Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 11:34:20 -0400
From: mum-AT-philadelphia.libertynet.org (Mum Puppettheatre)
Subject: Re: Puppet fabric


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>>>Is there a fabric company that I can order the polar fleece (or
>>>whatever you, as the professionals, use to make your puppets)?

>>Try Lawrence Guild Sales
>>PO Box 7322
>>Village West
>>Gilford, NH   03246
>>(603) 528-4220
>
>>They may have changed their address, and I'm sure I won't be the first or
>>only one to make this reply. But, if you want just a couple of yards of the
>>stuff, let me know. We stopped using it and I have a bunch of yardage (in
>>white) to get rid of.
>
>>Robert Smythe, Mum Puppettheatre
>
>Just out of curiousity, Robert, why did you stop using it?  Artistic
>changes or a dislike for the material itself or something else???
>Christopher Piper

Muppet fleece is fine if you want to make your puppets look like the
Muppets. The texture is pretty overwhelming-everything you make tends to
look like it's a Muppet-wannabe.

I also found after a while that the texture can get matted and gross
looking, which is not a problem if you can rebuild the puppet as often as
the Muppet builders do. The stuff is great for close-ups (making it the
dream answer to television-it's a no-brainer as to why the Muppets have
used it for so long), and it can cover up a multitude of sins.

I also have to say that I'm not really in favor of the idea that there is a
single way to make all puppets. We experimented to see if this fleece fit
our needs and decided that there were too many other possibilities to
settle on just one for everything we make.


Robert Smythe
Mum Puppettheatre




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