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Want to make a puppet that looks like a human boy or girl? You're in the right place!
The video tutorial below will show you how to turn fleece and fur into a human-looking boy or girl hand and rod puppet. You can use the tutorial to assemble your puppet kit from Ballyhoo Creations or use your own materials to create your own custom puppet using Ballyhoo sewing patterns or in-the-hoop puppet designs. (see bottom of page for pattern links)
The free video is provided in ADDITION to the Photo Instructions included in your puppet kit.
Chapters
00:00 Things to Know
02:04 Puppet Pattern Tracing
03:07 Puppet Sewing
04:29 Cutting
05:56 Turning
07:24 Assemble the Mouthplate
09:11 Attach the Mouthplate
11:48 Brain Pillow
13:05 Eyes
14:22 Puppet Pupils & Eyelids
16:11 Puppet Nose
18:15 Puppet Arms
20:53 Puppet Hair Wig
22:58 Finishing
If you are unfamiliar with any of the tools or techniques in the video tutorial above, you can learn more in my Free Dollmaker Series of Videos by clicking the photo below.
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Yib is my basic puppet pattern for sewing machines and it will easily make the boy or girl shown on this page.
Yab is the in-the-hoop design for embroidery machines and it can also be used with fleece to create a boy or girl like the ones shown below.
If you are purchasing materials for a puppet, you can find different colors of fleece in skin-tone colors at your local fabric stores.
Blizzard fleece works great, but you can also use no-pill fleece.
For small amounts of faux fur, check the craft stores on the aisle where they sell felt. They typically have small cuts of faux fur which is enough for a wig. And if you want to save time - some people buy pet wigs on Amazon for their puppet hair!