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What materials do you use for sock puppets?
As mentioned in my short post about what materials to use when making a puppet, there’s no hard and fast rules as to what to use when building a puppet. However, sock puppets are pretty basic when it comes to materials.
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Free sock 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. This is the total of these particular puppet type patterns listed on this site; feel free to browse for more on my site, but you’ll just end up back here again I promise.
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What are sock puppets?
Usually used in children’s theatre, sock puppets are… well, socks… Duh! Sock puppets are made by removing part of the toes of a sock, and inserting and attaching a mouth piece (usually made out of a stiff cardboard) to the inside of the toe area. Then the outside of the sock is decorated with facial features, hair, and so on.
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What are mouth puppets?
This phrase may not be the industry-wide term for this type of design, but for the average reader or new puppeteer, it is an easy way of describing a particular type of puppet.
@Neil, I believe we've had a similar conversation before, late last year. (I've recently started migrating my FAQs to a new site, so you probably wouldn't have realised it was me). Unfortunately, I haven't moved the post on ventriloquist dummies yet, but you can still find it here:
... School of Puppetry on What is ventriloquism?http://www.puppetsinmelbourne.com.au/faq.php/2008/12/01/where-to-buy-ventriloquist-dummies-in-au
The best thing I can recommend is to purchase something from overseas, or to commission a local puppeteer. I know of no one who specifically makes and sells ventriloquist dummies in Australia. Alternatively, you may want to commission a muppet-type puppet which has moving eyes, etc. Jarrod Boutcher, a well-known muppet-type builder, is located in QLD.
Sorry I can't offer more info, but this is all I have found on vents in Oz.