Black Friday Sale Info

The website only sale of an additional 25% off our Bundles starts 11-26-26 and ends 12-1-26.
All $5 Felt Bundles will be $3.75.
All $40 Animal Bundles will be $30.
The $20 Person Bundle will be $15.
The $135 All Animal Bundle will be $100. That’s a little over $2 per pattern.

Our Etsy Store will have it’s own Black Friday sale of 50% all individual Animal Puppet Patterns. So check it out if you’re looking for single pattern deals. Starts 11-23-26 and ends 12-1-26.

Teen Boys Sew Hand Puppets for Storytime

Are you looking for an engaging service-learning project for teen boys? We received a note from a customer telling us how she and another teacher in her school collaborated on a project that combined literacy, sewing and mentoring. This unique activity taught teen boys the life skill of sewing while also connecting the older kids to the younger ones through storytime. Continue reading “Teen Boys Sew Hand Puppets for Storytime” →

You Can Hand Sew a Puppet Using Our Patterns!

I’ve been asked if its possible to hand sew a hand puppet from our patterns. The short answer is yes! It is possible. The long answer is that it takes quite a bit longer than using a sewing machine. But you can do it. If you use small stitches and match the color of thread to the fleece and felt, then the end result will look just as nice as a machine sewn puppet.
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Our Person Puppet Sewing Pattern “Saved the Day!”

It was such a delight to see the words “You saved the day!” as the subject of an email nestled among the long list of marketing emails, promotional emails and sales outreach emails. I instinctively knew from the address that this was a legitimate sender and not phishing. I clicked on it immediately because I didn’t recall having done anything spectacular lately and was wondering….huh? Continue reading “Our Person Puppet Sewing Pattern “Saved the Day!”” →

Examples of Puppets Scaled Down to 80% and 65%

Even though our puppet sewing patterns are sized to fit older kids’ and adult’s hands, it is very simple to reduce the pattern down to a size small enough for a preschooler. This post shows what the finished puppets look like comparing sizes and how to resize the pattern for printing. Continue reading “Examples of Puppets Scaled Down to 80% and 65%” →