Thank heavens. I solved the moving mouth issue on the monkey puppets without needing to run the control to the rod. I took photos, but left the cable to upload them, so you’ll have to continue waiting for illustrations.
After installing the mechs in all three of the boys, I screwed their tails on and then it was time to consider their heads. Emily had selected these neat wicker balls for their heads, but once I installed the mechs, there really wasn’t a way to use the wicker balls without cutting them, which would make them fall apart.
So, I called upon a skill set that I acquired when I was maybe nine or ten. See, one summer my mom and a couple of other moms had some sort of arrangement where we’d go to a different house and have a lesson. So, a group of other girls my age would come to our house and Mom taught us to sew. Another mother taught us to bake a cake. And one mother taught us basket-weaving. At least, I think the basketry classes were part of that collection of lessons.
Today it came in handy. I wove a little basket which fits neatly around the controls. It took three tries to come up with a look that worked, but we’re happy with the final one. Now I just have to weave four more. I think they’ll each take about an hour. Expect me to complain about my hands hurting tomorrow. I’m not using wicker, I’m using wire with grapevine skin wrapped around it. It looks like wicker, but is capable of piercing the flesh in one’s hand more efficiently.
Oh. And I finally had my birthday massage today. Ah. Bliss.
Ooh, was it actually at Bliss? and it was good? my mani-pedis there have been heavenly & have been thinking about getting a massage/facial there too.