my first tail (sequins tail)

Well ... there are so many times that i dreamed about a mermaid tail but where i live nobody think about this (am i anormal ?) lol then i drop until i fall some week ago on Hannah's tail. Then i was obsessed to make mine.

I bought neoprene 3 mm, nylon to sew, shell sequins (carrdright sequins), shelf liner, monofin.

I have a problem with the sequins shell as the coating come off when it is in contact with the water, do you find a mean to avoid that ? Also the sequins are a little transparent so the color is different when i sew it on my red neopren, do you have a tip ?

Here's my first tail, not perfect don't juge me :-)

my dream comes true or i coming true.

Here's the final color.

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it's nice! good for you!

Woah! Beautiful design, can't wait for more updates! :)

lovely design! I am excited to see the final product! :)

thanks, i'm still sewing but i have less time at the moment... i will post picture later :-)

Yay! I adore Rainbow Tails.

an update ... sewing sewing ... I've just received my zipper. I don't know if i will have enought sequins, anybody knows ?

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I like it a lot! It is very ambitious. Good luck!

Lookin' good!!!

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Originally Posted by Spindrift

I like it a lot! It is very ambitious. Good luck!

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oh yes lol ! a lot of work !! i keep my fingers crossed :-)

wow! keep us updated! I wonder if I will ever have the patience for a sequin tail... probably not hahaha

I love the sequins! Where did you find it?

I bought them at http://www.ccartwright.com/ i have a friend in Usa who send them back to me because they does'nt ship to France. I will post picture later of my tail.

Here's where i'm today, i need to paint it because the sequins are clear (more work for me).

I have ordered 12 000 sequins around but it won't be enough, i need more Attachment 8324!

Beautiful Star!

Wow!! It's looking great! I'm sure will be amazing when it's finished.

Beautiful things take lots of time to make :)

was it hard to sew in the vinyl and the zipper (if you have a zipper on the dorsal side) because i'm a bit worried that my machine won't be able to handle the neoprene, vinyl, and zipper and for the fluke the velcro i'm going to be sewing in.

It's so gorgeous. o_o

lovely job! this is looking so good!

uggghhh now I'm super jealous! can't wait to see more!