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Angela,

Apologies for not replying sooner - you actually happened across a part of my site that is under construction, and I didn't see the comment until now.

You mention in your comment that you want to find some free puppet patterns, like those on TV. I'm not sure exactly what you mean (I live in Australia, so I'm not even sure what TV show you mean); but I'm guessing you'd like something similar to a muppet design? If so, there are a couple of patterns out there on the net, some of which you can find here:

http://www.schoolofpuppetry.com.au/tutorials.php/muppet-type-puppet-patterns-a-list

If you let me know specifically what kind of puppet you are looking to make, I could offer you some more advice.