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 miss piggy over his head, the weight of the puppet isnt causing the neck to stretch alot and the body isnt swinging around as well, what i want to know is how do i get my next puppets body to fit on my arm? because most puppets have a body that is much bigger than a person's arm it causes it to jerk around due to having all that extra space inside. how should i fill out the inside so this dosent occur? I love a lenthy and detailed response so dont hold back!! 

hi there

There's a neck sleeve attached to the puppet's head that runs down inside the foam/fleece body and is attached to the bottom of the puppet.  The puppeteer has his/her hand in the sleeve.

Also using the rod or rods helps to stabilize the puppet as well.

Esch gave you the right answer.   If you make this sleeve out of something like Lycra then it can stretch but still hugs the arm. Lycra is normally "slicker" on one side an you use that against the arm on the inside to make it easier for the hand to slip in and out. Try to find a lycra that has a one way stretch.  You want the stretch to be horizontal (around the arm) and not vertical.

Welcome to Puppets and Stuff.

Billy D.

Thank you Billy D. for welcoming me Ive been meaning to join this site for a while, and thanks to everyone who could give me advice 

Hey    to P&S

Welcome to PnS AvenueQrazy. I have been a member here for some time and I am still learning something new everyday. As you can see, there are a bunch of knowledgable people. So that makes this place even more great. Have a great day and I do hope that you will post some pictures of your puppets soon, cuz we looooove pictures!

yeahhhhhhhhh about pictures  im such a noob that i dont even know how to start my own gallery and when i tried to upload a pic for my profile it didnt work do i need to take pics at a lower resolution? or change them to jpeg? .....idk

yeahhhhhhhhh about pictures  im such a noob that i dont even know how to start my own gallery and when i tried to upload a pic for my profile it didnt work do i need to take pics at a lower resolution? or change them to jpeg? .....idk

I'm not quite sure but I believe the way Shawn has it set up is that you are required to contribute so many post before it lets you upload pictures to a gallery album. He can comment more on this !!!

Billy d.

I'm not quite sure but I believe the way Shawn has it set up is that you are required to contribute so many post before it lets you upload pictures to a gallery album. He can comment more on this !!!

Billy d.

Ah, so that's what that was, I could have sworn that my picture limit was, at some point, 4mb's. Then all of a sudden it was up to 1gb. I thought i'd made a mistake, lol.