Talk Like a Pirate Day was not much of a celebration for me. I failed to find the type of string I needed for the pirate marionette (I may have to order it), and I realized I am completely at sea as to how to costume it. This is supposedly National Sewing Month (as I learned upon visiting a fabric store), but I have neither knowledge nor a sewing machine. I must look into getting a cheap sewing machine as soon as possible, especially since I have many glove puppets that are ready to have their bodies made (or soon will be).
I thought about posting some photographs of puppets in progress, including the Mr. Punch and the Doctor I finished painting, but I’m having second thoughts about displaying them before they are complete. Perhaps if I had photographs of each stage of their creation I would post them, but just their headless selves? No, I think I’ll wait until I can present them in their full glory (or infamy, depending on one’s point of view).