SHoW Us YoUR TaiLS THReAd!!!

[MermaidMichelle]

I daresay it could; and that is a beautiful tail design! I think I just might start that thread....

[MermaidMichelle]

The thread is started! As this area of the boards was the origin of this recent dragon-discussion, I have elected to start the thread in this section. Here it is: http://mernetwork.com/index/showthre...ermaids-Mermen

[SeaNymph]

Nice tail, Kelly. I love the warm orange and the fringes

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Just finished!

I named it after the fabric I used, Aloha Tail.

I made a pocket thing like in the Magictail so I can take out my monofin. Got too over enthusiastic with the fluke, how I was not liking its shape so i cut and cut, now its too short! Next time I'll draw up a pattern for it.

[Mermaid Wesley]

Yay! New tail! I think the fabric will look awesome on


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[MermaidMichelle]

Wow; a Floral Mermaid! I admit I was a bit taken aback by it, for I am accustomed to scaly fish- or dragon- or cetacean-like merfolk, but the more I think about it the more I understand its cleverness.

It does look very Hawaiian and thus conjures up images of brightly-coloured sarongs and the ladies who wear them, and the fact that it is a mermaid tail rather than a dancer's skirt gives the impression of a meso-transformation. It makes me imagine a tropical sheltered bay, where a man or woman enchanted by your beauty discovers that the lovely woman with whom they fell in love earlier that evening has a "deep" secret...as her tail disappears beneath the moonlit waves.

[PearlieMae]

Ireneho, I LOVE the Aloha Shirt-Tail! If you made a top from woven straw mats and leis, it would complete the theme!

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Ireneho, I LOVE the Aloha Shirt-Tail! If you made a top from woven straw mats and leis, it would complete the theme!

Silly PearlieMae! How would I swim in that??

Once this small migraine goes away, I'll start working on covering one of my new bras for swimming.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Wow; a Floral Mermaid! I admit I was a bit taken aback by it, for I am accustomed to scaly fish- or dragon- or cetacean-like merfolk, but the more I think about it the more I understand its cleverness.

It does look very Hawaiian and thus conjures up images of brightly-coloured sarongs and the ladies who wear them, and the fact that it is a mermaid tail rather than a dancer's skirt gives the impression of a meso-transformation. It makes me imagine a tropical sheltered bay, where a man or woman enchanted by your beauty discovers that the lovely woman with whom they fell in love earlier that evening has a "deep" secret...as her tail disappears beneath the moonlit waves.

Thank you MermaidMichelle!

I decided on making something less fishy, and more to what kind of colors and prints I like. The orange isn't too bright. Its just like a regular orange color you get in colored pencils.

[Echidna]

Silly PearlieMae! How would I swim in that??

You could make a dry costume set

I have several tails modified so I can walk in them, also scaled leggings and scaled tops I don't take into the water.

[PearlieMae]

Silly PearlieMae! How would I swim in that??

Once this small migraine goes away, I'll start working on covering one of my new bras for swimming.

Oh, you don't have to swim in it! That's a tail for sitting in the shallows, drinking adult beverages from coconut shells with tiny umbrellas.

[Anahita]

Oh, you don't have to swim in it! That's a tail for sitting in the shallows, drinking adult beverages from coconut shells with tiny umbrellas.

Gave me an idea.... She could have a coconut shell bra for swimming in to match her aloha tail. I think with enough varnish/sealer on the coconuts they'd be swimmable.

[Mermaid Jaffa]

I had lots of fabric leftover, so instead of keeping it away and letting it collect dust, I made another tail.

Aloha Tail 2.

Its also got pocket hole, and spine things that I sewn with thread.

[MermaidMichelle]

Those "spine things" do give it a more fin-like appearance!

Oh, and I really like your new avatar pic; it's gorgeous and metallic, with a bit of a rainbow-fiery feel!

[Echidna]

Just finished this:



front/belly rosé, back light blue. Fluke a bit lighter with white and see-through effect.
Dry tail I wear instead of trousers.

[Mermaid Wesley]

Adorable!


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[Mermaid Jaffa]

Is it heavy to walk in? Or did you make it for sitting?

[MermaidMichelle]

I once modeled for hobbleskirt.com, and I must say that I am reminded a bit of one of those skirts, which at times were so tight that they were essentially walking mermaid tails. I quite like the look, though I must also say that it is more fun to be a mermaid....

[Echidna]

Is it heavy to walk in? Or did you make it for sitting?

nope, I made sure it's easy to walk in.
I like it better than wearing pants, and it's pretty warm too which is a huge plus where I live.

and Michelle, yes I know being a "real" mermaid is more fun, but I don't have the luxury of swimming 24/7

[Nicoseamus]

It really looks like all your time and effort paid off. The whole thing looks great.