With three socks, two stick-on eyes, and a thin scrap of material, in half an hour you will have a simple string puppet. (Although, if you use glue to attach the eyes, you will have to wait for the glue to dry. I suggest that you let it dry overnight if you can wait that long!)
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String Puppet from Three Socks
Make a simple string-operated puppet from old socks and scrap material.
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Steps
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Step #1: The body
- You will need: Three socks (preferably one thicker one and two thin ones) a scrap of material for the mouth, two stick-on eyes, fabric glue and string or gut.
- To make the head, take the sock that you want to use as the body and put as much stuffing in as you see fit into the end of it.
- Once you have done that, stitch the sock at the point where the stuffing ends to form the head. Make the neck long enough for the head to drop down when you lift up the body, then stitch the bottom of the neck.
- There should be no stuffing in the neck.
- Now it is time to give the puppet a mouth. Take the scrap of material and arrange it in the shape of a mouth. This can be done however you want the mouth to look. Then stitch it on. (I used a scrap of cotton Lycra because both of the sides roll in, so all I had to do was separate the sides a little and stitch it on.)
- Stuff the body and sew up the bottom.
