From left to right: Finfolk production manager and professional ... The Roberts sisters started making silicone mermaid tails about a decade ago but have recently shifted more of the business ...

The Pod Squad has about 3,000 members, Abby said. A silicone mermaid tail made by Finfolk Productions sits on a table in the production area of their office in Lincolnton. The silicone mermaid ...

Bryn and Abby Roberts, of Finfolk Productions, started making the fully-swimmable, silicone tails for the Minnesota ... the Roberts found that world-wide a mermaid market existed.

"People ask what the mermaid tails are made of ... where the body is neoprene. My full silicone tail, made by Finfolk Productions, is 35 lbs. of pure dragon skin silicone with a monofin built ...

The tails range from simpler fabric designs to hand-painted silicone-sculpted creations that sell for thousands of dollars. Finfolk Productions, based in Hawaii, even offers an online Mermaid Tail ...

The group is holding auditions for new members as part of the first MerMagic Con, a festival that’s attracted some 500 mermaid enthusiasts ... the required fancy silicone tail runs upward ...