Started on a new puppet. I am using this one to practice as much machine sewing as possible. Also have played around with mouths. Created lips and teeth entirely out of fleece. Say cheese!

Those teeth are amazing!!

Yeah, I really like those teeth. Well done!

Ooohhh....I could see The Joker with those . Looks great!

Nice technique on the mouth and teeth. Did you sew them first then apply them to the puppets face?  Kind of looks like that is what you did.  Very fun!

Yep I sewed the lips and teeth separately, padded them with foam, then ladder stitched the teeth to the lips then hand-sewed the teeth lines. Haven't sewn them onto the face yet (just pinned)

Has anyone had much success with using nylon plastic bolts. I am toying with the idea of making this puppets features removable. (as easily as possible)

The eyes I can understand but for the lips I suppose I would need to put a bolt on each side and make holes just above the mouth line? Not sure how well the bolts would hold onto just fleece though? (Hot glue?)

Not really sure that this is a good option of applying the mouth and teeth. To messy and overkill. I would just go ahead and hand stitch them on. Not really that hard to pick out a stitch if you wanted to replace or remove them and has the added benefit of if you don't put something back on the face it won't leave an ugly hole.

You know in the costume world it is not that unusual to tack something onto a costume that has to be removed from time to time for say cleaning. When it comes back from the cleaner we simply hand tack it back on. Heck we have even sewn dancers into costumes for the performance and then cut them out at the end.

I agree wuth Shawn we've done that quite a bit.

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Thanks Shawn. That is sage advice. It was my gut instinct to just sew the features on. Should learn to follow it a bit more.

Love it!!! Great idea, you are very talented.