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Puppet Building Books The Foam Book: An Easy Guide to Building Polyfoam Puppets Puppet Building Books & Equipment from puppetbuilder.com The Puppetry Store - books on puppet building Puppet Books from Ray DaSilva

Instructions with Patterns Making a Simple Moving Mouth Puppet, complete with pattern puppetpatterns.com Unique Spool - puppet patterns and kits

Instructions & Tutorials Audrey II Rental Page - information and hints on building "Little Shop of Horror" star puppet, Audrey II Balinese Shadow Puppet Construction Beginner's information on how to animate a Halloween skeleton Building a Realistic Bird Puppet for a Short Film How We Make a Puppet- Sculpting, Casting and Molding from Snapdragon Puppets How to Use Latex Casting Compounds by Chicago Latex Products Flocking Unit and Information from The Axtell Learning Page Foam Puppet Construction Example from Nicodemus' Fursuit Pages Foam Puppet Fabrication Explained from Animation World Magazine Latex Foam for Puppets by Tom McLaughlin Papier Mache Online Tutorials puppetbuilder.com - puppet building information from Nick Barone Puppets Puppets in the Making (latex puppet) from Axtell Expressions, Inc. Puppets2000 - How to Make a Puppet (simple marionette and hand/rod puppet) The Puppeteers' Cooperative - making giant puppets fabrication of puppet heads using clay molds by Le Théâtre AMAC

Using Materials Foam Latex by Steve Axtell Latex Foam for Puppets by Tom McLaughlin Neoprene: Where to Buy, How to Use by Freshwater Pearls Puppetry Neoprene: Press Blankets by Mike Burger Polymer Clay Central - Polymer clay caning (for eyes) from the Polymer Clay Crafts' Home Page - Polymer clay faces from Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery Papier Mache Rediscovered By Ronnie Burkett and Ronnie Burkett's Papier Mache Recipes from Proptology Online (Acetone warning) PropChem 101 by Thurston James from Proptology Online Puppet Making Supplies by Leo Brodie

Material Suppliers Animatronics Supplies from The Animatronics Resource Site Armatures from Armaverse Aves Studio - non-toxic epoxy putty The Amercian Plume and Fancy Feather, Inc Bob's Foam Factory - The largest selection of foam in the San Francisco Bay Area Burman Industries - foam latex, special effects makeup, molds, clay Douglas and Sturgess: Artist Materials and Supplies Eyes, Places to Buy Them Foam Suppliers by Robert Smythe Georgia Stage - Antron Fleece GM Foam Latex Latex and Neoprene Suppliers by Robert Smythe Latex Foam for Puppets by Tom McLaughlin MagicSculp - non-toxic epoxy putty Micromagic Systems - animatronic and puppet control systems - United Kingdom Puppet Making Supplies by Leo Brodie Puppet Parts - catalog of cast rubber parts for making marionettes, hand and rod puppets puppetstuff.com - building supplies and antron fleece (aka Muppet fleece) Rosco Laboratories, Inc. - One of the world's largest manufacturers of products for theatre, film and television production. Sculpt or Coat -Sculpt or Coat adds strength and longevity to your creations. Supplies from the Dallas Puppet Theater The Thomas Register of Manufacturers - online search of industrial manufacturer database (free registration required) Unique Spool - puppet patterns and kits USA Fur Manufacturers from Steve Axtell Zeller International - non-toxic materials and mediums for casting, mould making and special effects

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