Silicone and sewing for a sequin tail?

[jaybay]

So I'm making a sequin tail, but to try and combat the "shed" of sequins I will be sewing them down, and "gluing" them with silicone.

[jaybay]

My scales are 47mm and I am wondering if anyone else has tried this.

[Ilyena]

Sequins will cut through silicone eventually.

[Princess of the sea]

Im going to thry this too! First I want to sew the scales on and then cover the part where there is wire with silicone. I haven’t tried this though!


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[jaybay]

Sequins will cut through silicone eventually.

Gotcha. Maybe an aquatic-safe glue instead?

[jaybay]

Im going to thry this too! First I want to sew the scales on and then cover the part where there is wire with silicone. I haven’t tried this though!


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I'll let you know how mine turns out in that case!

[Mermaid Clara]

So I'm making a sequin tail, but to try and combat the "shed" of sequins I will be sewing them down, and "gluing" them with silicone.

You are best off sewing the sequin on with upholstery thread and using a waterproof glue like e6000 to glue the knots so they don’t unravel


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[jaybay]

Thanks! That’s exactly what I’m doing, and so far so good. All scales are very very sturdy.


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[K Swim]

Whether its a success or disaster, it should at least be interesting to see when it's complete.