Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Hi Caroline!
If you put fiberfill in small wads, then they'll be fine after washing, as well as plastic pellets.
Also it's a good idea to put plastic eyes and nose, since they usually are fixed with a clip and would not easily go off.
Think about fabric - some plushes would become very tangled after washing, so it's better to take either cotton mohair or sparse mohair and use delicate hand washing.
Good luck

Hi Becky!

Thank you for your reply! This is very good news for me!    I love stuffing bears with sheep wool, I really like the process with it.
Thank you also for your comment about correct terms
I looked for a right word, but failed Tortured really sounds way too strong 

Is it ok to fill vintage bears not with wood wool, but with sheep wool, for example? Would that correspond to technique and collectors' expectations? What do you think?

Example of what I mean:

Here is a teddy bear:

He was tortured to give him a more antique look. I plan to make a series of similar teddies, and would rather prefer to fill them with wool, but would also like to make everything right. Please, help

Thank you, Michelle! It's a lot of fun - making such photos I love playing with my teddies ))

Hi Friends!

I offer 10% discount for the teddies of 2013 on my BearPile page. Please, visit my page and I hope you'll find a new friend

Thank you

Love his smile! 

Oh my! They are just unbelievable!

Congratulations! Your bears are soo cute! 

Cookie is a funny little bunny He loves gathering puzzles, drinking cocoa, jumping on one leg and counting petals on flowers

More info and pictures are on BearPile and on Etsy, where Cookie can be adopted 

Thank you, Becky!

Thank you, Vicki! 

Absolutely adorable!!! 

She is a cutie! And amazing detailed work!

What a lady! Very pretty kitty

Lovely rabbit! So warm and nice 

This is Graham, teddy bear with big soul. He loves to play with puzzles and small bunnies

Graham is 29 cm tall when standing and 22 cm when sitting. The teddy bear is made of hand-dyed Japanese silk and German viscose. He is 5-way-jointed, filled with fiberfill and glass pellets. Most pellets are in paws and belly - you can feel beads through fabric, it feels soo nice!

Details on adoption and more pictures here on BearPile.

Oh, thank you, Vicki! 

Thank you! I love this color soo much!

Once we were all kids - funny, curious, looking for candies under the pillow or for other worlds under the chair. Little teddy bear cub Lennar is like that! He believes in Santa, elves and world piece, he adores sci-fi, and he would love to travel to the open space. Well, at this point, he would love to travel anywhere - to meet new friends, to see so many places he has not seen yet, and, who knows, maybe to make someone happier

Lennar is available for adoption on BearPile.

Teddy Bear named Berty always dreamed of becoming a hedgehog. He even made a haircut to remind of a hedgehog. Berty has nice sense of humor, loves climbing chairs, and also flowers and counting petals.

Berty is looking for a nice and caring family. Details and more pictures on BearPile.

I wish I could tell you something more specific I'll ask my friends, if I get something - I'll let you know.
Meanwhile, I wish you luck with this experiment! And can't wait to see the result

And I don't see any pictures or links Could you please check it?

I make my teddies of various fabrics, so this is only what I've heard from my friends who knit their teddies.
First, it might be really a problem to find small growler, I have not seen smaller than 40 mm wide yet. If you find smaller - please please please let me know  
You'll have to wrap it with some very thin fabric to prevent filling or wool stuck into small holes on the growler.
It might also be a good idea to make it jointed with special cotterpins and disks.

Lovely guy! Looks so flexible