4th of July Tail

**SINicallyTwisted** · 07-02-2014, 12:33 PM

Must grab a bite to eat but here's the progress so far. I'll be adding silver trim around the star and in the center. The rhinestone in the center isn't attached. I put that there to see an idea I had.

And I've started on the top...

Little by little, I'm chipping away at it.

**PearlieMae** · 07-02-2014, 01:59 PM

Excellent!

As my mom would say, "leave off anything you wouldn't see from a galloping horse."

**Raayvhen** · 07-02-2014, 02:03 PM

Have I mentioned I'm super excited to see the end result? I'm super curious to see how the different colored fluke looks.

**Fun123joker** · 07-02-2014, 02:19 PM

Wow its lookin good so far! if you have to pull all nighters what i like to so is watch movies while i sew.

**SINicallyTwisted** · 07-02-2014, 03:12 PM

YAY! The star is now finished. I just have a few more things left on the tail and I'm on to the top.

Here it is with the silver trim....

and here it is finished!

Phew! I am soooo tire but I have to keep going. Almost finished with the tail!

**Blaze** · 07-02-2014, 03:16 PM

**Raayvhen** · 07-02-2014, 03:26 PM

Is that velvet? I'm now very curious to see how that works in water.

**SINicallyTwisted** · 07-02-2014, 03:52 PM

It's Crushed Panne Velvet. I wondered the same thing and tested a sample of it in water. It's light, airy, breathable and when wet it kind of looks like....eerrrr I want to say seal skin like? Not sure if that made sense but I hope you know what I mean.

**Mermaid Fenicia** · 07-02-2014, 03:54 PM

I use that fabric for most of my tails

**SINicallyTwisted** · 07-02-2014, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by Blaze

**Raayvhen** · 07-02-2014, 04:01 PM

That does sound interesting. Maybe one of these days I'll make a more mammalian tail and use it for that.

**SINicallyTwisted** · 07-02-2014, 05:13 PM

I think I now know how those competitors on those contest shows feel like after having only 3 days to do a project from beginning to end.

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**SINicallyTwisted** · 07-02-2014, 05:49 PM

Stopping for food and adding a new progress pic. Hand stitching red sequins. Yes, one.....by one.

**Mermaid Cecelia** · 07-02-2014, 05:57 PM

Wow this is turning out pretty nice, those sequins are so little! I'm very impressed

go you!

**OceanRose** · 07-02-2014, 06:23 PM

It's looking amazing!

**SINicallyTwisted** · 07-02-2014, 06:35 PM

I like working with my hands, so hand sewing is quite relaxing to me. About 90% of my costumes are all hand sewn. The only costume I did entirely with a sewing machine was my Sailor Moon Ariel costume which I actually think looks like crap. LOL

Anyways I feel like I'm on the home stretch at this point with the tail *knocks on wood* although I don't think I will be able to straighten my fingers out for a while and I still have the top to do.

SO on that note, BACK TO SEWING!