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...Jeez. This forum isn't what it used to be :/

School of Puppetry wrote an article about foam that I found particularly helpful. Here's the link to it: http://www.schoolofpuppetry.com.au/tutorials.php/how-to-make-a-foam-puppet-aamp-what-kinds-of-foam-to-use Enjoy!

I know the seams on the neck are visible and annoying, but I don't know if you see the ones on the chin and back of the head. They're warped and puffed out. Is that caused from wide stitches as well?

Nope - I don't want to mess up using a fleece that expensive. :sigh: I'm using Polar Fleece, but I don't think it's necessarily about hiding them, they just look gosh darn awful and puffed out. Here are some pictures to help you try to understand:

Every time I start a puppet, I complete the foam structure, then it comes time to cover it with fleece. I cut the fleece perfectly. I begin sewing using the basic whipstitch. Although time-consuming, I have patience and complete sewing. I flip it inside out and long-behold, the seam looks...

http://www.foamdistributing.com/products/poly.html I was surfing the internet when I found this company. $11.60 for a 1/2" sheet 82" x 76"?!? Is that an amazing deal or am I mistaken? Has anyone used this company before? If so, how's the foam? Thanks!

Look like some cool puppets! I made a LSOH puppet a while back for my own pleasure ( I love the musical), but theirs looks better than mine! D: This is the only pic I could find of mine, this was during the building of it (IE: the white vein). -> http://i53.tinypic.com/13ymbgg.jpg. Any idea...

Thanks Marc! You're a life-saver LOL :D

I know this is sort of a stupid question, but I bought the fleece covering pattern and the normal Rotondo pattern, and when it says cut out the neck patterns, do they want us to make our own neck patterns? If not, I can't find the neck pattern!:confused::eek:

AWESOME DUDE! Pretty sweet if you ask me! Gotta get it on video! :D

SWEET! Didya use a pattern or just eye-ball it?

Thanks for the suggestion MuppetLabsBoy, but too late! I spent the extra money and bought the Rotondo pattern and fleece covering pattern. I really hope this is gonna go well! And I definitely will post pictures on my progress.

I would think it would be carved out of a block of Scott Foam as you've said, and as the mouth moves, it would stretch the Scott Foam.

I agree that the Rotondo pattern would work great, but the $10 difference means a lot. As I've mentioned before, I'm reeaaalllyy low on money right now, since I'm a student with a low-pay job :sympathy:.

So.. I got everything, cut a piece of foam, and now I'm stuck. I guess I'm trying to make up my own 3 piece method now, and it's not working:grouchy:. Looks like I have to spend the extra $40 now for the Foam Book DVD, and wait some more. Any ideas/suggestions on where to start?