how does stella the siren make her tails

[Merman Cyan]

when i discovered stella on youtube, i fell in LOVE with her work. she did make a tail tutorial but it wasnt for her clownfish tail ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1wBDDCXg4Q ) both of those tails are AMAZING and i wish stella could make a tail pattern for her clownfish tail and the flower one in the same video, i want to make one like mermaids in PAN. and if i had a pattern to go off of. i could accomplish the desired look/tail.

[AbbyOfGailous]

when i discovered stella on youtube, i fell in LOVE with her work. she did make a tail tutorial but it wasnt for her clownfish tail ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1wBDDCXg4Q ) both of those tails are AMAZING and i wish stella could make a tail pattern for her clownfish tail and the flower one in the same video, i want to make one like mermaids in PAN. and if i had a pattern to go off of. i could accomplish the desired look/tail.These are beautiful! I wish I could make these.

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[Sabrina the Selkie]

Keep in mind that the clownfish tail was one of the hardest to make, according to her.

But if I had to hazard a guess, she started with the regular pattern but assembled the tail in pieces. Panels of white, panels of red stitched together until she had the front and back of a basic tail body.

It's at that juncture that she probably added the fins, in the same way you saw her demonstrate.

The front and back probably got sewed together last.

But that's a very rough guess.

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[Arking]

Keep in mind that the clownfish tail was one of the hardest to make, according to her.

But if I had to hazard a guess, she started with the regular pattern but assembled the tail in pieces. Panels of white, panels of red stitched together until she had the front and back of a basic tail body.

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From watching it briefly it looks like she did a standard tail pattern and gently modified it. So where some tails have two or even one seam she has three, one in the center back, two on the sides. By taking a regular pattern and cutting one half of it in two she's accomplished adding in the capacity for dorsal fins. Realizing she's done this with the floral one and not watched her stitching guide, I'm guessing she covers this in-depth.

She'd then have to have a seam allowance added onto both pieces so for instance the pattern cut in half + 1/4 inch added spacing to the interior cut. The three pieces would then allow her to cut and add in and pin the caudal and dorsal fins/finlets made of lightweight semi-translucent material (such as silk, taffeta, or organza) as she seamed the material together.

For the coloured areas as Selkie said she needed only design the shape of the coloured blocks on a regular pattern and substitute them with new pieces + 1/4" seam all the way around with triangular notches cut in to allow for seamless bending of the shapes her to achieve those really nice curves in the finished piece. Careful pinning and stitching them together so that they line up and boom done. The coloured blocking would be accomplished at the same time the pattern is designed with patient stitching to ensure everything will fit and align when assembled. If I had to hazard a guess she would have sewn the colour blocks together first, then the center seam and dorsal fin and finlets, and then worked on the caudal portions and side seams with an overall identical shape and pattern to a standard two seam mermaid tail.

To strengthen her seams she could be using a neoprene glue or water proof fabric glue so that the fins and swim material have a good bond.

As for a pattern, I wouldn't count on getting one. It's more a step by step process that in the end is often custom made to the wearer you'd be better to follow guidelines of modifying a standard pattern than you would to wait and get a ready made one to go. It's actually kind of fun having freedom when sewing, if you get the hang of it you'll find it's a lot like baking at times some things you can just wing, and others do require a lot of attention.