The little girl puppet that transforms into an ogre is coming together well and seems like it may work.
I had to make the girl's hollow head to fit the ogre inside. I decided to use non-slip shelf lining material to build the head shape and cover it with pieces of an old fine knit cardigan. Then use unraveled cardigan to make the hair.
I made the head in two parts and attached them at the neck, front and back. I made the neck from the neck of a plastic bottle to give a good rigid support to the head.
The two halves of the head are tied at the top with a ribbon and when this is loosened the two halves drop down and out comes the ogre!
After testing the head worked I drilled a hole under the girl's chin and stitched it to the neck and attached it to the ribbon at the top. I then stitched hair to the head.
I have made fabric hands and lower legs so now need to make a dress to finish the puppet.
3 comments:
Just brilliant.
Oh this is WILD!!!! Well done!!!
This is bonkers but brilliant!!
Have you got any plans to film it like you do with your automations Caroline? I would love to see that ogre in action!
P.S.for a first attempt those hands and feet are fantstic - love the slender fingers!
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