Mermaid tail construction

Knowing the design definitely had the mermaid tail aspect to it, I set about creating a pattern, (left.) Essentially I was making one big body stocking from the waist to the ankles. I decided to choose a stretch fabric in order to stay taught across the model, reassuring me that the tail wouldn't go saggy or need adjusting later. Once this was cut out and a seam was put down each side, I tried it on the model to make sure it fit before doing anything else to it (photos of first fitting to be uploaded.)

After the fitting, strips of the same fabric were cut out in rows of 'scales', ready to be machine sewn around the body stocking. The image on the right displays the bottom row of scales already machine sewn on, and the layer above being pinned into place.