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Glove Puppet

The document describes the different types of puppets, including the glove puppet, which is one that is shaped like a glove so that the artist can insert their hand. It then explains how to make a simple glove puppet with felt by following steps such as cutting out hand and crest patterns, sewing the pieces together, and gluing or sewing on eyes and other details.

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Glove Puppet

The document describes the different types of puppets, including the glove puppet, which is one that is shaped like a glove so that the artist can insert their hand. It then explains how to make a simple glove puppet with felt by following steps such as cutting out hand and crest patterns, sewing the pieces together, and gluing or sewing on eyes and other details.

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Puppet Theater

A puppet that moves by means of strings or another


procedure. It can be made of cloth, wood or any
other material and allows representing works oftheater, generally directed
to the children's audience.

More specifically we can


establish that there are three major
types of puppets:
Glove puppet. Like its own
the name indicates, is one that has shape
by gloving for what the artist that
work with him insert his hand in this
to then move it at will. No
However, there is a variation and it is that set of puppets that
insert in the fingers.
String puppet, which moves through some strings it has
hooked and at whose end are the hands of the puppeteer that
es the what the will move.
Pedestal puppet. They are called that because it has a support of
wood and also a rod which are the elements that allow
to work with him while holding him.
Shadows and silhouettes, whether articulated or not, are also
known as types of puppets.
It is interesting to highlight that currently in the television landscape of
In Spain, there are puppets that have become figures.
important. We are referring to Petancas, Trancas and Barrancas,
three violet ants interviewing famous characters
who attend the program "El Hormiguero".
Nonetheless, there have been other significant puppets before.
from television. This would be the case for some of the most
dear and followers of the children's space 'Sesame Street', which had great
success among the children population worldwide during the decade of
the 80s. Epi, Blas or Coco were some of those iconic puppets that
they are part of our cultural heritage.
The history of puppets, also known as marionettes, is
dates back to Ancient Greece. The Greeks used the concept of
neurospasta to refer to puppets, a term linked to
movement with threads. The Romans also used puppets as
fun.
It is important that the one handling the puppet can hide and only leave the ...
puppet in view of the public. In this way, the illusion is created that
the puppet has a life of its own and moves without any guidance.
ThepersonThe person who handles a puppet is known as a puppeteer. It is about
a true art that requires a lot of practice for mastery
perfect of the puppet. The most advanced puppets are in condition
to move different parts of thebodyand from the face in a way
independent, so the puppeteer must have an excellent
coordination of their movements.
In colloquial language, the term puppet also allows for making
reference to a person who allows themselves to be controlled by another (of the same)

form so that the doll). In this sense, it is an accusation


defamatory, as it assumes that the subject in question does not have
own thoughts but rather repeats what another tells him. It is common
that, in the field of thepolitics.
HOW TO MAKE A GLOVE PUPPET WITH
FELT
Without costly materials, a pinch of
imagination and a lot of desire to have fun or
surprise the children, a multitude of things can be done
glove puppets.

On this occasion, we will see how with some


simple steps to follow, we can prepare a
glove puppet, made with felt and little more.

MATERIALS:

Felt of various colors.


A sheet.
A pencil.
Needle and threads.
Pins.
Movable eyes (can be found in craft stores or for
stuffed toys) or buttons.
Contact queue.

PREPARING THE PATTERNS.


1) We place our hand on a sheet of paper and position our fingers on
the proper position for this puppet. The index finger, the finger
the heart and the ring finger must be well together and at the same time,
separated from the thumb and the little finger.

We mark the shape of the hand in this position with a pencil.


the label maker. Leaving a little margin around the entire outline,
so that it doesn't fit too tightly in the hand.
3) We cut along the marked line.

4) We draw the crest on the paper and cut it out.

LOWER PART OF THE PUPPET.


We pin the hand pattern to the felt.

We mark it with a pencil.

3) We cut the felt, about 5 millimeters outside of the mark.

TOP PART OF THE PUPPET.


1) We fold the hand pattern in half and
we mark each of the halves separately in
the felt. Leaving also the 5 millimeters on the part
central.

We draw and cut out the crest, in felt of another


color.

3) We join the two upper pieces at the center, with the


ridge between one and the other.

We sew through the center.

FINISHING THE GLOVE.


1) We cut out in red felt (or any color that suits your character),
a strip 1 cm wide, for the tongue.

We cut a small triangle from the strip of red felt.


one of its ends.

We joined the pieces of the top and bottom.

We introduce the felt tongue between one and the other.

We sew the outline of the glove.


We just need to glue on the eyes so that this simple yet charming iguana
it is finished.

We will glue the eyes with contact glue.


However, this must always be done by an adult and in a
well-ventilated place. Or we can sew some to it.
buttons or anything we can think of that relates to it
What must be good for the puppet.

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