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I saw an amazing clip on YouTube of a puppeteer named Christopher who does routines to various songs like "YMCA". He uses a puppet/group of puppets with multiple dancers connected by rods so that all of the puppets' arms were connected to his arms and their legs were connected to his. I've...

I've seen many threads about how to set up monitors and sound for practicing puppetry, and I was wondering about using a webcam and a gamer's chat headset as a practice setup. I've played with my webcam at home, and except for having to slow down gestures so that they don't appear as a blur, it...

I came across some clips of BBC3's "Mongrels" and it looks like an interesting show. Since I'm in the States, can any of you from across the pond or elsewhere give me any more info? It's an "adult topics" puppet show (not for the little ones, but the jokes might go over their heads) from...

article: http://blog.lionbrand.com/2010/02/06/giant-knitted-animals/ flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23263095@N07/sets/72157623351281464/ With all of the talk about making "walk-around" puppets like Bear, Big Bird and Snuffy, I thought that our readers would get some inspiration...

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, but I just found the unedited version of Muppet Family Christmas on YouTube! Here's the link to part 1. The others should show up in the list: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtgYDpvRCMI

I have a question about puppet building/design. How do you get the 2-d character sketches of puppet designs to accurately reflect the final character? Or rather, how do you make the puppet resemble what you drew? Take Jarrod's "Old man/Villain" puppet that he is creating. That character looks...

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I'm kinda proud but also very scared and unsure how to continue. Due to my efforts to get a puppet ministry going at my church, I have been asked to do a 15-min. performance at a Literacy Night program. The group that is hosting the program is doing a spaghetti supper fundraiser, and then...

I finally figured out what to do with the puppets that I had made that were just on stands in my basement. I'm going to use them in a puppet ministry at my church. I've gotten the church education board behind it, and the adult leadership is almost as excited as I am. I've purchased several...

I just ordered The Foam Book with the dvds and George Latshaw's Complete Book of Puppetry. I can hardly wait to read them! What are you guys' thoughts on these books? On a separate note, I've been helping baby-sit a friend's daughter, and am now getting into watching "It's a Big, Big World"...

I'm working on getting a puppet troupe set up at my church. Our first song is going to be "He's got the Whole World (in His Hands)." I was thinking that one of my characters for this performance is going to be a globe. I was also thinking of putting blinkers in it too. So my question is--Can...

I have the opportunity to attend both the P of A 'Puppet Rampage' festival and a One Way Street festival in my area. I've never been to a puppetry festival of any sort before, and I wondered what you guys thought about them. I also have a little bit of a dilemma. Due to economic and job...

http://www.berroco.com/knitbits/knitbits_165_H.html I am an avid knitter and crocheter as well as a puppet person. When I saw these patterns, I couldn't believe it! I was looking for a knitted puppet pattern ages ago. These would make great gifts or even great additions to a puppet cast!

I've seen many different methods to create arm rods for puppets, but I haven't seen anyone adress the problem I've been having. When I try to make permanent (non-removable) arm rods, the wire won't stay in place and ends up slipping out of the wrist. I've tried sewing around it to anchor the...

I know that it often depends on the character, but how far should someone go when designing a puppet's costume? Say for instance someone was doing a puppet staging of "Hello, Dolly!" and the puppet playing the lead is a sesame -style monster. Should the monster be fully clothed in a Gibson...

I'm working on a puppet who needs hair. I've purchased a small string mop head to use as the wig. Since the hair is going to be drawn up in a bun, how do I attach it so the whole hairstyle doesn't flop around?

After reading Sean Johnson's Excellent tutorial on Puppet101, I decided I'd try to make a puppet like that myself. Esther Bunny is the result. I didn't get too many pictures of her construction, but if you'll notice, I had an assistant for a bit. She still needs arm rods, and I'm open to...

I picked up a marabou (?) boa at Hancock fabrics. I want to take pieces of it and attach it at joint like the wrists and the neck of my puppet to disguise some seams. How should I attach it so that it is secure and won't fray?

I've got a little kitty puppet that I've made, but I can't come up with a voice or a character for him. Right now he's mute. While that works in some situations, are there some suggestions for creating a voice/character for him? Here's the link to the thread where I introduced him...

Forgive me if this has already been answered, but who owns the SNL Gorch sketches? Perhaps if they aren't owned by NBC the owners could put out a DVD with all the sketches. I for one would really like to see them. I've only caught a few glimpses of them on certain retrospectives.