Most of our patterns include directions on how to make a large bulgy eye using felt. The cartoon-y looking eye seems to work universally with each puppet. Sometimes a more realistic looking eye would give the puppet a different look or character.
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Make your very own felt mallard hand puppet using our free pattern. Very simple to make – just cut felt and glue together. You could hand sew it too, if you wanted.
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What is a simple and easy way to make your puppet come to life? Add gleams to the eyes. Gleams create the illusion of light reflecting off the pupil and gives the puppet the illusion of life.
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Make your very own felt fox hand puppet using our free pattern. Very simple to make – just cut felt and glue together. You could hand sew it too, if you wanted.
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Figuring out the eyes for the Person Puppet was a challenge. The cartoonish bulgy eyes created for most of the animal patterns just didn’t look right. Flat layered felt eyes turned out to be the best fit.
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Cookie Monster from Sesame Street is known for his signature googly eyes. This post will show you one way to make those type of eyes.
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The previous blog showed how to place the pupils. This blog will touch on the size of the pupils and how they change the character of the puppet.
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