An exciting guide to creating and using hand, shadow, rod, and marionette puppets. Tools and techniques are fully described along with methods for assembling the bodies, painting and decorating a puppet, controlling the movement, and constructing a stage.
This is a great reference book for making puppets of all kinds. It has a good section on glues, modelling and carving. It even includes a recipe for salt sculpture dough. I am especially interested in the section on cloths and hardware cloth. The section on creating moulds is full of extensive detail.