EyeofSauron
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ok, after about a week of research, i am still not a lot smarter about this than i was before.
so i turn to the allmighty rpf, cause several people have a kermit of their own, so maybe someone can help me out
what i have so far:
there are 2(or 3, if you count the glorified sock puppet pattern) patterns for kermit, that are more or less all there is
one is from the old toys'R'us plushy, and one is from the mr posable photo puppet. (see attachments for file)
the fabric used for kermit is called antron fleece, but its expensive and hard to find. Blizzard or Polar fleece are suitable replacements (alltho around here in europe, i will just have to take whatever i can get)
the sewing technique for hiding seams is called a henson, or puppet stitch (see here: The Puppet Stitch or Henson Stitch - YouTube )
for the body, use a pattern similar to a football, but with both edges cut off. use 1/2" foam for this
so far, all the basics are covered.
but here is what im still having trouble with:
The MR pattern has a foam head inlay, alltho im not sure if kermit has any foam in his head on a normal hand puppet.
for the patterns, if you use henson stitch, do you cut it out with a bit of an edge, and fold in the edge?
are the arms attached via sewing, or are they attached with doll joints?
is the collar the same material as the body, just a different color?
why dont use puppeteers cotton for stuffing? (cant remember the name they used for stuffing, just curious)
cant think of any more questions right now, but those are the questions i can think of right now.
any help would be appreciated
/edit: thx to trooper_trents help, i figured out te pattern
still need the mouth plate and the collar to figure out, and obviously the body pattern.
/edit 2: mouthplate and collar are added
so i turn to the allmighty rpf, cause several people have a kermit of their own, so maybe someone can help me out
what i have so far:
there are 2(or 3, if you count the glorified sock puppet pattern) patterns for kermit, that are more or less all there is
one is from the old toys'R'us plushy, and one is from the mr posable photo puppet. (see attachments for file)
the fabric used for kermit is called antron fleece, but its expensive and hard to find. Blizzard or Polar fleece are suitable replacements (alltho around here in europe, i will just have to take whatever i can get)
the sewing technique for hiding seams is called a henson, or puppet stitch (see here: The Puppet Stitch or Henson Stitch - YouTube )
for the body, use a pattern similar to a football, but with both edges cut off. use 1/2" foam for this
so far, all the basics are covered.
but here is what im still having trouble with:
The MR pattern has a foam head inlay, alltho im not sure if kermit has any foam in his head on a normal hand puppet.
for the patterns, if you use henson stitch, do you cut it out with a bit of an edge, and fold in the edge?
are the arms attached via sewing, or are they attached with doll joints?
is the collar the same material as the body, just a different color?
why dont use puppeteers cotton for stuffing? (cant remember the name they used for stuffing, just curious)
cant think of any more questions right now, but those are the questions i can think of right now.
any help would be appreciated
/edit: thx to trooper_trents help, i figured out te pattern
still need the mouth plate and the collar to figure out, and obviously the body pattern.
/edit 2: mouthplate and collar are added
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