Sewing the YIB Puppet Pattern

Make your own Muppet® inspired puppets with this easy-to-sew pattern and instructions. Lots of tips, tricks, and ideas for any puppet maker are shared in the video below.

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.

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

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

This tutorial is for the Yib PDF puppet sewing pattern to make an easy hand-and-rod puppet with moving mouth and arms. Check out all my puppet patterns on Etsy or SuperPeer.

If you want to learn more about puppet making or get ideas on how to customize your puppet, be sure to check out my video series. Get ideas on eyes, arms, hair and more! Plus tips and tricks to simplify your puppet-making process.

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