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Mimi's
Modular Mermaid
Complete List of Lessons and Chapters

  • Disc 1
    • 01 Introduction (45 min)
      • 01-01: Introduction
      • 01-02: General Instructions
      • 01-03: Pattern Sheets
      • 01-04: Making Templates
      • 01-05: Using Arrows
      • 01-06: Patterns & Templates
      • 01-07: Using Templates
      • 01-08: Stuffing
      • 01-09: Selling Your Dolls
      • 01-10: About Fabric
      • 01-11: Working with Knits
      • 01-12: Hand Sewing Needles
      • 01-13: Sewing Machine
      • 01-14: Fingernails
      • 01-15: Purple Marker
      • 01-16: Thread
      • 01-17: Seams
      • 01-18: While You Sew
      • 01-19: Other Sewing Equipment
      • 01-20: Ladder Stitching
      • 01-21: Using Hemostats
      • 01-22: Mimi's Stuffing Tool
      • 01-23: Reminders
      • 01-24: Sources
      • 01-25: Getting Help
    • 02 Sewing Torso Skin (41 min)
      • 02-01: Torso Layout & Cut
      • 02-02: Stitch-Before-Cut Seams
      • 02-03: Trim Stitch-Before-Cut Seams & Pin Lower Sides
      • 02-04: Stitch Lower Torso Sides
      • 02-05: Trim Lower Torso Sides
      • 02-06: Pin Upper & Lower Torso
      • 02-07: Stitch Upper & Lower Torso
      • 02-08: Trim Upper/Lower Torso
      • 02-09: Pin Torso Front/Back
      • 02-10: Stitch Torso Front to Back
      • 02-11: Trim & Turn Torso
    • 03 Stuffing Torso (26 min)
      • 03-01: Stuff Torso
  • Disc 2
    • 04 Needle-Model Torso (56 min)
      • 04-01: Needle Model Breasts (Optional)
      • 04-02: Needle Model Eve’s Pear & Navel (Optional)
      • 04-03: Needle Model Nipples (Optional)
      • 04-04: Close Neck & Arms (Required)
    • 05 Webbed Arms (46 min)
      • 05-01: Web Arms Layout
      • 05-02: Web Arms Stitching
      • 05-03: Trimming Seams
      • 05-04: Web Arms Turning
      • 05-05: Mark for Topstitching
      • 05-06: Web Arms Topstitch
      • 05-07: Web Arms Edge Stitch
      • 05-08: Web Arms Stuffing
    • 06 Poseable Hands (29 min)
      • 06-01: Stitching Hands
      • 06-02: Trimming Fingers
      • 06-03: Reinforcing Seams/Glue
      • 06-04: Turning Fingers
      • 06-05: Marking & Topstitching
      • 06-06: Wiring Fingers
      • 06-07: Stuffing Hands
      • 06-08: Posing Fingers
  • Disc 3
    • 07 Poseable Arms (42 min)
      • 07-01: Layout & Cut
      • 07-02: Stitching Forearms
      • 07-03: Pin Modified Upper Arm
      • 07-04: Stitch Upper Arms
      • 07-05: Trim & Turn Upper Arms
      • 07-06: Stuffing Upper Arms
      • 07-07: Assembling Poses
    • 08 Sewing Head Skin (32 min)
      • 08-01: Layout Head
      • 08-02: Stitch-Before-Cut Seams
      • 08-03: Trim & Pin Face to Back
      • 08-04: Stitch Face to Head Back
      • 08-05: Trim Seams & Turn Head
    • 09 Needle-Model Nose (37 min)
      • 09-01: Mark Eye Line & Nose Dots
      • 09-02: Needle-Model Nose
      • 09-03: Set Nose into Face
    • 10 Needle-Model Eyes (30 Min)
      • 10-01: Layout Eye Circles
      • 10-02: Needle-Model Eye Balls
      • 10-03: Pull Eye into Face
      • 10-04: Needle-Model Brow Bone
      • 10-05: Needle-Model Cheek Bone
      • 10-06: Finishing Eyes
