Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Wow, he's amazing!! You captured him perfectly!

That is one my very favorite books of all time . It's more than a good story, to me - it brought me comfort during one of the hardest and most lonely times in my life. I think it's brilliant.

She's breathtaking! I'm in awe.

I can't get over her delicate little paws...so cute!

Fantastic job! I love how you captured that scrabbly motion they make with their front feet - I can almost see him moving!

Aww, she's so sweet! So much personality!

Soooo cute! Is he a Vallhund??

One of my favorite breeds, and so spot on. I love him!

They are SO cute!! Are they for sale??

Thanks for all the great tips! I have a lot of things to try now, and I'm sure something will work well. I like the felting idea especially. And I'll definitely keep practicing.

So I've been making bears for several months now, and with each one I've worked out a few more problems until there is only one big issue left - I still can't embroider a nose.

I'm doing vertical stitches over a felt template, working out from the center. When I reach the end,  there is always a little "ledge" at each side of the nose where the thread slips off and won't cover the template. In an older post several people suggested using layers of templates with the largest one on top, and that definitely helps but doesn't solve the issue for me - I still have felt showing. I also tried thinning the felt in the problem spots, but I can never get it thin enough to fold down and disappear.

Anything else I can do?

He's amazing! I love his smiley eyes!

I love this guy...the fabric you chose is really wonderful!

Thank you all so much! I'm really excited, and I'm so glad I have all of you talented people around...this board is great!

Amazing design...I LOVE the eyes!

Wow, these are amazing! They have so much personality...I swear I can see them moving!

I finally finished my first bear! She was made from the antique bear pattern in 101 Bears to Make by Nancy Tillberg. It took forever and I made so many mistakes, but I had so much fun! I'm definitely hooked.

She has no name yet, but she's a present for my mom, so maybe I should let her do the naming...unless anyone can think of something.

I'm *finally* making my first bear! All went fairly well until I tried jointing. I'm using lock nut joints because I've been told they don't loosen...but one of mine definitely is. I keep tightening it and the leg seems good, and then after moving it a few times it's loose again. I can't get the neck joint tight at all. I'm using a nut driver...what could I be doing wrong??

Thank you for the tips! Those are some really cute patterns...I'll look into them.

I've noticed all the adorable elephants on here and ebay. The artist bear world is new to me, and while I'm not surprised to find lots of dogs and bunnies as well as bears,  I didn't expect to see elephants! Is there a history behind them, or are they a new craze?

I really love them and eventually I'd like to try one. Can anyone recommend a pattern, or special tips for making trunks?

Thank you!!

The pics are especially helpful! Now I'll be able to chose from my samples. 

I feel silly asking (newb!) but I have a pattern that calls for it, but I can't figure out what it is! I've done some searches and found it mentioned, but is it a company name, or a description of curly mohair? Something else?

You know, I looked all over that site and completely missed the "sample sets" page....this time it was right in front of me. Doh! Thanks for the help!

I'm a beginner, in the process of gathering supplies. I've never worked with mohair and I'm overwhelmed by the variety (and the prices! Eek!) I'm going to order a swatch set from Intercal, but is there also a place that sells swatches of Schulte mohair? I can't seem to find one...