Free finger puppet patterns: A list
(If you’re looking for patterns for other puppet types, please browse the other categories as you’ll find more lists there)
I will be adding to this list as I find more patterns. Please note that these patterns come free courtesy of the credited people; please respect their wishes for creditation (if requested) if you publish the link elsewhere.
Read about the myths of free patterns [link to be added].
- My pattern/instructions using felt
- My pattern/instructinos using cloth/fleece
- Puppet Patterns’ fox puppet (thanks to an answer left on Yahoo: yes, this is the one I suggested to modify into a wolf puppet)
- Crochet Pattern Central has some patterns for crocheted (duh!) farmyard finger patterns… and some more of them are here
- How Stuff Works has some animal knitted patterns
- The Idea Room’s felt animal tutorial
- Maman A Driot’s felt monkey finger puppet
Want something a bit more for the professional? Try this pattern.
Why so few free puppet patterns? Find the answer here. How long does it take to make a finger puppet, what materials to use. History of finger puppets is here. [links to be added]
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24th November 2008 at 02:47
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@Kaos,
... School of Puppetry on What materials do you use for shadow puppets?Yes I'm pretty sure that would work too - I have seen puppeteers who use transparencies, but generally they have drawn on them with permanent markers. I assume that ones printed from a computer would work just as well.
(In fact, my first actual shadow puppet 'experience' was from a fellow university student who used clear acetate, with snowflakes drawn on it, pulling it from top to bottom of an overhead projector. It made for a very atmospheric backdrop to her performance)