Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 13:14:14 +0000
From: Katy Lloyd <idlekaty-AT-googlemail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Soft yet Firm Appendages


When I was young I knitted a hat for one of my toys, and to keep the peak
stiff I used some plastic cut out from a plastic bottle. If you used the
nice curved bit at the top of a 2-litre fizzy drinks bottle, you could layer
up the thin plastic cut-outs for extra strength if necessary, and they would
have a nice shape to them as well (it would be cute if the ears
curved/drooped forwards slightly at the tips). Then you use some thin foam
around them to keep them squishy and cover the sharp edges.
If it's not clear what I mean, I could draw a quick picture.
Hope this helps maybe?

Katy


-- 
http://katy.idlecreations.com/




On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 4:27 AM, Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> wrote:

> 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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