the design reminds me of Mermaid Forest. Such a great anime.
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the design reminds me of Mermaid Forest. Such a great anime.
Oh, I'm sorry Love. They're by Hallmark, if that helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by MermaidFenicia
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Originally Posted by Azurin Luna
I'm not too worried because the cut is so close to the rubber knot, and also because of how covered in duct tape it is. Plus, I'm betting I can fix it if it starts to tear. Which I'm 70% positive that it won't because of it's proximity to the rubber knot.
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Originally Posted by DepthWitch
Oh, I love anime. I'll have to check that out. ^_^
I have a confession;
I'm a little terrified to start my tail. I'm afraid I'm going to kill my serger or sewing machine trying to stitch thru this (albeit thin, at 1.5mm) neoprene.
I'm also worried about taking it in later, as I know I will have to, at some point.
What I wanted to do was have the seams on the outside so that I could make the scales crawl onto the side fins... but now I'm not sure. Could I accomplish this using aquaseal?
And I'm worried about trying to put it on later, with the beige fabric being on the outside, and the black rubber on the inside...
Don't worry about killing your machine, I was terrified of killing mine (with 2mm neoprene) and I was using Lube to line my needle but the machine would go really slow! So when I was sewing my side seam with the vinyl between the 2 sheets, I didn't use lube and it went through the machine like butter! It was amazing! I still went slowly because I dust want to break my needle or anything but I didn't even have to worry.
what kind of machine have you got, Dagger?
I'll have to check when I get home, but I believe it's a brother, not 100% sure though because I can be confusing my old machine with my new one. It does handle up to 6mm thickness for sure though.
Ah. Mine, too. Plus a Baby Lock Serger. Old, but good.
Okay, I'm gonna go for it, while the baby is down for his nap, I'm gonna cut it out.
I'm so nervous. I have belly-worm-wiggles....
@Mermaid Dottie: Mermaid Forest is very good but very hard to find. It is based on the Japanese legend that if a man eats the flesh of a mermaid he will become immortal and if he is not pure of heart he will become a monster. The main story is about a man that was tricked into eating a mermaid's flesh and becomes immortal and spends hundreds of years searching for another mermaid so he can eat her flesh and finally die and the side stories deal with other parts of the legend such as if a mermaid eats the flesh of a young woman she will take on her appearance. It is a wonderful classic anime but like I said it is very hard to find.
oOoOoOo...
Ok, so my machine is a brother sc6600, also, if you're looking for mermaid forest, try youtube, they have almost every episode there. Try ningyo no mori for the title
ah, nice.
I tried to stitch 2 pieces of scrap together, and basically, my machine tried to choke on it. so it looks like I'll be hand-stitching it, then sealing the seams with aquaseal.
Anyone have any tips for hand-stitching 1.5mm neoprene?
Get a leather needle for handsewing, it has 3 sides on the needle tip instead of a rounded one, this makes it easier to punch through the neoprene. Also get a rubber cap or something like that to protect your thumb, else you will have a sore thumb in no time.
Good luck with the hand sewing.
Thanks, Luna.
Photo Update:
Attachment 11404
One side stitched...
Mermaid Dottie,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Dottie
Did you try using leather needle in your sewing machine? I believe Singer still packages them in two/pack maybe singles. Use the 100/16 for heavy weight. I punched and sewed leather with these needles. So it should go thru neoprene. Also, a trick for stitching sticky fabric, is to use wax paper between your feeder feet under the neoprene and use a teflon presser foot on top, or another layer of wax paper. You can sorta see thru the wax paper and it feeds great, then just tear it off like toilet paper!
Good Luck!
Mermaid Marla
Thanks Marla! I found some brown fabric in my stash that worked great to slide the rubber through.
Attachment 11407 This is the inside.
When I flipped it right side out, I found that I had a little bit of bunching on my side fins but I thought it made them look ruffle-y.
Attachment 11408
And Then I inserted the monofin. It makes the tail SO LONG.
Attachment 11409
Also I would just like to remark that, even though this stretches, I was kind of really excited when I had to take it about 1.5 inches.
AWESOME PROGRESS! I love it!!
I can't wait to start painting it. I just have to decide on a stencil...
Here are a couple of ideas....
Attachment 11412
Attachment 11413Attachment 11414
Anyone have any others?
LOVE the second one. Perfect for this tail!