Most figurines are two or three inches long and built around a bamboo stick, but these run from eight inches to more than a foot long and need a special framework to hold them together.
一、巨雕捏麵：一般捏麵人大小多在兩三寸之間，只有在廟會慶典或建醮大拜拜上，才看得到所謂的「巨雕」捏麵。它的尺寸總在八寸乃至一尺餘以上，這時技術問題來了：普通捏麵人只用一根竹籤棒即可撐住，巨雕捏麵卻必須搭「骨架」才行。