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Free Puppet Patterns

 

This lens attempts to collect all free puppet patterns on the internet.

(So wish us luck)

Puppet Patterns on Amazon 

Puppet Mania!

Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 10/06/2008)

Free Puppet Patterns Links 

Free Puppet Patterns

Here are the best free puppet patterns links I can find on the internet.

Some are simple to make, some are hard.
Some make great performers, and some make better toys.

But one thing is for sure, I never met a puppet I didn't like.

Feel free to add YOUR favorite patterns to the list. The more the merrier.

Free Hand-knitted Dog Pattern

Cute knitted dog hand puppet pattern with complete more...3 points

Fox or People Patterns

Two very beautiful puppet patterns, one for the fo more...2 points

Puppet Patterns with Variety

Detailed patterns for simple to make performing pu more...2 points

Bug Finger Puppet Craft

Follow these instructions and make a variety of fi more...1 point

Animal Hand Puppets

Great rainy-day-get-the-kids-to-help project for t more...1 point

For MORE Ideas

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Puppets on Wikipedia 

A puppet is a representational figure manipulated by a puppeteer. It is usually (but by no means always) a depiction of a human character, and is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre. The puppet undergoes a process of transformation through being animated, and is normally manipulated by at least one puppeteer.

There are many different varieties of puppets, and they are made of a wide range of materials, depending on their form and intended use. They can be extremely complex or very simple in their construction. They may even be found objects. As Oscar Wilde wrote, "There are many advantages in puppets. They never argue. They have no crude views about art. They have no private lives". David Currell has said "A puppet is not an actor and a puppet theatre is not human theatre in miniature, because when an actor 'represents', a puppet 'is'". An Introduction to Puppets and Puppetmaking by David Currell, p.6 .

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Are You Sure You Need more Free Puppet Patterns? 

Free Puppet Patterns Lens

I don't mean to be rude, but consider this.

Finding and using free puppet patterns is a great way to make new and exciting creations. But have you considered the downside?

Maybe it is no big deal to you, but the truth is that when you are are finished, you have a puppet that is just like all the rest made from that pattern. And isn't having a unique creation part of the reason to make your own?

So, consider this.

Certainly when starting out in a new construction technique or style, by all means, follow someone else's advice in how to do it. There is nothing wrong with that.

But feel free to make changes in color or details, in an effort to make 'your own' character. But where do you get ideas for these improvements? (have I got a resource for you)

I have found an ever changing fountain of ideas, filled with virtually unlimited possibilities that you can use in developing your own free puppet patterns or just to make better puppets.

Visit Puppets.BestCheapDiscounts.com for all the up-to-date puppet stuff available.

Puppet Making on Amazon 

Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry (Dover Craft Books)

Amazon Price: $8.76 (as of 10/06/2008)

Puppets on Amazon 

Making Puppets at Home with Larry Engler

Amazon Price: (as of 10/06/2008)

Making More Puppets at Home with Larry Engler

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Puppet Making on YouTube 

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I love this video about the ancient, exotic art of shadow puppetry in the Far East.

All of the most modern animatronics and video wizardry can't hold a candle to this simple, but beatiful puppet art form. IMHO, of course.
-Jack

Shadow puppet making workshop in Surakarta, Indonesia

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Puppet Patterns on Amazon 

Making and Manipulating Marionettes

Amazon Price: $34.65 (as of 10/06/2008)

Vote for your favorite puppet picture on Flickr 

puppet pictures for you

Be sure to vote for your favorite puppet pic here, or if you know of more ADD THEM here. At least allow your imagination to soak in some new puppet ideas here.

Closeup of Oshichi
Closeup of Oshichi

#1

3 points
Closeup of a male bunraku puppet
Closeup of a male bunraku puppet

#2

3 points
Rodrigo.
Rodrigo.

#3

2 points
Miller Park Sausage Race
Miller Park Sausage Race

#4

2 points
Ardilla Naranja
Ardilla Naranja

#5

1 point
Carnivale puppets
Carnivale puppets

#6

1 point
Day 120
Day 120

#7

1 point
Kasperletheater
Kasperletheater

#8

1 point

#9

0 points
Juan
Juan

#10

0 points
Zippy & George, Weakest Link
Zippy & George, Weakest Link

#11

0 points

Free Puppet Patterns on YouTube 

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Free Puppet Patterns

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Great Puppet Books 

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So, to amaze you even further, here is the most current collection of the most popular puppet pattern books available. Which ones do YOU have?

