Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

thank you so much Conni, Pink and Lisa

my little winter-scene *SWEN & SNOWY"
love this kind of snow

SVEN is about 2 6/8" standing and five way string jointed
SNOWY is about 2 5/8" including his hat and three way string jointed
they are both firmly needle felted from fine merino
now available at DaWanda http://de.dawanda.com/shop/Tines-Teddys

you find more pics on my blog

many thanks for your nice comments
I'm glad you like ADELHEID

just wanted to show you that I'm not only taking bears to the show

I love these vintage style dogs so I tried one myself
*ADELHEID* ist just 2 6/8" standing, needle felted from fine merino and five way string jointed

WOW!!!
just perfect

Hi Kay & Thelma

many thanks for your comments!!!
I think I'll enjoy Berlin...I love the City :dance:

I haven't been here for a long, long time :redface:
so I decided to show you one of my latest work

I am felting for the show TeddyBärlinale in November in Berlin
and one of my favorites is the little scene *My Tiny Tine Bear*

you can hang it on the wall and arrange it in different ways
both bears are needle felted from fine merino wool and five way string jointed
they are about 3" and 1 5/8"

MATTHI is not my typical style
but at the moment I'm in the mood of felting vintage-style-bears

he is made from merino, nearly 3 1/2" and loosely string jointed
I tried to do a wobble-string-jointed head
an I really like it

I can't give him away   so he will stay with me together with his sister MATHILDA

You know there is a bear artist living in the house when

you need your dictionary to find words like
cotter pin
disc joint
wobble joint
 

I made my own blog :dance:  :dance:
http://tinesteddys.blogspot.com/
just by myself...without the help of my husband or son or somebody else :dance:  :dance:  :dance:

ok...not really a lot posted at the moment....and it is in German :redface:
but I would love to "hear" your opinions

:clap:  :clap:  :clap: they are fantastic
my favorite is the cat

how long does it take to make one of them???

you are right, it was very difficult to get the right tools/needles
I bought needles called "fine" from different sellers and all needles were different
so I choosed my favorite needles just by trying them out

Many thanks...I just joined TT two weeks ago

I'm using different sizes, mainly 38 and 42 wit a short spike(?) and some I don't know :redface:
they are just called fine, middle & coarse and have a longer spike(?)

I was sitting here with my dictionary and found it very interesting to read
there are so many types of wool and so many names I even dont know in German 

I started of with a needlefelting kit and it was so addictive...I had to do more
so I just learned by trying...ordered some needles and found out which ones I like to work with
and I bought some merino wool on ebay because they offered so many different coulors
So you can say, I started of with merino
taking that long for felting I thought it was because I was a beginner, I got used to merino and I really love the soft and smooth surface
so what i wanted to say...I love using merino wool even if it takes soooo long to do one of my little felties

such a cute expression  

I find it very hard taking good pics myself...always have to wait for the right daylight :/
taking hundreds of pics to get just a few good ones

:clap:  :clap:  :clap:
wunderful idea...I'm in love...with all three of them    

Thank you for letting me know. I think it's great how you do them...gives the eyes a very special effect.

such a cutie
I love the expression in his little face

:clap:  :clap:  :clap: purrrrrrfect!

I really admire your creations
and I wonder how you do the eyelashes

Hello, I joined that forum a few days ago and I just wanted to give you an idea of what I'm doing
my bears are about 2 3/8" and 5 way string jointed

you can see more on my little website, but I'm sorry it is just in German :redface:
it was a present from my son for my 50th birthday

I just wanted to show *Baby NINA*
a needle felted babybear made from merino wool
she is 3 1/2" from her toes to the bottom of her tiny head