Mohair teddy bear

So my question for discussion is: do you think it is important that a bear crafter's design work covers a broad spectrum of styles and techniques? Or, is it possible to stay within your comfort zone and still achieve longevity in the bear industry? To answer my own question honestly, I'd have to say, the longer I am around, the more I am drawn towards 'a gentle evolutionary curve', rather than a desire to set the bear world alight with innovation. When I started out as a bear maker I was…

A blog about teddy bear making, mohair teddy bears and the life of teddy bear artist Paula Carter.

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VERY RARE antique early British Harwin humped mohair teddy bear 1910s 13" -- Antique Price Guide Details Page

I have been designing teddy bears for 25 years. Here are a few tips and techniques I have shared over the years, which I hope you may find helpful in your own teddy bear making journey. COPYRIGHT: Please respect my copyright. My tutorials are provided for personal interest only and are not offered for general distribution, copying, or sharing in any way, without my express permission.

To give Freddie his arms, I need the following tools and components: 4 Hardboard discs to make the moveable joints, 8 steel washers and 2 good strong split pins ... I buy those from a local fixtures company. I am their only teddy bear maker customer apparently! I also need my two pairs of pliers, long nosed and round nosed to make the crown joints I described in my earlier post about assembling the head because I'm going to assemble Freddie's arms using the same technique. This will give…

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A blog about teddy bear making, mohair teddy bears and the life of teddy bear artist Paula Carter.

THIS IS THE DOWNLOADABLE VERSION OF THE FREDERICK TEDDY BEAR PATTERN FOR YOU TO PRINT AT HOME/WORK/PRINT SHOP ETC. The Frederick Teddy Bear pattern makes a sweet traditional Barbara-Ann Bear about 15 inches (38cm) tall. We've used this pattern to make bears in a variety of mohairs ranging from 3mm vintage mohair to 25mm sparse, we find he works best in mohair about 8-18mm or vintage mohair . Frederick is an old style, traditional bear and he's a little more difficult to make than our Fosdyke…