  • Disc 4
    • 11 Needle Model Mouth & Close (54 min)
      • 11-01: Needle-Model Mouth
      • 11-02: Adjust Smile
      • 11-03: Stuff Cheeks
      • 11-04: Add Pate
      • 11-05: Ladder Stitch Pate
      • 11-06: Attach Head to Torso
    • 12 Ears (20 min)
      • 12-01: Template
      • 12-02: Layout
      • 12-03: Stitching
      • 12-04: Trimming & Cutting
      • 12-05: Turning
      • 12-06: Glue Sculpting
      • 12-07: Mark Position on Head
      • 12-08: Attaching
    • 13 Tails (41 min)
      • 13-01: Layout
      • 13-02: Cutting
      • 13-03: Layout & Cut Knit
      • 13-04: Pinning Tail Darts
      • 13-05: Stitching Tail Darts
      • 13-06: Pin Tail Front to Back
      • 13-07: Stitch Tail Front to Back
      • 13-08: Trim Seams & Turn Tail
    • 14 Flukes (36 min)
      • 14-01: Assemble Patterns
      • 14-02: Layout Small Flukes
      • 14-03: Layout Large Flukes
      • 14-04: Stitch Flukes
      • 14-05: Trimming & Pinking
      • 14-06: Turning Flukes
      • 14-07: Mark for Topstitching
      • 14-08: Stitch Wire Casing
      • 14-09: Edge Stitching
      • 14-10: Wiring Flukes
  • Disc 5
    • 15 Wall Doll Variation (53 min)
      • 15-01: Layout Tail/Fluke
      • 15-02: Stitching Tail/Fluke
      • 15-03: Cutting & Trimming
      • 15-04: Turning
      • 15-05: Mark for Topstitching
      • 15-06: Topstitch Tail
      • 15-07: Topstitch Wire Casing
      • 15-08: Edge Stitching
      • 15-09: Wire Edges
      • 15-10: Stuff Tail
      • 15-11: Adjust Torso to Fit Tail
      • 15-12: Assemble Torso & Tail
      • 15-13: Attach Hanging Ring
      • 15-14: Attach Arms
      • 15-15: Table Stand
    • 16 Overhead Flukes Variation (55 min)
      • 16-01: Fitting Torso to Tail
      • 16-02: Armature & Stuff Tail
      • 16-03: Assemble Tail & Torso
      • 16-04: Mark Darts
      • 16-05: Adjust Torso & Tail Pins
      • 16-06: Ladderstitch Torso & Tail
      • 16-07: Ladderstitch Darts
      • 16-08: Attach Arms
      • 16-09: Fit Flukes
      • 16-10: Pin Flukes
      • 16-11: Ladderstitch Flukes
    • 17 Other Variations (4 min)
      • 17-01: Introduction to Posing
      • 17-02: Sitting Mermaid
      • 17-03: Tail-to-the-Side Mermaid
      • 17-04: Sand Tail
  • Disc 6
    • 18 Coloring (34 min)
      • 18-01: Mixing Colors
      • 18-02: Painting Body & Tail
      • 18-03: Painting Flukes
      • 18-04: Using Salt for Texture
      • 18-05: Repainting Doll
      • 18-06: Coloring the Face
    • 19 Hair (46 min)
      • 19-01: Introduction to Doll Hair
      • 19-02: Yarn on Hair Loom Wefting
      • 19-03: Yarn on Cardboard Wefting
      • 19-04: General Fiber Wefting
      • 19-05: Mark Hair Position on Doll
      • 19-06: Apply Hair to Doll
      • 19-07: Style Hair
    • 20 Embellishing (51 min)
      • 20-01: Mark Embellishment
      • 20-02: Torso Embellishment
      • 20-03: Hair Embellishment
      • 20-04: Fluke Embellishment
      • 20-05: Ear Embellishment
      • 20-06: Arm & Fin Embellishment
      • 20-07: Embellish Fluke to Tail Join
      • 20-08: Embellish Torso to Tail Join
      • 20-09: Final Touches

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