How To Make Heirloom Teddy Bears

Teddy bears are an iconic symbol of childhood. They are often our first and best-loved toys right through to adulthood, often passed on to our own children to enjoy. This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide takes you into the magical world of teddy bear making and shows you how to create your own traditional bear to hand down through the generations. The book begins with a short history of the teddy bear, followed by detailed information on tools, materials and essential bear-making techniques. There's guidance on finding design inspiration, and three complete step-by-step projects to get you started. There's then detailed guidance on how to create different eyes, ears, noses and mouths to give your bear a unique personality, and sewn outfits to dress them in. The book ends with notes on care and repair, ensuring your treasured creation will last a lifetime.

Provides patterns and detailed instructions for constructing a teddy bear and offers tips on assembling and adding character to each bear

This sequel to Creating Heirloom Teddy Bears contains 12 new teddy bear patterns of memorable bears from Linda Mullins' private collection with complete instructions on how to make them. It features getting the look of antique teddies with the use of modern materials and techniques.

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.

Contains step-by-step instructions for over fifty different techniques for making teddy bears; includes information on designing and cutting out patterns, adding the finishing touches, and other related topics.

For the first time ever, professional restorers Christel and Rolf Pistorius share their techniques, tips and advice in this informative, instructive and charming book. The German couple provide easy-to-understand, step-by-step instructions for repairing and restoring old and new teddy bears and stuffed animals. More than 200 detailed colour photographs guide the reader in tasks such as: selecting and caring for materials; cleaning; replacing voice boxes, applying ears and stitching noses and mouths. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in preserving or restoring their plush toys.

Creating treasured teddies from old furs and plush fabrics.