Sewing the YIB Puppet Pattern


Make your own muppet-style puppets with this easy-to-sew pattern and instructions. Lots of tips, tricks, and ideas for any puppet maker are shared. Puppet making can be done by anybody! The YIB puppet is a hand-and-rod puppet made for beginner to intermediate makers, and there is NO FOAM so it goes together FAST.

The free video is provided in ADDITION to the Photo Instructions included in your pattern download (sold below).

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Video Chapters

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:41 Prep the Puppet Pieces
  • 05:43 Sew the Puppet Pieces
  • 10:16 Cut Out and Turn
  • 16:21 Making the Mouth
  • 20:47 If It Only Had a Brain
  • 21:27 Add Some Arms
  • 23:54 The Nose & Tongue
  • 26:18 Embellish Some more

Patterns Used in this Project:

same pattern, different fabrics. Use fabric-covered buttons for these eyes.

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sewing a puppet nose to the puppet face

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