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Fleece is great , but if you want your puppets to stand out, and you wantto create somthing original, than experiment, i wish i could experiment with different materials more, but thats beside the caee, dont feel that on order to build apuppet you have to do one thing over another

the show is and was terrible, i interviwed to build the puppets, it was typical, do it on the cheap, so they hired someone else, i the writers(if you can call it writing) decided they would be fine as puppeteers, and i think the results show, it was far from originla in any case, the...

it is still called antron fleece, its juts a different fabric due to a change in the thread that is used, its not as great as the old stuff was, but its better than polar fleece, georgia stage carries it

yes but youll still have to work with fabric, try draping a pattern , or use the pattern you have, but enlarge it around the edge, could be 1/4 " or 1/2", youll have to experimanet and see, why not get some cheap muslin fabric, that is used to make patterns in both fashion, and puppet building.

The original Gremilns, and Gremilns 2, even though mnay had mechical effects, most were pretty much basic puppets(muppet stlye)

experiment.......................

no he isnt, dyed yellow foam, dry brushed paint, very low tech

Never joined been to a couple fo meeting for the NYC guild, but for all the puppet work i do, i just havnet signed up

please feel free to list them, they ahve agreat selection, i have shopped thier afew times, one fo the good thing being so close to NYC , selection like you wouldnt believe

not to contest your sources comment or create a arguemnet , but Natural Fibers and furs along with leather and suede and Feathers are all used in the creation of Muppets both old and new,This is not to say that exotic animals are killed to make puppets, but rather products that are used in the...

Well Done Gordon, Puppets look great , and your sets and miniatures are amazing, beutifal work! very little to critize, only thing that maybe distracted me was a little rough puppetry on a couple of characters(nothing that a lay person would notice, ), just a slight bit of floppy mouth...

some lambs wool can be very straight, sheep woll when its combed out isnt as curly as you might think, but using that sort of fur would be very heavy since it has a Skin, or leather backing , its not a woven fabric like synthetic fur

They are great at NAtional Fiber , but that is going to be a very expensive costume, lots of work to make it look just like Doflion, I wish you good luck

Actually , Dog Lion is covered in Real Fur, i belive its a long Haired LAmbs wool, or Alpaca,

Congrats!:)

Puppetworks In Parkslope Brooklyn, its a 30 minute subway ride on the F The "F" Train stops at Seventh Avenue (Brooklyn), 6 blocks from PUPPETWORKS. It's a pleasant walk 5 blocks north to 4th Street and 1 block west to 6th Avenue. We're at 338 Sixth Avenue (across 6th Avenue, at the corner...

I suggest you look at the Puppet tutorials on http://swazzle.com/blogs/puppet101.html

The slams do pretty well in NYC , long history of them thier , when i started at hesnon many folsk were doinb them on the side(i helped at afew as well), but this was something done manily for fun, after working on Cute and cuddley things all day it was away for builders, and perfromers who were...

"When sewing, if you poke yourself in your fingers with the needle, quickly take the fabric with your other hand and put it down so you don't bleed on the fabric Clean your finger and don't continue sewing untill you stopped bleeding." But with out the Blood how ill my puppet come to life...

well think of it this way , you loads of time to work on this idea of yours, beacuse they havnet even finished a script, nor have they started refurbishing or reebuilding the fraggles, the movie is along way from being filmed,edited,scored,or cast. so take your time