On Saturday 2nd August the Hyndburn’s Woodlands project held a ‘marionette puppet making’ event at Bank Mill House! This was the first time the project had ran this type of session but we are very happy to say it went extremely well!
Participants were handed kits that were created from locally coppiced Hazel. Each kit contained a body, a head, 4 long lengths (tops of arms and legs) and 4 smaller lengths (hands and feet). Participants then tied the pieces together using eye screws, one open and one closed, the open eye screw was then closed using pliers.
Once all the pieces were secured participants could decorate the puppet however they liked! Afterwards, organic yarn was used to add strings to the puppet, which was secured to the puppet control using masking tape (premade, and after much trial and error).
Everybody’s puppets came out looking wonderful and functional! We were amazed and very happy to see the finished products! Thank you very much to everyone who came along, we hope you had a lovely time and are enjoying your new puppet toys. Thank you also to Bank Mill House for lending their incredible space for the event!
As always, thank you to our funders at Lancashire County Council, Hyndburn Borough Council, and the Windfall Fund for making it all possible.
