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Published: 2014-01-04 01:34:41 +0000 UTC; Views: 4762; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 3
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Here's my latest puppet, Red Fraggle. I made her from scratch--created the patterns, dyed the fleece, hand-sewed everything. My fingers have the needle-stick scars to prove it!Related content
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OMG, it's Red, her and Boober were my favorite characters growing up as a kid, do you do this for commission? I'd so be interested
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Yes, I do. However, a lot of work goes into these puppets, and the materials are not cheap, and the cost reflects those facts. Message me if you want more information.
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Her skin is Antron fleece, an industrial fabric used by puppet makers everywhere.
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cool, than you for telling me
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OH MY GOSH
(Sorry it's taken me so long to see this and properly comment on it. I am quite embarrassed 
BUT HOLY CRAP! She is beautiful! I think she's actually a bit "cuter" than "real" Red--her face is a bit smaller.
I'd love to convo you about how you've managed her pigtails. Back when I made my own Red, I winged those things and they're a bit jank
Again, excellent job! 
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Thank you! I'm glad you like Red. She was a definite challenge to make. But, hey, Red lives to challenge people.
I wish I had smaller eyes for her. The next size down I only have in hemispheres or styrofoam, both of which are no-goes for Red. And ping-pong balls look awful! So she ended up with great big eyes. If I find spheres the right size I'll replace these in a Gorgtown minute.
There are a few things I'd like to tweak about her. Her lower jaw is maybe 1/4 of an inch longer than I want, and her pigtail stalks should be twice as long. I'll go back in and do some surgery when I am between projects. I may just make her a new skull and attach the existing eyes and lengthened pigtails to that.
Here's what I can tell you about her pigtails off the top of my head: I shredded about 50 ostrich feathers for 'em. The orange ones were that color when I bought them; I dyed the light orange ones myself. (You can see the two-tone more clearly in her tail than in her pompoms. I cut the barbs off the main stem, tied then into little bundles, "glued" them together with a dab of fray-chek, and hot-glued them onto walnut-sized cloth balls. It took about a week to chop up all those feathers, and a few hours to make the hair. And baloobius, of course.
What else would you like to know about her hair?
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I've learned wonderful things about Red's hair, so no worries on more! Thank you for that!
Yeah, her hair was a pain for my own too. But it was worth it
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this is fantastic. Red looks amazing. are you going to show a group photo of all the fraggle 5 together?
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I will if I can get over the slight logistical challenge of only having two arms.
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Thanks! Fraggle Rock was a great series. Still is, come to think of it.
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You're welcome! I'm just awestruck! She's my favorite Fraggle character.
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