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One thing I found out with my webcam tests is that it mirrors everything. This actually makes it easier to use as a monitor (left is actually left), but if you have it pointed towards the audience, you'll have the opposite problem -- left will be right. I like all the other ideas, though! Is...

Hey Mia -- Your puppets are great! Do you and your husband perform them or do you have an entourage of loonies like I do? ;) I see you're in Long Beach. I'm over in Playa Del Rey (about 25 miles from you). I don't know if you've seen my little alien puppet interviews, but we ought to try...

I bought the pattern today (the first pattern I've ever bought, actually) and plan to make a Kermit-like puppet by the end of the week. If anything, it's neat to see other techniques than the ones I'm used to. My working technique is basically a hybrid of Arm's Length/Tumbles Bear/Brodie and...

I have a couple of bits of advice regarding legs: 1. Make them removable. Nothing is worse than having a puppet that kicks you in the face every time you use it. 2. Play around with the placement of the legs. If you put them on in the wrong place, the legs have a tendency to turn around when...

Probably not. Look more at hobby stores. They'd use them in the construction of model airplanes and kites. I've never used this technique, so it might require some experimentation on your part.

Is anyone else having trouble clicking on the picture links because of the moving text layered on top?

Don't they make nylon or fiberglas rods for making model airplanes and kites? If the arms are light enough, you might be able to make some temporary arm rods for the plane out of those, using a dowel as a handle. Other than not being metal, they'd be pretty much the same as the regular rods.

Okay, I found the answer I posted before. I know I've answered this for people a lot over the years, so here it is again: There are these plastic globes that people can use to replace the big yard like fixtures (they're usually made of glass, but they do make a plastic version). It's like the...

I'm pretty sure I already posted how to make those eyes... I may even have e-mailed you directly. It's a plastic lens for a yard light. Since these puppets are mainly for live convention "meet and greets" I don't like the idea of the rods coming undone while the puppeteers are on the floor...

I took Mayberry to New York about a month ago. Unlike other puppets on here, his arm rods are permanent, so removing them wasn't really an option. The puppet is old and falling apart, though, so I tried a little experiment. I packed him in a suitcase for the trip there, but we were in a hurry...

Bald at 15, eh?

I'm Yul Brynner. If you're reading this, i'm already dead.

Well... it makes you look cool and more "grown up." ;)

Did you ever finish that Star Wars video, Buck?

Also, what's the time table? I know that it takes me about three days of solid work to make a puppet. So, if you have a staff, think about how many people will be working on the puppets, and if you don't, how much time will it take to get the new hires up to speed? I sure hope you're not...

That's a "no thanks," if I ever saw one. I got the same one.

And it's NOT the same thing as polar fleece... though polar fleece is a good thing to use while you're learning to make puppets since it's more readliy-available, come in a variety of colors, and is a lot cheaper than Antron. Steve

Nope. Kermit may gave some foam in ther now (due to Steve Whitmire's smaller hand) but the original Kermit had nothing up there. What you saw was basically Jim Henson's hand with a green sock on it. The body has some foam in it. The one I saw had wire inside as well, though it was just a very...

That's awesome, Tim! Likewise. I've been doing a lot more with my puppets since the audition... so it wasn't a complete waste of time, after all.

I believe they use gasket rubber on the real Kermit. You could probably use a thick vinyl or leather, though. I'd steer clear of cardboard or foamcore, though.