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  1. JacobsBest

    My first completed "Glorified Sock Puppet". Feedback?

    This little fellow is a complete blank. I have not given him a name nor a personality. I enjoy the build and am not so much interested in performing. He is hand-sewn, with an exception to the arms/hands. My next projects are all hand-sewn with an exception to any internal sleeves etc.
  2. JacobsBest

    The "hand-stitched hands" blues.

    I desperately (dramatic flair) want to use my "Henson" stitch to sew the hands of my current project, but I cannot figure out how to lay out the pattern in a way that makes it easy to dexterously maneuver about. I have machine sewn the arms/hands (only!) of my previous projects and I do not like...
  3. JacobsBest

    Are there "Unwritten" rules to being a builder?

    I am a new builder. I started this spring and have been enthusiastically attempting to learn everything I possibly can from the wonderfully helpful people I have encountered here and on the interwebs in general. I thought it would be fun to post pictures of my works in progress and techniques...
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    Heat/Hot-Air Gun?

    I noticed in many Henson workshop photos the prescence of heat or hot-air guns at the builder's workstations. Does anyone know what these might have been used for? My first thought was they could be used when working with Wonderflex, but I am not sure how long that material has been around. Thought?
  5. JacobsBest

    A body for Fred?

    This is Fred Felton. Fred is a head. He was made using the Project Puppet "Rotondo" pattern and is my very 1st attempt (other than a few "sock" puppets). His head is constructed of reticulated foam, which I regret wasting on a prototype. I was smart enough not to use my stockpile of Antron...
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    Len Frog

    Hello. First time caller, long time listener <read "Lurker">. This is a completed head for a frog character. I am still figuring out what I want to do with the body. I started with www.projectpuppet.com 's "Rotondo" pattern. I did not originally have a frog in mind, but when I was making the...
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