Completed number two! Posted by Siege on Jan 29, 2009
Okay, so I may be just a little excited!
I completed my second puppet last night. I was looking at the Paul Louis Muller videos at Expert Village and thought "That's pretty darn cool! I bet I could do that!" So I did!
There may be one or two differences in my final puppet, the biggest one being the mouth. I originally used cardboard and felt but didn't like the way that worked when my hand was up in there so I broke out the hair dryer and loosened the glue, then made my own foam and felt mouth plate. It is much more comfortable, not to mention more pliable.
I really wanted to do the ping pong balls for eyes thing so I did that, too. Just a razor, contact cement, and a Sharpie. I like the look because I think it is fun. The cool thing about Paul's pattern is that the seams run down the side of the puppet, which is nice for a novice needler. Since I had so much of that marabou boa left I decided to give him long hair. (I tried to talk him into a matching beard but he would have none of it!)
The foam lined head is just shaped and placed in firmly, no glue so it can be readjusted. And I covered a Styrofoam ball with some fleece and sewed it up for a nose - stuck it on with the contact cement.
I completed my second puppet last night. I was looking at the Paul Louis Muller videos at Expert Village and thought "That's pretty darn cool! I bet I could do that!" So I did!
There may be one or two differences in my final puppet, the biggest one being the mouth. I originally used cardboard and felt but didn't like the way that worked when my hand was up in there so I broke out the hair dryer and loosened the glue, then made my own foam and felt mouth plate. It is much more comfortable, not to mention more pliable.
I really wanted to do the ping pong balls for eyes thing so I did that, too. Just a razor, contact cement, and a Sharpie. I like the look because I think it is fun. The cool thing about Paul's pattern is that the seams run down the side of the puppet, which is nice for a novice needler. Since I had so much of that marabou boa left I decided to give him long hair. (I tried to talk him into a matching beard but he would have none of it!)
The foam lined head is just shaped and placed in firmly, no glue so it can be readjusted. And I covered a Styrofoam ball with some fleece and sewed it up for a nose - stuck it on with the contact cement.
Re: Completed number two! Posted by StiqPuppet Productions on Jan 29, 2009
I've viewed that video before.....it looks like you are getting used to using the materials in different ways. He does have a nicer mouth than what was shown in the video......thanks for sharing. 
Daryl H
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