Making bespoke puppets and creature costumes for Film, Theatre and Television
Becky Johnson
Creative Director & Fabrication Supervisor
Becky Trained at The London College of Fashion graduating with a degree in Costume Technical Effects & Make-Up for the Performing Arts. In her final year she got her big break working on 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' and she's been working in the movie industry ever since.
Becky has been extremely fortunate to have worked alongside and for, many of the leading creatives in her field. This has helped her build a knowledge and understanding of all things costume. Becky’s wealth of experience, combined with her attention to detail, enable her to thrive as a Senior freelance fabricator of creature costumes, masks and puppets, moving recently into supervising departments on large scale TV and film productions.
Paul Vincett
Creative Director, Character and Puppet Design/Builder
Paul, the company founder of Stitches and Glue, graduated with a 1st class honors in Illustration at Westminster University, specialising in character design and puppets for film and animation. Paul began his career making character mascot costumes out of a workshop in Crystal palace and went on to become a puppet maker for a number of leading Puppet studios. Alongside this the world of 'Stitches and Glue', developed into a company and platform for his own artistic led puppet and designer toy project ventures, focusing on character development and storytelling. His unique approach to puppet making combines 'soft' engineering and more complex mechanics.
As well as being completely obsessed with developing his own projects, Paul works as a freelance puppet/prop/costume designer and maker for Theatre and Film and has since made puppets for feature films and International stage productions.
Freelancers
We couldn't achieve as much as we do without our network of specialist freelancers and other expert companies who work closely with us to help deliver premium creations for our clients.
BBC Sussex Interview- 2019
The Stitches and Glue team popped along to chat to Allison Ferns at BBC radio Sussex, discussing puppets and our story.
client reviews
A Love to Create…
“HBO’s The Last of Us Dream Team!! Paul Vincett and Becky Johnson of the stellar Uk based fabrication company @stitchesandglue attend to the wonderful @adam.basil for vfx scanning on @thelastofus in Calgary, Alberta. The Bloater was a huge undertaking for our department, to create a practical character to interact with the cast and performers and provide as much reference as possible for the the vfx team to take further in post production. A happy marriage of practical and digital effects.”
— Makeup Artist/Designer Barrie Gower
“The attention to detail and the beauty of construction by the Stitches and Glue team is only matched by their ability to create creatures and puppets that are a gift to performers. Whether it’s on stage or camera I have experienced first hand the quality of their creations. They always produce work which fulfills the design brief and meets the needs of the script. On numerous occasions I have witnessed their work supersede the expectations of producers. They have a passion to create puppets, costumes and props that will move well to showcase great performances and characters. The care, support and artistry they bring to a production is invaluable.”
— Olly Taylor, Master Puppeteer - Dark Crystal
“What a team! Becky and Paul are extremely talented, very lovely people who are an utter joy to work with. From the outset they took the time to fully understand my wishes and the brief I gave them. They communicated with me through every stage of the creation process with conversations, 3D images and models and, despite the horribly tight deadline I gave them, they translated my drawings and wishes into the most exquisite puppet. Not only was it visually perfect, it also proved easy to operate and is built so well that I know it will endure much touring. It has already delighted many audiences and will continue to do so. I am planning my next venture with Stitches and Glue and cannot recommend them highly enough.”
— Kristina Stevenson, Author
“Stitches and Glue, the London-based puppet and creature makers, are the unsung creative force pulling the strings in “Eric.” The Netflix limited series, which explores the ugly underbelly of New York City in the 1980s.
Benedict Cumberbatch plays desperate puppeteer Vincent from “Good Day Sunshine,” who goes on a quest to find his missing 9-year-old son, Edgar (Ivan Howe), with the help of Eric, a 7-foot-tall blue monster inspired by Edgar’s drawings. Stitches and Glue (run by Paul Vincett and Becky Johnson) were responsible for creating all of the puppets for the show. In addition, they made the full-size animatronic Eric, who performed alongside Cumberbatch.”
