Big Fish

Big Fish outside

Big Fish inside

Note: Hoop and cloth puppets are made with heavy (9 gauge) wire, or plastic irrigation tubing running through seams in the cloth. Their advantage is that they can be very large because they are very light. They are also easy to store either flat, with the tubes in, or folded, with the tubes out. It is very important that the basic shapes be circular, for strength.
Build the hoop structure first. Hang hoops from sticks, and adjust them until you like the shape, then measure the structure to make your cloth pattern. Remember to leave extra cloth for seams to contain the hoops.

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