How to Install a Puppet Neck Sleeve Live Puppet Building Tutorial

[@robchatwin2441]

Thanks Swazzle! I find your tutorials very informative and helpful especially with the structural basics! Thanks much! Rob BC Guy Studio

[@SwazzleProductions]

Great! I’m glad. The challenging part of learning to make puppets, is figuring out what’s happening inside. Especially since by the time the puppet is done, that’s the part you can’t see!

[@United.States669]

Is the end of the fleece puppet neck also stitched to the puppet neck tube? If so, is it the same back stitch you used to strengthen the connection of the foam puppet head and the puppet neck tube?

[@SwazzleProductions]

We stitch the fleece with a cross stitch so it can expand.

[@vangaffney3517]

Would it be beneficial to use a next sleeve in a sack puppet?

[@SwazzleProductions]

Sure! The sleeve helps the puppeteer out on the puppet without pulling on the puppet itself.

[@darrylwhite187]

So how do you attach the body to the head? I've noticed some of the puppets have a fleece neck, you're example doesn't have a neck per se. Do you swap out different bodies to the head eck sleeve? Or do you sew a neck out of the fleece skin?? I'm a bit confused.

[@brickplank_films5189]

I have the same question

[@SwazzleProductions]

We normally don’t attach the head to the body permanently. We usually put a safety pin through the body and into the neck sleeve.

[@SwazzleProductions]

Good question! See my response above.

[@Mattspuppetstudio]

What kind of fabric can İ use for the the sleeve? İt seems like its a little stiff.

[@SwazzleProductions]

We just use a basic twill like material. We usually select material that has one way stretch that goes around the sleeve not up and down!

[@Mattspuppetstudio]

@@SwazzleProductions Thanks for the education! İ did that neck sleeve construction part with success but couldnt groom the furr fabric in style even its very forgiving. İs there any detailed instructional video that i groom fur puppet in style or should i just develop my hair cutting and scissoring techniques?

[@anthonykaye3292]

You're stitching through just the spandex (to the neck sleeve), or both the spandex and foam of the head (to the neck sleeve)?

[@SwazzleProductions]

The stitches go through the spandex which grabs a little foam, and then we stitch through the neck sleeve alternating between each of them.

[@anthonykaye3292]

@@SwazzleProductions O'tay! 👌 Thank you!😁