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Lots of great help there, thank you all, yes the suede definitely looks, and is easier to use than the felt. I'd bought a eye whites kit that he'd felt whites in it, I had always been using them it never dawned on me to use suede until I opened a kit I had and it had a small piece of white suede in it  bear_original I will be trying the eyelids soon  bear_flower

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Hi,
    Just wondering how do you make your eye whites?
Only just learnt by accident that suede make much better whites than felt  bear_grin

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Hi Leanne,
              I think my favourite is finishing the head, eyes, nose, mouth & ears, seeing it's character develop, bear_original
Least favourite is foot pads and cutting out the pattern. bear_sad

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My holy grail was Charlie bears,Diesel but I was just lucky enough to get him last month  bear_thumb
So now I'll have to think of another one  bear_original 1381310682_image.jpg

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I've only just got Diesel, I love him to bits  bear_original

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Hi,
    Theses are my beautiful boys, Oakley, Diesel & Trevor
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I have tried every Charlie Bears Facebook group so I just thought I would try here, thanks Peterbear

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Hi All,
        I would just like to put it out there to everyone that I am looking for Charlie Bears Diesel.
So if anyone or anyone you know is selling him Please let me know  bear_original

This is him
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Hi all,
        I have a bear that is giving me trouble and I'm tempted to put him aside and start a new one but I don't know if I have the willpower  bear_grin
Have you ever done this successfully without it driving you mad and just kept going? He's sitting there looking at me as I write this, what to do?????? bear_whistle

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So sweet, love the fur  bear_original

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Love his eyes, so cute  bear_original

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First bear on the left, latest bear on the right,
I've only been bear making for 18 months but I think I've come a long way  bear_grin

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I think the reason I have been fray stopping everything is because the very first mohair bear I made I  had a lot of trouble with a very loose weave backing (I was later told that is was a bad batch) after that experience I just automatically fray stopped the rest, but now have got to thinking if I need to.
I am just finishing a bear at the moment, my next one is a larger bear, for me 36cm so I think I try him without fray stop and hope all comes out ok, fingers crossed for me please  bear_grin

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Thanks Becky,
                     I tend to really over stuff my bears, like them firm, I just like to take every precaution I can but was wondering if I was becoming a bit to cautious bear_grin

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Hi all, bear_original
        I would just like to ask if you think fray stopper is really necessary if you blanket stitch the pieces together before sewing like I do?, I have sent a pic so you know what I mean. bear_ermm
I don't use pins as I can't work with them and I am spending a fortune on fray stopper and I hate using it cos its time consuming and makes the fabric stiffer and harder to get the needle in. bear_angry

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Hi All,
       I would like to know how you collectors display your bears.
I make bears for myself, don't sell them but my bears range from 5 to 12 inches and easy to find homes for, but my problem now is I've started to collect Charlie Bears, just got my 4th and am having problems knowing were to put them. I have chihuahuas so I need to keep them up off the floor, love to know we're you all keep you collections.  bear_flower

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Peterbear your bears a lovely, I especially like Catherine she looks very big, nicely done photos too,

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Janesjollybears wrote:

I just got my first Charlie bears too and it's Trevor also!!!!

Wow that's just a little bit spooky

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