Crafty Question: Where can I find these patterns?

May 8, 2019 1:41 PM

Where can I find these puppets (or their pattern) before their etsy mark-up?

So I'm making quiet books for some little family members and instead of sewing a lot of finger puppets on top of all the other stitching I'm doing, I went to etsy to order some. I ordered what I thought were woodland animals and ballerinas from an original design but it turns out these things are all over etsy (yes I'm naive)! No offense to the vendors (I just assumed they were original, was not misled to believe so); but since they appear to be widely available patterns (or products?) I'd rather try to make them myself or get them at their pre-etsy cost. I found other similar patterns online and many have Brazilian sources, but for some reason these elude me. If anyone could advise a company or source where I might search for the specific ones I'm looking for I'd appreciate it.

posted by luckyveronica to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (4 answers total)

You can get the patterns on Etsy, too; I imagine the finished puppets you've bought were made with a commercial license from one of these patterns.
posted by DarlingBri at 1:54 PM on May 8, 2019

Best answer: Is this the woodland creatures pattern?
posted by itsamermaid at 2:24 PM on May 8, 2019

Best answer: Oh! And here’s an Etsy link to the ballerina pattern: link
posted by itsamermaid at 2:29 PM on May 8, 2019

Response by poster: OP here. Thanks everyone! So the patterns require using an embroidery machine. I’ll keep that in mind since I was going to buy just a sewing machine in the next few months, I’ll be looking at a combo instead.
posted by luckyveronica at 2:13 PM on May 9, 2019