Mermaid Emily's first tail!!

[Neptunie2]

Hey everybody I am going to start making my first fabric tail!!!! And I am soooo excited!! I just got back from shopping for supplies and thought I would show you my haul!

This is the main fabric for the tail I got two different colors:
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/08/2u6y2azy.jpg

I also got some mesh fabric for accessories and maybe fins I have some ideas to experiment with...
Pink
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/08/3agajupe.jpg
And sparkly gold
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/08/uteva9et.jpg
I also got metallic lumiere paints
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/08/suje8ana.jpg

And I am going to do some experiments with some glow in the dark paint to see how well it stays on in water!!! I am so excited about the glow in the dark paint!!!!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/08/e3aqe6en.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/08/uju9u4et.jpg
It glows a really bright green and is very pretty!!


Currently "growing" my tail!
Lots of love!!!
-Emily

[WillowAnne]

I love that sparkly gold fabric! Of course, I like anything that's shiny. Is it super thin? I can't tell from the picture...

[Neptunie2]

It isn't super thin it is 4way stretch spandex and is pretty solid you can't see through it or anything.


Currently "growing" my tail!
Lots of love!!!
-Emily

[Neptunie2]

Tonight my grandma helped me measure for my tail. Now I just have to wait for my monofin to arrive and I am ready to begin!!!! I am soooo excited!!!


Currently "growing" my tail!
Lots of love!!!
-Emily

[Neptunie2]

I got my monofin and now I have created my pattern for my modification, I will be using the duct tape and zip tie method. This is me in my monofin with the pattern taped on top. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/01/dutehy5a.jpghere is a better view of the pattern.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/01/4a6u9ana.jpg


Currently "growing" my tail!
Lots of love!!!
-Emily

[Mermaid Allie]

Your pattern looks awesome! Keep us updated :) just a little warning the mesh will create more drag if you choose to put it on your tail, but its up to you!!

[teeth4u]

Can't wait to see more of your tail! I love the style of your fluke.

[mermaidm]

awesome!! good luck!!

[Seatan]

Looks like a great fluke! I still can't decide if I wanna cut my rapid or use the zip tie/duct tape method.

[Neptunie2]

Looks like a great fluke! I still can't decide if I wanna cut my rapid or use the zip tie/duct tape method.

I am adding to mine because it doesn't seem to fit me proportionately. I am pretty tall I would say try it on and think about wether it should be smaller or larger to match your size.


Currently "growing" my tail!
Lots of love!!!
-Emily

[SeaSister]

Is that a foil monofin? It looks like your feet are farther apart from each other than the wave and rapid.

[Neptunie2]

Is that a foil monofin? It looks like your feet are farther apart from each other than the wave and rapid.

Yes it is a foil monofin:)


Currently "growing" my tail!
Lots of love!!!
-Emily

[Neptunie2]

Last night my friend Camryn and I went to the pool and I got to try my monofin for the first time!!! It was really fun, but it was also kind of awkward because we were the only people in the entire pool!




Currently "growing" my tail!
Lots of love!!!
-Emily

[Neptunie2]

I have the zip ties lined up with the pattern now I just have to glue them on!http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/07/guva8y4e.jpg


Lots of love!!!
-Emily

[Neptunie2]

Life went crazy and I haven't been able to get back to making my tail until now! I have attached the zip ties using E6000 and carefully layered them with duct tape. I sealed every edge of tape with E6000 as well, just to be sure. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160622/59b3218a0b86fe7e4fa7f1bae39bab39.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160622/25ae8b0f525e3e3748a71e671a1e2c37.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160622/93918566aa21aa772fc195b899d9189a.jpg


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[Neptunie2]

I'm kicking into gear! My grandma and I worked all day today sewing the tail. I left the end open and attached the fabric to the monofin with Velcro strips. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160628/9bd5976cb0b308f48701616b979a91b6.jpg here's how it looks so far. I was planning on painting the fluke but I think I'm gonna take it for a few swims and see how I like it first. If I do paint the fluke here is a sampling of the colors http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160628/95ca2d7d74375f168f2df4a51c5b3949.jpg what colors do you guys like with the silver body and hot pink fins?


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[Mermaid Ankhali]

I like the pinkish red, the blue and the silver, but it's your tail, do whatever makes YOU happy!


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[Mermaid Hunter]

The blue and silver, or the pink and the orange, I think those colors would look good on that tail. I love how shiny it is!

[Neptunie2]

Well I took it for a swim. It worked amazingly but I need to get tighter elastic in the waistband, and find a better way to close the end of the fluke as the Velcro ended up not working so well. But here are my pics from the first swim!! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160706/ae019dd1718cc6a3fa6c9a10f192bc86.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160706/de268e6b989ca9159b9bcda1c941bb68.jpghttp://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160706/1f281f9396fa977233d5bd30346a0be0.jpg

[Mermaid Arabella]

Well I took it for a swim. It worked amazingly but I need to get tighter elastic in the waistband, and find a better way to close the end of the fluke as the Velcro ended up not working so well. But here are my pics from the first swim!!

Is the velcro not sticking to the monofin, or is it not sticking to each other? Because I've found that you need a fairly heavy-duty velcro, so if the velcro isn't sticking well to each other, try upgrading your velcro. (I grabbed some from Army-Navy Surplus for cheap, but I'm sure sewing/crafting stores would have some heavy duty options as well.)

[Neptunie2]

The Velcro is sticking very well to each mother but it's coming off the monofin. They stick to each other so well I'm worried about pulling them off when I'm trying to pull them apart!


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[Mermaid Arabella]

Ah, nevermind then. Sounds like you've got some good velcro. What did you use to attach it to the monofin?

[Neptunie2]

Ah, nevermind then. Sounds like you've got some good velcro. What did you use to attach it to the monofin?

E6000 glue