Sewing, sewing and more sewing on the furry monster puppet. No pictures- only because I've already shown you how I sew- it would be repetitive. Instead I will give you a sneak peak at a new puppet I am in the early process of designing. It will be worn around the neck like a stole. The head will be rigged to a bracelet on the singer's wrist, so it will move the fox's head when the singer's arm moves.
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Color rendering of my design for a foxy stole puppet. (c) 2012 Joy Filled Puppets
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Furs that will be used for foxy stole puppet. Top right- body, Bottom right- head and paws, Left side- tail.
 
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The top hair is in place and wild!
Back into working on our furry little monster!! Time to work on the "hair". I created the hair from a feather boa that I sewed 4 layers of about 5" each together. I then sewed each end of the boa onto either side of fabric behind the eyes of the puppet.
Next, I take an ostrich feather and snip off a few pieces and glue the ends and insert it down into the boa. I do this several times until I get the look I desire. I keep my original illustration in front of me at this point, so I can match it as closely as possible.
Tomorrow, we'll talk arm joints! :)
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Attaching the boa layers to the long haired fur fabric with upholstery thread.
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Cutting off ostrich feather pieces to glue to head
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A few feather pieces transplanted as monster hair!