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Such a lovely little bear. I'm always amazed at the amount of detail you add to such small bears. Gorgeous!
What a gorgeous collection of bears...hope they all find loving homes. I love the tipped mohair.
Regards
Sue
What a gorgeous little poppet. I hope she finds a loving home. By the way, Maricopa and Benson have settled in and are adored by everyone that meets them...but no one could love them more than I do!
Regards
Sue
Romeo is adorable. He is too cute!
Wow. Absolutely gorgous. I would love to tickle those toes!
Little darlings! Wow!
What a stunner! Beautiful colour. What luxurious mohair! Super knitted outfit.
Crumble is lovely...so full of character!
Too cute!
Wow, fabulous!
Absolutely fab!
Absolutely adorable! Really lovely tipped fur!
Thank you all so much for your kind comments. Teddy making is a solitary enterprise, so knowing there is a wonderful, supportive group of people out there that share your passion is the greatest!!!
Sue
I am really pleased that the two bears I entered into the BBAA competition have been shortlisted. One bear is a very large polar bear with a goofy smile ; the other is a smaller, more traditional long armed ted. The polar bear is a completely new departure for me and took a considerable amount of time to design. I wanted a fairly realistic shape, but with a happy, goofy face. He has a wire armature, double neck joint and open mouth. I made his nose from Fimo. The smaller ted is more typical of my older style bears. He is one of a collection of bears whose pattern I have been tweaking for the past eighteen months.
I have been making bears for under two years so am delighted to have reached this far in the competition.
Regards
Sue
Please meet Polar Pat. He is 22" and took me three weeks to design and make. I really agonised over the pattern. I wanted a realistic body with a fun, happy teddy face. He is made from Shulte Alpaca fur, with black leather toes, a cheeky smile and a wire armature for posability. I think he may be staying with me!
Wow - I think most of your cats are twice the size of my Monty! He weighs 3 kilos.
I'm speechless. Chan Chan is amazing. I am in awe!
Thank you all for your kind, encouraging comments.
Planning the next little critter is so much fun. Lying in bed thinking about the pattern and style of bear as I fall asleep - then the fun of sitting surrounded by a pile of mohair and felt - what will look right together? Cutting out and trimming the seams (mohair everywhere including up my nose). Trying not to lose the small pieces such as ears. My dogs have a habit of stealing any bear parts that fall on the floor. 
Monty looks as if butter wouldn't melt, but trust me, he is waiting to pounce on any teddy limb I may inadvertantly drop!
Machine sewing is fine except for feet pads. I sometimes struggle to get them exactly the same shape. The mixed anticipation and anxiety as the head takes shape. Once the face is finished, this gives me the motivation to joint, stuff and finish the body. And so the process repeats itself... As a teacher, bearmaking is therapy and summer holidays mean bearmaking heaven.
Regards
Sue
Meet Cinnamon. He is my first ever panda cub. He is very shy and hungry. Luckily we have a lot of bamboo in the garden! Hope you like him.
Here is a bear I have just made for my mother-in-law. She has been SO wonderful lately! I don't know what we'd do without her. I thought mum could name her.
I wanted to make her a traditional girly bear. This is a big ask for me as nearly all mine decide they want to be boys. She is made from Shulte Antique ivory mohair which is lovely and soft and silky. I bought some in a moment of weakness a few months ago, and then didn't know what to do with it.
I hope she will like her.
I just love pandas, but have never made one - I guess this is the challenge for me.
Regards
Sue
