Starting with the COSTUME
This is unusual for me as I normally start with the puppets head.
The truth is I wasn't planning to make a new Joey for the 2025 Season, just a new Judy.
I went to my favourite fabric shop in Walsall for Judy fabrics.
While there I found this splendid metallic spotty fabric.
There wasn't much left on the roll, and the ladies said they would never be ab le to get more.
I knew I had to have some as it would make a lovely Joey.
Sometimes you just have to go for it !
Being metallic thread fabric it was very flimsy. So the first job is to iron on a thin interfacing for strength .
Next I make a sandwich (called basting in sewing).
Cotton underneath for thickness and a layer of white see through Organza on top to prevent the metal thread pulling and fraying.
The top layer of Organza does alter the look of the original fabric. It dulls it slightly.
Without Organza the puppet would fray within a few days of use.
But I have a plan to bring back some sparkle ... BUTTONS !
All my Joeys have the same 'sillouette' like they have big clown trousers.
This means extra padding sewn onto of the usual underbody glove that every glove puppet has.
... and NOW the Face !
The best little gadgets in my workshop are the Pom-Pom Makers.
If you are into crafting these are an absolute must have.
Relatively inexpensive and so much easier than any other method.
The pom-poms come off the mini looms a bit ragged.
But they look much better once they've had a haircut .
They wont get the final trim until they are fixed to Joey.
LOTS MORE PICTURES AND INFO WILL BE ADDED TO THIS PAGE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE
CHECK BACK AGAIN SOON Cheers Richard.
