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    Selling Puppets

    Hi all! Does anyone out there sell puppets? I make really good ones but unfortunatly don't have the time to perform with them right now. I enjoy making them, and when I show them to people they asume I bought it. So they aqre good quality. I would like to make and sell some, but don't...
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    mouth mechanisms?

    Try Nick Barone's puppet site. :) It has alot of good ideas for that kind of puppet. Hope that helps! Buddy
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    How To Make A Puppet Head....

    Well, I start with the mouth. I usually make this out of foam core. I cut it out in the shape I want. (Usually like circular or like an oval.) Then I score it where I want it to fold then bend it till it snaps. (Not all the way through but you will see what I mean when you try it.) Then I...
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    Horay For The Foam Book!

    I am a begining puppet artist and would like to tell every other person who is unexperiened with puppet making that I Highly Recoend THE FOAM BOOK. I am working on my second and third puppets and all of them look great! I will be posting a pic soon. So if you have any questions or never made...
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    Covering the puppet

    Thanks, Yeah, I used Felt b/c I liked the color and it looks great except for the seems. Plus it was pretty cheap. Oh, well. Once I finish his costume I will post a pic. I would like feed back since it is my first. I have already started on my next two. I am doing a bird and a two...
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    Covering the puppet

    Well, on the one that I am talking about I used Felt . The one(s) I am working on now are covered in Fleece. I will remember that though. Thanks.
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    Covering the puppet

    Okay, I look at my first puppet, (which looks very nice if i do say so myself) and there is a seam along the face so that the fabric would fit nicely. It doesn't look all that bad, but I was wondering how to solve this problem. I mean, I look at other puppets, and you hardly see any seems...
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    Eyes

    Hey Guys! I am working on my second puppet and had a quick question about the eyes. You see, on my first puppet, I used googly eyes. (you know, the ones that move around.) And while I don't have a problem with that exactly, I just wanted to try out the ones that are like half balls and have...
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