To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:27:31 -0500
Subject: [Puptcrit] Soft yet Firm Appendages


Get Yer Minds outta the gutter, folks!

My questions are about bunny ears, wings, and other things that would be too 
fragile on puppets, were we to build them in a hard material.

I'm currently working on glove puppets, and one of them is a cute young lady 
bunny rabbit.
Her ears look very nice on the clay model, but in order to make them strong 
enough for my tastes (probably overkill for most) when I do the paper mache 
head, it would take me a lot of time. I'd rather spend the time on the 
sleeve and on the clothing design.
These puppets are to be cloned and sold as collectibles, so I want to save 
as much time as possible, without killing the quality.

So, I'm thinking of covering the paper head with a textured fabric, leaving 
only the face as visible paper mache. This method would allow me to build 
soft fabric ears that could spring back into position. I won't use wire, as 
I don't need it posable, and because wire always ends up breaking or looking 
bad.

Do you have any suggestions on what to use inside the fabric ears?
How are those stiffening forms used for making shirt collars called? Would 
they work?

Thanks for any pointers,



-Mathieu

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