To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:31:20 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Costuming a Puppet


Mark Segal wrote:
"The pvc can be easily (enlarged) reamed out with a dremel sanding drum or a
spade bit.
a 3/4" pipe pretty much fits one finger and an 11/2 pretty much fits 2.
2 fingers in the neck offer some interesting manipulation possibilities.
M"

Good idea, pvc tubing! Totally sweat-proof!
Do you insert it inside your neck, or is this the neck itself?
Dos it reach all the way up to the top of the head, to be glued there?
If you cover it in paper mache, how do you prevent them from separating?
How do you prevent the puppet from slipping away from your fingers when they 
get sweaty inside the pvc tubes?

Yes, two fingers in the neck allow for more strenght (in the case of heavy 
heads) and some head turning. I made a prototype once, where there were two 
tubes in the neck. The motion of rubbing my fingers together made the puppet 
turn its head very swiftly. This system forces us to make the neck a bit 
wider though.  I still have the test. I got distracted with other projects, 
haven't made any more glove puppets since then. One problem remains to be 
solved: how to attach the inner sleeve to thisspecial neck without it 
preventing the head-turning movement?




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