Hot Girls Make Puppets Too: Redefining Who Gets to Be a Maker
When I tell people I make puppets, I always get the look.
You know the one… half confusion, half judgment. It’s usually paired with:
“Wait, aren’t you in business school?”
“So… like the Muppets?” Or my personal favorite: “What do you mean??”
Well, surprise. I’m not here to fit anyone’s mold. I’m here to rip it apart, glue some foam over it, and make it talk. Welcome to Clostitch.
From Business Plans to Puppet Patterns
I did the “right” thing for years!! Business school, marketing internships, the whole corporate pipeline. I was fully prepared for polished LinkedIn headshots, spreadsheets, and a 9–5 that looked good on paper.
But deep down? My brain wasn’t obsessed with maximizing profits. It was obsessed with maximizing movement.
I started watching professional puppetry in theater and film, and it hit me: this art form is WILD. Engineering, textiles, performance, design! It’s all rolled into one. It’s as strategic and technical as anything I learned in school, but instead of a quarterly report, you get a character that feels alive.
That was it. I was hooked.
The Stereotype Problem
The hardest part wasn’t learning how to cut foam or build a hinge—it was pushing past who people expect to be in this space.
When most people picture a puppeteer, they don’t think of me. And honestly? That’s the whole point of this blog. Hot Girls Make Puppets Too isn’t just a joke- it’s my way of saying your passion is valid no matter how “off brand” it looks from the outside.
My business degree doesn’t make me less of a maker; it makes me better. I approach puppet building with the same analytical brain I used in finance class… except now I’m engineering blinking eyes instead of forecasting sales.
Welcome to CloStitch
So hi! I’m Cloe! Business student turned puppet nerd. I love the smell of rubber cement, the satisfaction of a clean stitch, and the weird magic of giving life to something that technically shouldn’t have one.
Here’s what you’ll find on Clostitch:
The Build Files → tutorials, materials, and behind-the-scenes breakdowns of my projects
Industry Reality → the honest side of freelancing, budgeting, and finding gigs as a creative
Art Meets Analysis → why certain puppets work, why they make us feel things, and the nerdy mechanics behind it
What’s a passion of yours that nobody expects? Drop it in the comments.
And stick around for the next post… I’ll show you the first (ugly) puppet that started this whole mess.
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