This useful and clever handbook contains all the tips you need! The secrets of making teddy bears -- sewing the paws, attaching the ears and arms and more -- are yours with this book! A genuine teddy bear pattern is included so you can get started to day. Perfect companion book to American Teddy Bear Artists Pattern Book (see above).
A look at the many aspects of the teddy bear, including origins, profiles of collectors, and famous individual bears. Includes instructions on making fifteen different bears, with color photographs and full-size templates.
This book will show you how to make your own special family of bears. Twenty-five step-by-step projects explain how to make traditional and contemporary teddy bears, with detailed information on materials, techniques and costumes.
This comprehensive, step-by-step handbook of techniques for making adorable teddy bears is a guaranteed treat for all teddy bear lovers! Enchanting bear designs range from traditional and miniature teddy bears to bears with Jiggle Joints and flexible limbs. There's even a teddy bear that moves her head to music! -- Contains 14 projects that mirror both old-world and modern collectible styles, including a standing circus bear, a sweet baby bear, and a bear reminiscent of early 1900s teddy bears -- Features an all-inclusive reference section covering every aspect of teddy bear construction, from basic supplies to specialty stuffings -- Reveals expert tips for creating emotion in teddy bear faces and for making pattern alterations -- Includes clothing and accessory patterns, plus fun and informative "Bear Facts" sprinkled throughout the book
Beginning with an introduction to the history of the manufacture of the Teddy bear, the authors then set out to explain exactly how to make a collection of fully-jointed Teddy bear designs featuring all the classic characteristics.
Could anything be cuddlier than a teddy bear? Now, making a special, personal teddy bear—with its own wardrobe—couldn’t be simpler. Just follow these basic instructions, and the advice on easily available materials. Includes detailed patterns and full color photos that show you the fabulous completed bears. “With patterns for making a stunning wardrobe of, er, grizzly fashions.”—Publishers Weekly.
It's easy to make a traditional teddy bear, with basic sewing skills and this encyclopedia at your side. There's information on tools and equipment, how to work from a pattern, or how to design your own. Follow detailed instructions on fabric layout, marking, and cutting; and stitch it up, piece by piece.