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Technik von Fritz Herbert Bross Replies 0

Posted by Helmut Schmidt on Mar 11, 2010

Dear Friends of the puppet play,on 5. September 2010 would Herbert Fritz Bross Figurenbildner of genius and an engineer 100 years old. have certainly looking forward to this day many of the puppeteers…

Is Weldwood contact cement as good as barges? Replies 10

Posted by puppetgospel on Mar 11, 2010

Hi all, Stores in town carry DAP Weldwood cement in stock and since it's cheaper than Barges, I want to know how it compare to barges?Any thoughts?John

Hand stitching the mouth Replies 3

Posted by lovable puppet pals on Mar 10, 2010

OK guys, before I got lots of people saying they think the mouth needs to be sewn...I agree.  However, when I make a custom puppet, of course I can't sew the mouth in before putting the…

Free Puppet Building Series Replies 106

Posted by thecreatureworks on Mar 10, 2010

Starting this week Puppeteers Unite will be releasing a beginners puppet building series for free. For more information check out our website.www.puppeteersunite.comPS- It is based on the Project…

Can you make a living doing this? Replies 2

Posted by puppetgospel on Mar 08, 2010

Hi all, I am curious, is making professional puppets provide enough to make a decent living. It seems a lot of work for a few hundred a puppet.

What foam for carving? Replies 3

Posted by puppetgospel on Mar 08, 2010

Hi all, What foam (exactly?) does http://www.furrypuppet.com/ use for their work. Having a sculpture background, I would love to make some puppets caving instead of using patterns?Can someone point me…

Hand stitching on puppets Replies 6

Posted by lovable puppet pals on Mar 07, 2010

OK, so I know I've been posting lots of things lately!  Oh well!  This time, I'm wondering what everyone thinks about hand stitching on custom puppets.  So far, I've simply…

Polyfoam vs. reticulated foam Replies 49

Posted by lovable puppet pals on Mar 06, 2010

I know that this topic has been visited many times...I read a lot of posts here already.  I'm just wondering if you that use reticulated foam use it for everything.  I've used…

Help - I Need EYEBALLS! Replies 21

Posted by jthom on Mar 06, 2010

I make puppets for kids in the local community, and I've started making ones that need LARGE eyeballs - 3" eyeballs to be exact.I've been using those styrofoam craft balls from the dollar…

The Foam Book Replies 22

Posted by Angel in Tx on Mar 05, 2010

I recently ordered and received "The Foam Book" and DVD.  I sold some stuff on e-bay and used the money to buy these.  My son and I watched them and looked at each other and said,…

Fleecing and mouthplate assembly Replies 16

Posted by lovable puppet pals on Mar 04, 2010

I'm just wanting to get some feedback from everyone on the techniques you all use for this.When fleecing a custom made puppet head, do you glue the fleece inside the mouthplate over the the mouth…

Project Puppet Forma Series Replies 1

Posted by lovable puppet pals on Mar 01, 2010

Hey guys and gals,Just a question about the Project Puppet Forma Series.  I've used these before, but I'm wondering if you all have covered them with fleece, without getting their fabric…

Jellyfish puppets are finished...plus two other puppets Replies 13

Posted by lovable puppet pals on Feb 28, 2010

Just sharing the completed jellyfish puppets.  Let me know what you all think!   I also finished grandparent puppets named Pops and Granny B.         …

Online puppet building course Replies 1

Posted by Na on Feb 23, 2010

Puppets in Melbourne presents the School of Puppetry, where for six weeks you get to make your very own muppet-type puppet! In this puppetry course, you'll learn everything from design and…

Dr puppet tutorals Replies 3

Posted by gompie on Feb 22, 2010

I bought today the tutorals of Dr puppet and what i can see it is great !!!!! But I order a few and from the head I can see onlt the first one all other 3 downloads I can't see because of a fault…

pattern glove hand puppet Replies 5

Posted by gompie on Feb 22, 2010

I am busy to make a puppet and want to give him glove hands. I can remember that I saw somewhere here how to make a pattern for a glove hand using your own hand. Can somebody help me out with this.It…

Dr. Puppet wired hands Replies 17

Posted by lovable puppet pals on Feb 21, 2010

I know I've been asking a lot of questions, but I have one more!  lol  A while back I purchased the Dr. Puppet download of the wired hands.  Unfortunately, it was on my old computer…

How do you all "tag" your puppets? Replies 23

Posted by lovable puppet pals on Feb 20, 2010

Just wondering if you all have great ideas for tagging your puppets to sell.  I don't mean the price tag, just your company tag.Do you always order them custom made, or do you have other…

Suggestions needed for jellyfish puppet Replies 8

Posted by lovable puppet pals on Feb 20, 2010

Hello all,Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions.  I'm going to be making some jellyfish puppets that are fairly small.  I need suggestions for the "tentacles".  I…

enlarges patterns puppet project Replies 6

Posted by gompie on Feb 16, 2010

Today I am going to enlarge the patterns of the simple serie of project puppet. DId anybody here the same and many % you did enlarge it. I am thinking about 120%
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