Introduction to puppet making
Amanda Thomas
Head of Costume at Mackinnon and Saunders
- Thu 12th Jun, 2025
- BCU Parkside P060
- 11:00am or 2:00pm
- workshop
- From £25
- 120 mins
Tickets are available to existing Conference Pass holders on 6th May.
On general sale from 12th May.
Learn how to make a puppet, exploring basic puppet making techniques with wire, wool, foam, and foam clay. You could make a mini you?! Then go to town embellishing your puppets using a variety of materials such as pipe cleaners, sequins, feathers, jewels, crepe paper, ribbons…let your imagination run wild!
Hosts
Amanda Thomas
Head of Costume at Mackinnon and Saunders
I am primarily a costume and model maker, having worked for Mackinnon and Saunders for over 25 years. I have a passion for costume work, knitting, crocheting, needle felting and making in general.
I have been Head Of Department for costume for many years, starting on Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr Fox, Isle Of Dogs background characters, and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio amongst many other commercials and children’s tv series. Before that as part of the team, I made costumes for principal characters on Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie, and created the knitting patterns for The Clangers.
BCU Parkside P060
Birmingham City University – Parkside Building,
Cardigan Street,
Birmingham, UK