Amigurumi: Create Crochet Finger Puppets
Designing the Puppet
A course by Carla Mitrani , Amigurumi Designer
About the video: Designing the Puppet
Overview
“It's time to draw! In this lesson, you will see how to use the approach of various illustrators to get ideas to create your design. ”
In this video lesson Carla Mitrani addresses the topic: Designing the Puppet, which is part of the Domestika online course: Amigurumi: Create Crochet Finger Puppets. Learn to crochet finger puppets inspired by classic tales to encourage story time and motivate young readers.
Partial transcription of the video
“design the puppet The time has come to design our puppets and as I told you in the previous lesson, a finger puppet has a particular structure. Unlike the dolls that are stuffed from the feet to the head, the finger puppet consists of a glove that covers our finger and then our head. Everything is knitted in a single piece, in the round, that is, in a spiral, like this. We have to keep in mind that this head is going to be supported actually because of the glove and our finger, It doesn't have to be very heavy. For example, in this little soldier from "The Nutcracker" the hat has no padding...”
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Course summary for: Amigurumi: Create Crochet Finger Puppets
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Amigurumi, Crochet, Textile Design
Carla Mitrani
A course by Carla Mitrani
In addition to being a well-known amigurumi designer, Carla Mitrani is a journalist and TV producer in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Learning how to crochet was a major turning point in her life; she started small, occasionally making dolls on request, and now sells patterns for her original designs on Etsy. In the crochet universe, she's known as “Amour Fou” (crazy love).
In 2020, she published Crochet Iconic Women with the company David & Charles, a collection of patterns to crochet 15 inspiring women who changed the world. She also collaborated with Thunder Bay Press to create finger puppet sets of Star Wars and Disney characters.
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