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Summary: Learn how to attach the bottom snout on a sock puppet with expert crafting tips in this free video clip on arts and crafts for children.
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"So this part is literally a pain in the butt. I mean for me and this poor little monkey because that's where I've got my finger up in order to kind of get to the other side of the mouth. But now I've got, okay the top of the mouth is sewn. The mouth is flipped back or the snout rather. And again one reason this is tricky is because you want it to be you know you don't want it to be snout on crooked even though that might look kind of cute in some cases. Most people want the snout on kind of straight. So that makes it a little tricky so you just have to kind of really just kind of be thinking about where your stitch is going. It's you know I think this is the trickiest part of the project here. But let's see here, so I am just going to kind of get ready to now pass that stitch down the bottom. I am making sure that the edge of the mouth part is folded over right and make sure I kind of get a finger under there where I need it. Okay, so now I am just going to continue. This is where my whipping stitch begins and I am just kind of going little circles like this all the way around until I get the bottom of the mouth done."
eHow Article: How to Attach Bottom Snout to a Sock Puppet
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