![]() Also make sure the "Nap" or "Grain" of the fabric is going the same directions for both halves of the puppet. IMPORTANT!! When placing the pattern on the fleece for the head, make sure the pattern is sitting on the fabric so the fabric stretches from the front of the puppet to the back of the puppet. You do this so as to not get marker on the front of the puppet where people will see it. It's also known as the "wrong" side of the fabric. Place the pattern on the back side of the fabric. Because we are going to hand sew this puppet you will not need the sewing machine allowance drawn on the pattern for the head or body. I never recommend building a puppet from scratch until you have a basic understanding of puppet construction. If you take your time while making your puppet, you will have a project that you can be proud of even if it doesn't look like a "Muppet." If you would like to watch a YouTube video of this pattern being constructed with Faux Fur, check out this link at Puppeteers Unite! Things like, "Can the seams be seen," and "Are the eye pupils perfectly round or were they poorly hand painted on," make ALL the difference. What sets a quality puppet apart from a disaster is the amount of time you spend paying attention to the DETAILS. I would also like to note that a puppet is a type of working sculpture. What I will do, however, is show you how to hand sew the puppets so as to hide the seams and to give you some tips and tricks for assembly. The pattern costs about $25 and is a downloadable PDF file. Because this is their pattern, I will not be showing all the pattern parts. I will be using the Roly Pattern from Project. This assumes that you already have needles, scissors and a low temperature Hot Glue Gun. The puppet that I'm making here will cost about $35 in materials. And each pattern is like a lesson in crafting quality puppets. After searching through countless forums and Youtube videos containing hideous monstrosities claiming to be puppets, I came across this website On this site you will find a pattern for every skill level. Thus began my quest to find quality instruction for the building of puppets. ![]() Sadly, however, most of the information available only teaches poor and sloppy puppet building techniques. ![]() And it's because of this love that I started to look for ways to create my own puppets. Because of the Muppets, I have a love of puppetry. The creations of Jim Henson have certainly impacted my life. ![]() So much so that the Smithsonian has an exhibit detailing how the Muppets have impacted our world. The Muppets have had a huge impact on our culture. ![]()
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