I'm always on the lookout for good bear-crafting books to share with you and found this book quite by chance a couple of weeks ago. It was first published in 1998, so you may have to hunt to find it and be warned, it can be on the pricey side ( my copy was about £30 on Amazon) but for anyone wanting a good solid teddy bear making reference book full of detailed instructions and with plenty of helpful photographs, this book really is a useful purchase.
The Complete Book of Teddy-Bear Making Techniques
by Alicia Merrett & Ann Stephens
by Alicia Merrett & Ann Stephens
The book covers in detail everything from how to design your own jointed teddy bear pattern, through to making a classic bear - in fact, it explains all aspects of traditional bear-making from cutting out, to sewing limbs, jointing, assembling fitting eyes and even sewing on those fiddly ears! It also covers making clothes for your bear and the techniques required for making miniature bears. As the icing on the cake, there's a lovely gallery of artist bears featured in the last chapter, giving you an opportunity to enjoy the original bear art being created back in the 1990's!
Definitely a great book for anyone who likes to collect bear-making books and a most useful book for anyone who would like to learn how to make their very own teddy bear!
Thanks for thinking of all the bear makers out there.
ReplyDeleteVery nice book, thank you Paula, by bring it to attention.
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Natalia
I have this book and I love it! I found the section on designing your own teddy bear pattern especially helpful, as well as the section on miniature bears.
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