Hi guys...yes, I'm still alive!  lolI'm in desperate need for painted comic puppet eyes, such as the ones from Mercury Plastics.First of all, is the minimum order from them still…

Since Antron fleece isn't always easy to come by and anti-pill and polar fleece seem hit-or-miss (IMO), I am beginning to consider other materials. One of which is called "double sided minky…

Hello Puppet loving Friends,Here is my latest friend I put life into. His name is Flowers the Clown.He is a foam puppet with a Brazil head. Its such a cute and easy head pattern.All his clothes are…

Hi Everyone!Can someone help me..... Back last May I saw a free round foam puppet head pattern that was on Puppetbuilding.com that is no longer there. Does anyone have a copy of this pattern that you…

hi everyonei need to make a puppet with orange eyes. if anyone knows were to download or get eyes in that color please post.

I have two questions.I was wondering if anyone the ideal way to attach the mouth palette (in a kermit style puppet), with a mouth palette that is made of gasket rubber. Contact Cement? Stitch it with…

Hi everyoneim new to this site and was wondering if any one new how to make the bad idea bears from avenue q because i am a HUGE!!!!! fan of them

Hi Everyone,When planning for my latest puppet, I decided to try to document the building process. I thought you might be interested in seeing what I did. I'm never sure if it's the right way…

what types of wood would be the best to use for carving marionettes out of? I'm finally getting enough time to start working on one.

I did a search for arm rod attachment on the net and came up with  a couple of items. I used a metal loop around the wrist before and that was good...what method does everyone else use. How about…

Hi hope anybody can help where can i find a pattern that is in the style of Nicky from avenue Q as i am wanting to make a replica for project at UniMany Thanks Nath

Hi everyone,i found a free book in the web about costume making for puppets.It helped me to get the basics of costume making.Here is the link where you can download…

In my class I always talk about "perception"....how other people see things...today I was taught something.  I had the body to my new puppet sitting on my desk and a student said that…

Hi there everyone, my name is Jarim and im from Spain. Im school teacher and im planning on making an easy "body-arms-head" puppet in my class. My kids are 9-10 yo.Im totally new at this…

Hello All!  Let's talk about the ways to incorporate articulated realistic movements into our puppets. I know blinking eyes are really popular and really cool. I also know that most puppets…

Hi, I purchased the Trio series patterns (Punto, Rotondo and Ovale) from ProjectPuppet.comHowever, ProjectPuppet does not sell the fleece pattern for the Ovale head....I'm in a middle of a crisis…

 I'm using a Locking whip stitch, but I the seams are unraveling slowly.(Faster if I actually try to practice)  I have tried an assortment of stitches but same thing happens. Anyone have…

Hi.I've watched the videos put out by Stiq Puppets and I think they are great. I see the advertisements counting down to new episodes. I wanted to see the last one but I had to go to work.…

Hi, I'm working on a puppet with someone over the next 10 days for a class we're in. We're trying to build a bird and we aren't sure how to accomplish the plumage on the wings. We…

I ordered the Foam Book after reading some nice reviews...while I wait I've been trying to design a puppet I like.  I'd like to do an "old" guy ...no offense intended (I'm…