{"id":17495,"date":"2024-06-13T22:25:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=17495"},"modified":"2024-06-13T22:25:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T02:25:26","slug":"blue-mermaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2024\/06\/blue-mermaid\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Mermaid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-1-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-1.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I love how she turned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-2-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-2.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-3-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-3-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-3-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-3.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It took me several tries to get the faces and the hair to a place I liked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-4-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-4-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-4.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More embroidered scales. I used white silk buttonhole thread to keep the dark blue threads in place. The buttonhole thread originally came from my mom&#8217;s sewing collection!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-5-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-5.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-6-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-6-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-6-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-6.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The back of her tail is plain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-8-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-8-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-8-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-8.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-7-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-7-768x1025.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-7.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-1-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-1-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-1-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-13-mermaid-2-1-1-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have one more mermaid but she needs to go back to the worktable. Hopefully I can show her to you in a few days. I&#8217;ve also dyed some more ombre fabrics and am so excited to sew them up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love how she turned out. It took me several tries to get the faces and the hair to a place I liked. More embroidered scales. I used white silk buttonhole thread to keep the dark blue threads in place. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2024\/06\/blue-mermaid\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,7],"tags":[145],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17495"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17505,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17495\/revisions\/17505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}