 Wigs were made of mohair or , in the case of the Penelope puppet , human hair . Puppet bodies were built in three sizes : " large male " ( specifically for the Tracys and the Hood ) , " small male " and " small female " . Sylvia Anderson , the head costume designer , devised the main characters ' attire . To give the puppets increased mobility , the costume department generally avoided stiff synthetic materials , instead working with cotton , silk and wool . Between 1964 and 1966 , the department 's stock numbered more than 700 costumes . 
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Wigs was made of mohair or , in the case of the Penelope puppet , human hair . Puppet bodies was built in three sizes : " bigass male " ( specifically fir the Tracys and the Hood ) , " small male " and " small female " . Sylvia Anderson , da head costumed designer , devised tdamain characters  attire . To give the puppets increased mobility , thdaostume department generally avoided stiff synthetic materials , instead workin with cotton , silk and wool . Between 1964 and 1966 , thedapartment  stock numbered more than 700 costumes .