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i wonder how far in the future, how well it will work & how expensive it will be... http://www.ford.com/our-values/environment/air-climate/soy-based-foam/soy-foam-623p

This thread is older than my son...but not written before I did my first puppet slam. Oh tying it all together! ;)

hooray for that onath! I have to say I'll definitely be making more puppets with legs. so happy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/staceyrebecca/2078737140/ YAY!

but for finger puppets, you can't beat it.

Wonderful!

I think the glorified sock puppet pattern is a great one. its easy to follow and gives a great result even the first time you try it. Also take a look at the foam book & Puppet Planet by John Kennedy. They're different styles of building. The wonderful thing about puppetry is that your end...

Thanks! Its not actually fleece. It's got a woven backing to it. And the pile on the fabric is 2" when uncurled. OH JOY. My vacuum cleaner hates me.

I got the feet done. My first ever set of feet (well, puppet feet anyway). http://www.flickr.com/photos/staceyrebecca/2066445929/

So I *do* maintain copyright, but need to prove that I made them (which is easily done as I sign & date all of my work. I'm not worried about it necessarily. The guys at the agency used to work with my husband at a different agency (which is weird that they found me via other means). I should...

Pepperwink, Another trick I learned from making teddy bears is to cut your fabric just slightly larger, with your pattern drawn out on the fabric, sew before you cut. It works well for smaller details like fingers/toes. You still need to pin, but its less detrimental if something should...

Oh I love him!

Luke, thank you. Invaluable. A story that kind-of relates... Some friends of mine were travelling to Tronoto to perform at an improv festival. Of course they got stopped at the border & were asked about a work visa. They insisted they weren't working becuse they weren't getting paid & the border...

NoJoy, I have your pattern out and my husband would like to know if it is a torture diagram. thought I'd share.

Do you think that possibly simply the word "crafter/craftsman" has a negative connotation because so many sock monkeys & plastic-canvas doll houses have been created and shown at state fairs next to a child's prize-winning collection of plush monkeys? And I'm sure some of the plastic-canvas...

This is actually a huge theory in improv. That along with the "to what level do you consider success?" Improv meccas are chicago, toronto, los angeles & new york. yes, all lower-cased this morning. However if people who could be successful in those cities simply choose to stay in their own...

Thanks whispers. I definitely feel as though I've improved, I just feel like I'm not improving fast enough, ya know? Part of the quantity thing for me is that I figure something new out each time I make one and honestly just can't make enough. I'm a fabric junkie & have furs I haven't even...

are you pinning your fabric before you sew?

Thank you Gordon.

Bezalel & RavageFrackle & Gordon brought up a lot of really good points in regards to pricing & art vs craft. I didn't want to completely hijack Mary Kate's thread in regards to copyrights, so I thought I'd post a new topic. (just to be clear that we're all on the same page...