Industrial metal, anyway. This is a picture of the little finger puppet I recently made. In some cultures, it is considered good luck to keep a bit of metal in your pocket, but then I realized, "Why can't it be heavy metal?" My particular puppet was made in the likeness of Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails frontman), but these instructions can be applied to any heavy metal rocker.
You will need:
-The ability to hand-sew
-Black fabric
-White fabric
-A small pom-pom or cotton ball
-Black thread
-Extra-fine Sharpie
-Beads, sequins, or other embellishments that give your puppet a distinctive character
1. Measure around your index finger with a scrap of black fabric and mark with pins. Trim as necessary.
2. Sew a straight line down the fabric scrap to create the body.
3. To make the head, fold the white fabric in half and cut out a small circle. Begin sewing around the outer rim of the circle. When a solid edge has formed, insert the cotton ball and sew it in.
4. Place the head on the top of the body piece and use black thread to sew the head onto the body. Trim excess thread.
5. Take the Sharpie and draw on a face.
6. Attach the hair, depending on who you are doing. I used a bit of black fabric for Trent, but for someone like Robert Plant you may want to use ribbon or string.
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