Merman (and Mermaid)

Posted on October 6, 2021 by mimik

Phew-so handsome!

Even his arms have awesome tattoos. I love this fabric! He has a Poseidon button too.

Merman and me :-)

Last Merman, Best Hair

Posted on July 7, 2021 by mimik

I am very excited about this hair! I am sure I will be playing with this kind of thing some more. This fellow- all around awesome! Let’s start with his hair. Front-

and back-

And his gorgeous tattoos-

A sea glass button and a crocheted belt of variegated threads.

Merman with Classic Tattoos

Posted on July 6, 2021 by mimik

Last week I went to my favorite fabric store (Gather Here) for the first time since March 2020. It was such a treat to look and touch the fabric again! I found this excellent wave fabric and had to come right home and use some. Perfect!

Here is a closer look at his back tattoos-

A Purple Merman!

Posted on July 5, 2021 by mimik

I am really going wild with these mermen! It is so much fun making imaginary beings.

Deciding on the thread colors for his face was a challenge- Lilac purple eyes, green eyebrows.

There is actually a print on the body fabric but the purple is so saturated that you can hardly see it.

Red-haired Merman with Skeletons

Posted on July 1, 2021 by mimik

He has it all- gorgeous dark red hair and skeletons!

I tried to do a macrame sort of knot for his belt, but it doesn’t show now that it is sewed down.

and a Blue Merman

Posted on June 30, 2021 by mimik

I make their eyes the color that I imagine the water they swim in.

So this fellow is definitely a cold water merman. His tattoos are mostly ships and then a few palms.

An antique shell button and some star beads.

Hair close-up-

Green Merman

Posted on June 26, 2021 by mimik

A green merman with aqua eyes-

And a wave in his hair!

He has narwhal tattoos and an anchor button.

The First Merman of the bunch

Posted on June 24, 2021 by mimik

Hurray! A new Merman!

Here he is, lounging around on my porch.

How could I resist this perfect tattoo fabric. He has a sea glass button.

It feels good to finish something again!

Merman #4

Posted on December 3, 2020 by mimik

He is browner than the above picture shows. I hope it is clearer in the other photos.

An epic nautical battle on his chest and arms, and a beaded belt.

Here is a close-up of the back of his hair-

Another Blue Merman

Posted on December 1, 2020 by mimik

There is going to be 3 blue ones in all, in case you were wondering. That was how many were in my already sewed up pile and need to be finished.

When I started working on this fellow, I was thinking he looked like a fancy Miami Beach Merman with his floral tail and coral-patterned ferns. I tried out some pinky-purple hair but it just wasn’t working for me. In the end, I choose some icy-green and it turned him into a much more serious fellow. He is is obviously from the warmer climes!