— BY BILL DESOWITZ, Indiewire
Film Credits
ERIC , Netflix 2023 - Creature Effects Supervisors and suppliers
Mickey 17, 2023 - VFX Puppet Supervisors and suppliers
Snow White, 2022 - VFX Puppet Supervisors and supplierss
The Last of Us, HBO- MUFX fabricators/Onset Dressers BGFX
Wonka, 2021 - VFX Puppet Supervisors
STRANGER THINGS, season 4- MUFX fabricators BGFX
Fantastic Beasts; The secrets of Dumbledore, 2021 - VFX Puppet Supervisors
Eternals, 2020 - Costume prop/Fabrication Supervisor
Jim Henson's, Dark Crystal, 2019 - Fabrication co Supervisor/Senior Puppet maker, Fabricator
Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 – Key Animatronic Designer
Han Solo: A Stars Wars story, 2018 - Animatronic Designer, Creature Department
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, 2017- Fabrication Supervisor/Senior fabricator (Creature Department)
Star Wars – The Last Jedi, 2017 - Animatronic designer/Senior fabricator, Creature department
Ready Player One, 2017 - Fabricator, Costume Props
The Mummy, 2017 - Senior Fabricator/SFX Modeller, Creature Department
Assassins Creed, 2016 - Mask maker
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, 2016 - SFX Modeller, Creature Department
Rogue One; A Star Wars Story, 2016 - Animatronic Designer, Creature Department
Zoolander 2 2016 - Fabricator
Avengers –Age of Ultron, 2015 - SFX Fabricator
Paddington, 2014 – Fabricator/On-set Dresser, Creature Department
Ex Machina, 2014 - SFX Fabricator
Thor: A Dark World, 2013 - SFX Modeller
Dark Shadows, 2012 – Fabrication Supervisor/SFX Modeller/Hand double, Creature Department
X-men: First Class, 2011 – Fabricator/Art Finisher
The Wolfman, 2010 - Fabricator, Creature department
Hellboy 2, 2008 - Fabricator, Creature Department
Fred Claus, 2007 - Fabricator, Creature Department
Sweeney Todd, 2007 - Fabricator
Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, 2005 - Fabricator, Creature Department
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 2005 - Fabricator creature dept
Theatre Credits
Stranger Things; First Shadow 2023- Creature Effects
Oz, 2022/2023- Creature Effects Suppliers (Mutant Bikers)
Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks, 2021 - Puppet Supervisors/Senior Puppet Makers
Stranger Things- Drive Into, Netflix/Secret Cinema, Los Angeles - Creature effects Supervisors
Stranger Things, Secret Cinema - Creature Effects Supervisor/ Designers
Disney’s The Little Mermaid, 2019 Helsinki - Puppet Designers/Consultants
Robot Boy, 2019 – Puppet Designer, Maker
The Welcoming Party, Theatre Rites 2017 – Puppet Designer, Maker
The Hartlepool Monkey, 2017 - Puppet makers
Blue Lion Publishing - Gerti's Great Escape, 2017 – Puppet Designer, Maker
Circus 1903, 2017 - Puppet Maker
Broke and Beat Collective, 2016 - Puppet designer, Maker
Animating the Brain, 2015 - Puppet designer, Maker
The Big Sneeze, 2015 - Puppet Designer, Maker
Penguins of Madagascar, 2015 – Costume props Supervisor, Puppet Makers
Will Tucket's Secret Garden- Sarasota Ballet, Florida 2014 – Puppet supervisor/Puppet makers
Into the Woods, 2014 - Puppet Designer, Maker
Elephantom, 2013 National Theatre - Sculptor and Puppet Maker
Light Princess, 2013 National Theatre - Sculptor and Puppet Fabricator
James II, 2014 Significant object- Sculptor and Mould Maker
War- Horse, 2013 National Theatre – Puppet Maker
Children’s Television Credits
Moon and Me, 2019 - Fabrication Supervisor, Puppet Department
Teletubbies, 2016 - Fabrication Supervisor, senior Fabricator/Art-Finisher, Creature Suits
Me and my Monsters, 2010 - Fabricator, Creature Department
ZingZillas, 2010 - Fabricator
Into the Night Garden, 2007 - Fabricator
Tickle Monsters, 2017 - Puppet Department
Whale Trail, 2015 - Puppet Department