I just got my Arms Length kit in the mail today.  I noticed that the 1/2 inch foam they included is more dense than what I've been buying at my local fabric store.  The pores are tinier…

hello, my name is Juliann Wilding. i live in toronto, canada and design & build puppets for stage and film. i'm self taught so i often run into question marks ... i've been searching the…

Hi!  I am Jill Morris and was a puppeteer for 25 years in Des Moines, Iowa and then Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Although I performed for cities, companies, libraries, parties, etc.  my emphasis…

I created an account at YouTube and uploaded an old video I had made.  It is nothing great and was simply something I shot with a cheap camera of some of my marionettes when they where on display…

I am looking for the link for the whole book mentioned by Na for making puppet costumes (see making a hat post by Gompie)thanksBrenda

Do they make camcorders that can be controlled with a remote while filming puppets? I bought a JVC GR-770u for Christmas to learn with and I'm still learning. I'm just thinking of upgrading in…

A little preview of my new shadow puppet - it'll be for sale on my site soon.The first image is of the back. The puppet itself is cardboard, with some special 'magic film' (like a…

Hey Guys,So I'm building a robot puppet and I would like to try something different from the last one I made. The last puppet was made with plastic parts and then spray painted. The robot works…

I read a lot of times their are puppetgroups in churches, we don't know that here in Holland and I'm wondering what they are doing. How does it works, what are they doing, only for in the…

A few people here have expressed interest in carving wooden heads and other parts for puppets. We have posted links and suggestions in the past, but today I found some new pictures online and thought…

It's funny how a conversation can suddenly give you an idea. I was on the phone with my Dad the other day and told him that I was starting to get serious about putting my show together for my…

Olá! Boa Tarde!!!Muito obrigada pelos elogios. Estamos trabalhando um pouco mais com fantoches aqui no Brasil, tentando ajudar pessoas que gostam de manipular e confeccionar fantoches. Obrigada pela…

 Does anyone know any books on making hats for puppets? I need to make a cowboy hat for a bear that is coming out suspiciously familiar looking to try and make him look a little less like a…

My name is Steve I have made puppets for 20 years without any real advice except what I could find in books that are pretty rare around here. I am glad to have found this site and have already made…

Hey everyone. I am creating a puppet for my puppet production, and I was planning on creating a puppet similar to the one shown below:It's an Anything Muppet from Sesame Street, named Ben.I was…

Some of you saw my announcement of Authentic People in the introduction section.If you haven't, Authentic People is my upcoming puppet series, featuring a cast of zannycharacters, and light humor…

I figured I should give a short introduction.My name is Andrew and I live in Brazil, where I serve as a missionary.  My wife (a lovely Brazilian named Itacyara) and I work in a seminary in the…

hello everyone,just to let you know, the worlds 1st pure puppet TV channel is being launched via www.tvmagicians.comcurrently the channel is a sub channel of tvmagicians.comsimply scroll down the…

hello everyone,just to let you know, the worlds 1st pure puppet TV channel is being launched via www.tvmagicians.comcurrently the channel is a sub channel of tvmagicians.comsimply scroll down the…

hello everyone,just to let you know, the worlds 1st pure puppet TV channel is being launched via www.tvmagicians.comcurrently the channel is a sub channel of tvmagicians.comsimply scroll down the…