How to make a puppet

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut out pattern pieces.
2. Using pattern pieces, cut out foam.
3. Faric ! "ut pattern pieces on faric #it$ arro#s in %irection of greatest stretc$.
&. Cut out pieces an% ma'e sma(( notc$es to mar' nose an% ear p(acement ) c$in
stitc$ing.
*. Cut out car%oar% $an% an% %ra# fingers on to arm faric.
+. Cut mout$ pattern ,1-. out of /in0(, re% fe(t an% (ig$t co(ore% fe(t.
1. Cut out car%oar% mout$ pieces ,11.
G2UING: "ut t$in (a0er of g(ue on one si%e if 0ou are using Hold the Foam or put a
(ig$t (a0er of g(ue on ot$ si%es if 0ou are using 3M Fastbond. Use a (o# %r0er to %r0
g(ue efore stic'ing it toget$er. 3it$ t$e Fastbond a(#a0s put g(ue on ot$ e%ges 0ou
are g(uing.
1. G(ue front of $ea% pieces toget$er at t$e e%ges.,1.
2. G(ue ac' of $ea% pieces toget$er at t$e e%ges. ,2.
3. G(ue front to ac'.
&. G(ue top of mout$ into $ea%. ,3.
*. G(ue o%0,13. toget$er at ac' ) s$ou(%ers. 2et %r0.
S43ING:
1. Stitc$ ear pieces ,*. toget$er. Turn, stuff #it$ atting foam. 5aste open e%ge.
2. Stitc$ nose pieces ,+. toget$er. Turn, stuff #it$ atting foam. 5aste open e%ge.
Nose can e stitc$e% #it$ t$e seam toget$er for a roun%er nose.
3. 5aste nose on to t$e rig$t si%e of faric of one of t$e front of $ea% ,1. faric
pieces.
&. 5aste ears on to t$e rig$t si%e of ac' of $ea% ,6. faric pieces.
*. Se# front of $ea% pieces toget$er.
+. Se# ac' of $ea% pieces toget$er.
1. Se# front to ac' at si%es.
6. C$in ! Se# c$in ,7. piece to (o#er part of ac' of $ea% piece. Straig$t si%e to
straig$t si%e. 3$en 0ou reac$ t$e corner, (ea/e t$e nee%(e in to $o(% it an% pi/ot
materia( aroun% an% se# unti( 0ou reac$ t$e notc$.
7. Se# c$in pieces toget$er.
1-. Se# re% fe(t to /in0( ,1-.. Se# seam across center of mout$.
11. 5aste mout$ to $ea% faric matc$ing center of eac$ si%e of fe(t mout$ #it$
seam from faric mout$. C$ec' seams an% t$en stitc$ #it$ a regu(ar stitc$.
12. G(ue car%oar% pieces ,11. to ac' of mout$, (ea/ing gap et#een pieces
so it #i(( en%.
13. G(ue ot$er fe(t piece to car%oar%. 2et %r0
1&. G(ue e%ge of t$e top of t$e mout$ to t$e piece of foam on t$e $ea% t$at
ma'es t$e roof of t$e mout$.,3.
1*. G(ue an% ro(( e%ges of foam to mout$.
1+. G(ue t$e e%ge of t$e ottom piece of foam ,&. to ottom of mout$.
11. G(ue an% ro(( e%ges of foam to mout$. ,(et %r0 for a s$ort time.
16. Turn $ea% rig$t si%e out.
17. 5o%0 faric ,12. ! se# s$ou(%ers toget$er.
2-. Se# o%0 faric to nec'.
21.Se# arms an% $an%s.,1&. 8ou(e stitc$ et#een fingers. Turn arm an% stuff
$a(f#a0. Stitc$ across arm for e(o#. Finis$ stuffing. 5aste c(ose%.
22. 9ttac$ arms to o%0 #it$ t$ums pointing up.
23. Se# si%e seams toget$er.
2&. "ut foam o%0 into faric.
2*. "u(( ottom of o%0 faric o/er t$e ottom of t$e foam an% $em it 0
se#ing t$roug$ foam an% faric.
2+. G(ue on tongue ,1*. an% epig(ottis ,1+..
21. 9ttac$ e0es an% $air.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MATERIALS NEEDED:
G(ue for foam. I use t$e 3M Fastbond ecause I ma'e a (ot of puppets, ut 0ou can a(so
use an0 g(ue t$at sa0s it
#i(( #or' for foam. In t$e fi(m I a(so use Hold the Foam.
: 0%. or 1- cm. of faric. Roe /e(our or an0 faric t$at stretc$es a (ot in one %irection
an% a (itt(e in t$e ot$er
%irection.
: 0%. or 1- cm. of 1; foam for (arge puppet or <; foam for t$e sma((er puppet
Stiff car%oar%
1 sma(( s$eet of Re% fe(t "in' fe(t
3$ite fe(t or (ig$t co(ore% fe(t 5(ac' fe(t
1 ft. or 3- cm. of /in0( for mout$
Sma(( ag of (oose fier fi(( or stuffing for ears, nose an% arms
=ateria( for e0es an% $air ,rememer to use 0our imagination.
5(o# %r0er
>ot g(ue gun ,I use t$is to attac$ t$e $air.
Tac'0 g(ue to attac$ t$e epig(ottis an% tongue
Lining fabric optiona!": Stretc$0 faric: Cut a rectang(e 16 <; ,&1 cm.. #i%e ? 1+;
,&- cm.. (ong. Fo(% in $a(f (ent$#ise an% se# open e%ge. =a'e a 7 @; #i%e ? 1+; (ong
tue. 9fter se#ing step 13, turn tue insi%e out an% g(ue t$e top rig$t si%e e%ge to e%geof
(ig$t co(ore% fe(t. T$en continue ma'ing rest of puppet. Tuc' it into insi%e $em efore
se#ing it to t$e foam ,step 2*..
SMALLER #$##ET
To ma'e a sma((er puppet 0ou can re%uce t$e pattern using a cop0 mac$ine %o#n to 6*A
of t$e origina(.
Bou must use <; foam.
I a(so 'eep t$e arms t$e same siCe as t$e origina(, ecause at 6*A t$e0 are too sma(( to
#or' #it$.
%IRL #$##ET
If 0ou 'no# 0our puppet #i(( e a gir( an% $a/e $air t$at #ou(% co/er $er ears 0ou can
Dust (ea/e t$e ears off or cut t$em off efore attac$ing t$e $air.
&$RL' HAIR #ATTERN:
Cut out paper pattern an% t$en cut it out of a stiff car%oar%. 3rap 0arn aroun%
car%oar%, t$en stitc$ %o#n center. S(o#(0 %ra# ac' car%oar% an% #rap some more. It
is easiest to se# #it$ a piece of faric or paper un%erneat$ it.