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Mouthplate with bottom thumb pocket sewn in.
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Nose pinned on to check for placement.
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Nose pinned on, holding eyes up to decide where they LOOK best.
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Puppet head after permanently attaching eyes and nose.
After finishing up the mouthgrip on the mouthplate inside the head, I get to turn it right side out again. I add the foam skull piece back in, in order to decide the placement of the nose and eyes. I can pin the nose on temporarily, then I can see where the eyes should go. This is a very important part of the puppet build, because the "focus" of the eyes needs to be just right. I want this puppet to appear to be almost peeking over his nose directly at the camera/audience. I used the seam as a guide to center the nose and the eyes, and decided on placing the eyes about 2 finger widths back from the top of the nose. This is going to differ from puppet to puppet. I really take my time getting the placement decided. I pin them where I think they should go- then I look at them straight on and from the sides. I also have other people look at them. (My kids are great critics!)
Before I sew the nose in place, I trim up some of the fur that will be directly under it (makes it lie flush to the head). After sewing the nose. I mark to small areas to cut just enough room to slide the posts from the eyes down into. I add the push-nuts onto the posts from the inside and they are locked in!
2/5/2012 09:51:55 pm

He's coming to life! My kids are the best critics too. ;)

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Jim
2/6/2012 03:11:24 am

When you sew the nose on, do you do it from the inside of the puppet's head (with the head inside out)?

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2/6/2012 07:57:40 am

Hi Jim!
Sorry, I probably should've explained that better. It's hard to take pictures while I am doing things, and my words don't always fill in the gaps.
When I sew the nose on, I have the puppets head rightside out. I stitch it on using upholstery thread, which is a very tough, thick thread. I use the ladder stitch, which hides the thread well. If you want a quick idea of what that looks like, there are videos on youtube demonstrating it.

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