From: "W & P KREFTING" <kreftingfamily-AT-msn.com>
Subject: Re: PUPT: finger holes on papier mache heads
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:06:49 -0600


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When making a puppet head for a small hand puppet, I use the foam pipe insulation that comes in tube form, black, a bunch of sticks to a bag.  Just cut a piece as long as you need and fasten into the head.  This probably doesn't answer the original need, unless you can do some alterations between performances.  The gloves might work, but will get quite warm.  If the problem is that the finger hole is too big, cutting a finger from the glove or making a small tube of poly foam for your finger might help.  If the problem is that the hole is too small for the fingers, well, I think it's back to the shop for Mr. Puppethead (no besmirching intended toward a poster here). <g>

Wayne Krefting
www.otisrabbit.com
wayne-AT-otisrabbit.com

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  From: Susan Wall Kronenberg
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  Subject: Re: PUPT: finger holes on papier mache heads


  When I make a hand puppet, I first take a toilet paper roll (you know, the inside cardboard) and cut it length-wise.  I then determine how long I want the neck to be, including the bit that's to go into the Styrofoam, and cut off that length.  I roll that piece of cardboard around my finger, then tape it so it remains the size I want.  So now I have a small tube.  I  shove this piece into the Styrofoam ball.  I then take it out, and break off the Styrofoam that was in the tube, put glue around the tube and re-insert it into the hole.  Then I paper-mache' around the whole bit.

  I hope I've made myself clear...it's a lot easier to demonstrate that to describe with words alone.



  At 04:50 PM 12/18/2002 -0600, you wrote:

    Hi to everyone on this list.

    I work in a situation where four or five people may be scheduled to do the
    same one-person program which includes a puppet show. This school year we are
    doing a show with papier mache puppets (ie. heads made out of built-up
    styrofoam and covered with commercial papier mache mixed with sculpt-or-coat).
    The head fits on the puppeteer's one finger with the arms being controlled by
    the thumb and another finger.
    The problem we are having is that the neck finger hole is sort of "one size
    fits all" and some people are finding it too big. We have been using batting
    and wrapping felt around fingers but it doesn't work well.
    If anyone out there has any suggestions on how to remedy this situation, we
    would appreciate your suggestions.

    Thank you.
    Gary

    Gary Tisdale
    Saskatoon Public Library
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    Canada
    http://www.publib.saskatoon.sk.ca



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From: Susan Wall Kronenberg

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Subject: Re: PUPT: finger holes on papier mache heads

When I make a hand puppet, I first take a toilet paper roll (you know, the inside cardboard) and cut it length-wise.  I then determine how long I want the neck to be, including the bit that's to go into the Styrofoam, and cut off that length.  I roll that piece of cardboard around my finger, then tape it so it remains the size I want.  So now I have a small tube.  I  shove this piece into the Styrofoam ball.  I then take it out, and break off the Styrofoam that was in the tube, put glue around the tube and re-insert it into the hole.  Then I paper-mache' around the whole bit.

I hope I've made myself clear...it's a lot easier to demonstrate that to describe with words alone.



At 04:50 PM 12/18/2002 -0600, you wrote:

Hi to everyone on this list.

I work in a situation where four or five people may be scheduled to do the
same one-person program which includes a puppet show. This school year we are
doing a show with papier mache puppets (ie. heads made out of built-up
styrofoam and covered with commercial papier mache mixed with sculpt-or-coat).
The head fits on the puppeteer's one finger with the arms being controlled by
the thumb and another finger.
The problem we are having is that the neck finger hole is sort of "one size
fits all" and some people are finding it too big. We have been using batting
and wrapping felt around fingers but it doesn't work well.
If anyone out there has any suggestions on how to remedy this situation, we
would appreciate your suggestions.

Thank you.
Gary

Gary Tisdale
Saskatoon Public Library
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada
http://www.publib.saskatoon.sk.ca



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