Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

awwww

Hmm, I'm fairly sure he's saying 'bog off' 

Hmm, I've only ever used Fray Check either on the openings or round sensitive areas like if I'm plucking the muzzle, but that's it.  Never even ocurred to me to coat the whole thing, I'd no doubt end up with a very sticky bear!

Very creative, love the gingerbread bear and gingerbread snowman!  Kristal is very cute too

Aww, he's lovely.  I've inherited a fur coat, but I'm afraid to touch it at the moment, I'm sure I won't do justice to it like this!

Well I can see why he went so quickly, very sweet

Lovely, what great big feet he has!

Awww, so cute.  I do love the noses on your bears

Very cute, although they look quite pink in the photo

They're all great, love how you did Yuletide's nose

Aww, so cute!  Love her wee bucket too

Aww, so teeny!  Guess he's not going to grow up to be a big pot-bellied porker then!

Sorry, I won't be at the show, but I hope you get everything sorted 

Thanks for the advice all!

(ps, Linda, my name's Katy, TIA was Thanks In Advance, sorry, mustn't use text speak!)

I've only made one mini bear a couple of years ago, and at the time I used mohair and had to fray check the whole thing before cutting out (it was a kit, and this was recommended).  Now I'm itching to get going on some more, but although I've bought some mini velvet (and am eyeing up a whole bunch more) and it says the backing doesn't fray, do you guys trust that, or do you fray check the lot anyway?  I'm afraid I've also only ever really used mohair for big bears too, and I always fray check the openings, do I need to do that for the minis if I don't do the whole lot?

TIA 

I'm a firm stuffer too, although I do use plastic beads at times.  You can feel them a little bit, but not much, mainly because I lightly cover them with polyfill first

Hee hee, fab!

Aww, glad he was able to see at last!

Very pretty.  Love her wee sled too

Sorry you're having to close, but good luck with everything

That looks a lot like my bear!  Both arms and legs needed a retread when I was 5 as I'd loved all the fur off, but my dad is not an expert sewer.  It's on my list to try and restore her, but I'm a bit afraid of removing the extra fur layer

Awww, so cute!  Love her week snowflake decoration

Aww.  I'm surprised the baby one is the right way up, the tour I took at Sydney zoo, where we got to get up close with them, they said that the babies spend a lot of time upside down in the pouch (rather them than me!)

Well I just looked, and all my bears are smiling, that is, all the ones I've made.  Oh well, I've been called relentlessly cheerful before 

Aww, so cute, love his wee bag