Mademoiselle
Marionette 2018 Part 25
This is the Final Blog on this project. Unfortunately
some photographs appear to have gone astray. However I am sure you can follow
it without them.
Paper
Mache Hook
I went through the process of making the Sticks suitable
for stringing by adding Hooks. If you go through the other side a little bit as
in the above photograph it can be easily rectified.
All you need to do is to get a few pieces of Paper and
some Glue and go over it until it is safe. Then simply colour when dry and
continue with other Hooks
Crossed Sticks
Unfortunately this is where some of the photographs I
took are a bit allusive. I think though you can see where the Hooks were
placed. Find the Middle of the Stick and Mark it. That is where you will Bind
it.
Half way between this point and the end of the Stick make
another Mark. This is where you will put your Hook. Do likewise on the other
side of the Centre Mark.
Left
Stick
Adding the Strings is the easy part. Putting them in the
right place isn’t. When you start turning the Sticks it becomes difficult to
remember which part was the first one. I had an idea.
The first time I gave the ends Numbers which worked so
far but it was when you had to join the Strings to the Marionette it got
confusing. Therefore I changed from numbers to Letters. In the photograph above
the end shows L L – this stands for Left Leg.
Right
Stick
Here in this photograph is R L – This stands for Right
Leg. Obviously this system depends on how many Strings you are using. There are
many different types of Marionettes with variations in number of Strings.
Unfortunately the diagram I was using seems to have disappeared into the ether.
If you scroll down to the bottom of the page you will
find Links *. There is a good simple String method similar to what I used in
the Storm the Castle Link. Now is time for a Photo Shoot.
Lady
in Red
Would you credit it? After all that palaver getting the
Strings on correctly they have had to be taken off again! Unfortunately she
seems to have been too tempting a target for Merlin the Dog.
It is no wonder Mademoiselle Marionette looks worn out.
To add insult to injury one of her earrings has gone astray.
Radiant
in Red
If you look carefully the little Minx is flashing a bit
of Garter to the Boys.
Blue
with a Party Twist
Looks like she is rushing from her day job to a night
out. At least this time she has both earrings.
Party
Girl Blue
Here she is all ready to party the night away. What Ho! Is
that the errant earring I spy?
Pure
White Lady
So Pure and White. Going to a Christening?
White
Lady with a Party Twist
Mademoiselle Marionette. Elle trés chic! Où allez-vous?
C’est Fini.
Links
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N.B
I admit I had to check my French with the translator. I
got the words right but in the wrong order.
