiful, and I think this tail has the best side ruffles I have ever seen. I normally am not much of a ruffles fan, but I can tell from the photos the ruffles do appear to move out like a cuttlefish. The color scheme is really great as well. This is a very inspiring tail!

Welcome to Mernetwork by the way! :D

[Mermaid Mia]

Those ruffles are BEAUTIFUL


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[MerEmma]

Wow, I LOVE the design of this tail! <3 I didn't expect paint on that fabric to look so awesome but it has depth with the scale pattern behind it.

[wishtags]

thank you guys!! i'll be going on vacation next week, so hopefully i can get some more pics and videos to post!

[Luna Dreamtide]

Gorgeous job on that! Both the ruffles and the painting is fantastic.

[PearlieMae]

That is such a cool idea with the flounced ruffles and your fluke paint job is gorgeous! Well done!

[Mermaid Chrissa]

Despite what you said about the paint not taking, I absolutely love the paint job! The fluke is beautiful and the ruffles are sooo cute!

[Arking]

The paint job you did is great, everyone's right if this is rushed it's really well done. Happy and relieved to see you're using the same paints I am to do mine.

[wishtags]

dang it, looks like all my images got eaten! oh, well. if you still wanted to see this tail, i'll post the pics i still have.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/d72f9a3886d8c7748c2c9c52d879434e/tumblr_onjaw8ahTm1r677yzo4_1280.jpg
https://66.media.tumblr.com/e72a0a921e3077d5ef1af26b2de0539f/tumblr_onjaw8ahTm1r677yzo1_1280.jpg
https://66.media.tumblr.com/823ef51a56035b49b739be75d2c3402e/tumblr_onjaw8ahTm1r677yzo2_1280.jpg
https://66.media.tumblr.com/755a26138aa9ed81dbac2068fc1967bd/tumblr_onjaw8ahTm1r677yzo3_1280.jpg

[Mermaid_Auquita_123]

Wow I love the color combo


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