Long time between posts…. wow… Last month I made this mermaid. She is from an Arley Berryhill pattern by the name of Minerva. I made her larger, about 6” or so. She measures 24” tall.
For her body I made a muslin base for the bottom, then covered that with upholstery fabric .She also has upholstery fabric for the bodice and randomly on her arms.
I think the colours are quite earthy. I used purple and green organza for her tail and fins as well to resemble sea weed. There are spots where I have attached mussel shell beads to resemble scales. It looks great (at least I think so ;o) and, I added a minimum of seed beads.
The upper body is made from a flesh toned batik fabric. To finish, I have this textured fiber that looks like a fish net. It is made of string and somehow coated in a pulpy paper mix. I don’t know the process but it certainly worked for this project.
I really love her Romona :) She's gorgeous and the detail is perfect.
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