Not sure if I am putting this question in the right place.  I need to know if anyone has used polystyrene beads/pellets to stuff a puppet, stuffed animal, pillow, etc?  I am in the middle of…

A puppet builder recently told me he put the 'new' antron fleece in a chemical bath before he dyed it , to make it look more like the 'old' antron fleece. Has anyone else ever done…

I've started a new project building a lemming (from a very funny German comic series). However, I'm not quite sure how to proceed. I've got the head and body foam parts done but now…

Hi!I just finished my first puppet a few days ago and am now looking for a new project. I want to make a lemming like the one in this cartoon:I want to work with the Roly pattern from…

I'm dying my third batch of fleece, which fortunately has turned out much more even than my second attempt. I need to divide what I've got to give some to my daughter who is also attempting…

I'm doing a snakey puppet and I'm planning on airbrushing a scale pattern on it. I'd like to be able to draw the entire pattern out before I start painting and I was wondering if anyone…

Hey, everyone.I'm in need of a few realistic turtle puppets for an upcoming project and I was wondering if anyone had any tips as to how I would make and/or find them to purchase. Most turtle…

Hello!I'm new to the forum and I'd like your help to buildMr. Window from Pee Wee's Playhouse. I'm not sure how to tackle this.Mostly I'm unsure about the mechanics of how this…

Im using the Pinhead Pattern, and I have the head and body all together, and am pretty happy with how it turned out, but the darts look like bumps. I cant really get them flat now, even with the foam…

Im using single sided razor blades, and noticed that they seemed to dull really fast. Im cutting out the pieces for my first puppet and went thru 2 blades. It's the pinhead pattern, slightly…

I recently inherited a Mr Turnip puppet.  He's in great condition but the strings are in a right mess.  I have had to loosen some of them but I don't know how to put them back in the…

I found on the internet the pattern of a japanese shark and a tiger I don't know the English word for the material You have to see in the video for…

We will be testing out one of these http://www.epiloglaser.com/zing_series.htm  on March 2nd.  This is such a cool machine.  I will let everyone know how it goes.  Does anyone here…

I tried PatternImage but couldn't get it to work. Any ideas? There Must be something out there.

I wanted to share this video of a dinosaur puppet that this guy made using stuff he found in dumpsters! Well pretty sure he may have had to buy a few things but he said he only spent $50.00 to build…

I know we have discussed this before. However... the sources listed are no longer up to date.  Some of the web sites no longer exist, and some do not have eyes in stock (one company sold…

Hi to all,I want to start my first puppet project that I intend to do it mainly in carved wood.  I believe that Lime wood is what is recommended, though if you know otherwise please let me know.…

Has anyone ever tried to paint/tattoo/use sharpies on Antron? I'm working on a puppet of my Tattoo artist and I'm trying to figure out the best way to tattoo it. I tried shaving it down a…

Found an interesting PDF file out there put out by a company called Cementex.  I think maybe that Holden Latex is now the name of the company or the bought them out. The PDF below even mentions…

Has any one here gotten their hands on the Vogue Muppet Baby Kermit pattern? If not I would suggest it. I just bought it off Ebay and it is perfect for making a puppet with. It even has a mouth plate.…