Yesterday I did a test on dying antron brown and got dark purple. Anyone have any ideas about what I did wrong? I soaked the antron, put it in very hot dye bath until it looked nice and brown. When I…

Here is the puppet I recently built for Jeff Brown of Yay Now for his new children's video.  This is Quasta, a six year old genius alien boy who takes the puppeteer captive on his…

Hi, may seem a simple question, but if I get some black dye can I dye this fabric. I bought it online so I'm not sure what the heck it is made of, lol. I love the color but as soon as I saw it I…

Hey guys i just had this crazy idea for mouths..... What if you wanted a puppet with a flexible mouth that was bigger than a sock puppet? I think that maybe if you use 1/2" foam instead of mouth…

Are there any advanced type workshops anywhere?  I do not think Pannebecker is doing his anymore.  Would love to attend a few.

hello, i am a skipper working on the river Thames in London, England. sometimes i perform at burlesque shows in London and am trying to create my own act.i am creating making a wolfs head with a…

Hi there. I´ve been in a break from puppet building all summer. The I started 10 days ago with new puppet. And Im very happy about this puppet. It´s a monkey. The head is made of very simple round…

So I'm beginning to explore what I can use for puppet rods....and I'm curious to what every one else is using for arm rods?  I've heard of people using welding rods, but I can only…

thats what i wanted to see when i made those sketches of my puppet, but when i took the two sides of foam:and glued them together i got a chin that was too big and a skull that was very pinheaded.how…

 I will be embarking on a new journey of trying my luck at marionettes. I thought this was interesting.http://www.puppetsinprague.eu/instructions/stringing_puppet.htmlBilly D.

Has anybody out there tried building a radio control assisted puppets?  Whether it be the entire puppet, or just part of the puppet.  If so, what have you learned?Craig

So after a couple of weeks I thought I would be further along....but with my hands in as many pots as I can get them into....my first build has not received as much attention as I would like it to.…

I have made 3 wooden marionettes, each about 14" high. While they perform OK, I am not satisfied with the knee and elbow joints. Their motion is not as smooth and controlled as I would like even…

Hey there all you talented people of the puppetry world , please take the time to give me your honest opinion of the most recent puppet i have built, he was actually built to sell and will be going up…

What i have to ask is how long should i make the arms for a puppet thats the size of gonzo, or elmo, or rod from avenue q? i was thinking a foot. also, what is the best way to create removable arm…

Hi all,I'm new to the boards...and I was hoping I could get some advice with this puppet I'm building.  He's actually a little further along than these pictures show...his head has…

OK so I've got a foam body and I'm doing the arms with antron, with just a hand insert sewn in(foam with wire so the hand is posable).  So I am going to attach the arms made of polyfill…

ok heres something i think we all want to know, what is the best combination of technique and material for hiding the seams in fleece? i used the ladder stitch with that superstrong nylon string, or…

Ok this is my very first post so i wanted to cover something that i could never figure out, When i watch the muppet show, i notice that even though the puppeteer is holding a charachter like fozzy or…

So i recently bought some antron fleece from puppet mart and i wanna cover my first head, however im a little leary due to the fact that antron has recently become a commodity.  I have a few…