The Muppets Make Puppets by Cheryl Henson, Muppet Workshop

The Muppets Make Puppets by Cheryl Henson, Muppet Workshop

Cheryl Henson, daughter of Muppets founder Jim Hen more...1 point

Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry (Dover Craft Books) by Larry Engler, Carol Fijan

Making Puppets Come Alive: How to Learn and Teach Hand Puppetry (Dover Craft Books) by Larry Engler, Carol Fijan

Lucid, easy-to-follow book teaches beginners how t more...1 point

Making Shadow Puppets (Kids Can Do It) by Jill Bryant, Catherine Heard

Making Shadow Puppets (Kids Can Do It) by Jill Bryant, Catherine Heard

In this latest Kids Can Do It title, kids discover more...1 point

101 Hand Puppets: A Beginner's Guide to Puppeteering by Richard Cummings

101 Hand Puppets: A Beginner's Guide to Puppeteering by Richard Cummings

Step-by-step instructions for creating puppets, fr more...1 point

Puppets: Methods & Materials by Cedric Flower, Alan Fortney

Puppets: Methods & Materials by Cedric Flower, Alan Fortney

An exciting guide to creating and using hand, shad more...1 point

Puppet Mania! by John Kennedy

Puppet Mania! by John Kennedy

In Puppet Mania!, a master of the art brings kids more...0 points

Puppet Mania! is more than just a project book: It also gi...

0 points

Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves by Miyako Kanamori

Sock and Glove: Creating Charming Softy Friends from Cast-Off Socks and Gloves by Miyako Kanamori

Easy to make...easy to love!

Sock and Glove prese more...0 points

Puppet Planet: The Most Amazing Puppet-Making Book in the Universe by John Kennedy

Puppet Planet: The Most Amazing Puppet-Making Book in the Universe by John Kennedy

From the author of the immensely popular Puppet Ma more...0 points

-Shares twelve new puppet projects, each using a variety of techniques, many of which have never been presented in a book before

-Features "action panels" so readers can see how each puppet comes to life

-Includes staging ideas to play up each project's uniqueness

-Builds on the author's experience working for the Jim Hen...

0 points

Making and Manipulating Marionettes by David Currell

Making and Manipulating Marionettes by David Currell

Making and Manipulating Marionettes is a superb gu more...0 points

Stop-Motion Puppet Sculpting: A Manual of Foam Injection, Build-Up and Finishing Techniques by Tom Brierton

Stop-Motion Puppet Sculpting: A Manual of Foam Injection, Build-Up and Finishing Techniques by Tom Brierton

Stop-motion puppet animation is one of the most un more...0 points

This work explains research and design of puppets, and details the fabrication of stop-motion puppets around a metal arm...

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One-Person Puppet Plays: by Denise Anton Wright

One-Person Puppet Plays: by Denise Anton Wright

The 30 original, reproducible puppet scripts in th more...0 points

Gourd Puppets and Dolls by Angela Mohr

Gourd Puppets and Dolls by Angela Mohr

These projects join two age-old skills: gourding a more...0 points

Puppet Theatre by Maija Baric

Puppet Theatre by Maija Baric

With wit and ingenuity, Maija Baric shows how to t more...0 points

Your puppet creations will bring real magic into the everyday world. Use them to transform storytelling....

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Free Puppet Paterns Lens Feedback 

CoolFoto

Great lens. Gave 5 stars!

Posted October 05, 2008

SemperFidelis

Excellent...off to make a free puppet! ;)
Blessed, 5-starred, and favorited by a Squid Angel today! :)
Colleen ~ www.squidoo.com/squid-angel

Posted September 06, 2008

Connies-Craftaholics-Club

Thanks for the lensroll, Jack!
I love puppets too, I'll send you all the freebies I can find while I'm out and about on the web...
Congratulations, Giant Squid!
Connie
: )

Posted July 12, 2008

bdkz

Congratulations on becoming a Giant Squid!

Posted July 09, 2008

Jack_Sanner

BTW,

I'm looking for a partner on a video educational project. The right person would have access to some computer-based A/V stuff. I know this lens has lots of talented readers, so...

leave me a message on the Puppetpourri Puppets lens.

Posted July 04, 2008

tdove

Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!

Posted July 01, 2008

MacawMarketing

Thanks for the information. Great site.

Posted April 25, 2008

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