When we last left our Puppet Makers they had just completed their second quest in the real world, to get thread that worked on a sewing machine! They were successful and returned home to fiddle with the brand-new sewing machine that had yet to be taken out of the box....
Even the great Veronica did not recall how to thread a bobbin, but after searching youtube she managed to find a tutorial that showed her all the proper steps...
That completed, she attempted to remember how to attach the bobbin. When THAT was finally settled.... The thread was coming out black. WTF?! Chuck and Veronica finally figured it was coming from the bobbin holder and attempted to clean it out....
In this attempt Veronica thought it a grand idea to take out the screw. This was a bad idea. It was MUCH shorter than she expected, and when she attempted to pick it up from her lap it popped right out of her fingers and fell onto the carpet! Poor lost screw. Now what happens?!
After hunting slowly over the carpet for about 20 minutes, Veronica FINALLY found the screw. See how TINY that thing is?
YAY! Veronica got the whole machine threaded without any more problems! Both Chuck and Veronica did a few practice runs with scrap fabric.
With all of that settled, Veronica FINALLY got to the task of sewing....
Veronica: "We had the machine set up on the coffee table in the living room. We really need a dedicated work space for this!"
Yay! The head piece is together!
Next to stitch the two body pieces together...
Putting on the final touches....
Veronica: "Before I attached the body to the head I shoved the foam skull into the fabric head covering. It's starting to look like a real puppet!"
Next was Chuck's turn. This was his first time using a sewing machine!
He's getting the hang of this!
Trying to stuff the foam skull inside the fabric head cover...
With success!
Chuck: "This pattern was designed for people with tiny hands! I will definitely have to scale it up next time."
The resemblance is striking!
Almost a puppet!
Chuck performing the VERY difficult task of attaching the head to the body...
The puppets watching a fantastic tutorial!
Yay! They are so happy that they now have bodies.
Veronica's puppet smiling.
Veronica got some puppet lovin'.
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