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Posts: 233Hi everyone !
I wonder if any of you can recommend a good stuffing tool please .
I've been using one that hubby made me but I think I need a more efficient one really ( don't tell hub though! ) bless him he did his best!
Thanks all !
Nan xx
The Littlest ThistleChopstick ;o)
Posts: 233Katy,
Yes I've read that many people seem to use those!
I'll have to give it a try !
Thank you x
MinimishkiYup, a wooden chopstick is my weapon of choice too:) It's one of those "disposable" ones that are stuck together at the top. I find the top end is good for bigger bears and the pointy end good for smaller ones.
x
There is something called the ultimate stuffing tool. Check it Out in the library all the details are there
I can't stuff a bear without my hemostats/forceps. You can grab the stuffing with them and direct it to exactly the right spot.
I also use my pliers, the small ones. I can grab the stuffing and push it exactly where I want!
These are what I use ... the largest one is a teddy bear stuffing tool, available from most good bear making suppliers and the smaller tool is a Barbara Wills doll stuffing tool. I use the smaller tool for all my bears, sizes 8" to 25".
bingle bearsLike Paula, I use my fingers and occasionally a chopstick, but I ALWAYS use my Barbara Wills stuffing fork. I actually have two sizes of her doll stuffing forks--the regular blue and white one that Paula posted above and also a smaller one. The regular blue and white one is the one I always reach for when the stuffing comes out, but the small one is handy for small, tight spots.
Posts: 233Ooh, lots to think of there folks !
I'll start the search right now !
Thank you everyone
Nan 
DENBY BEARS
guess I will ad my 2 cents, I took a fondue fork with the long handle and broke off the tips with pliers and it has enough roughness to grab that stuffing and stuff. I got the fondue forks at a garage sale so I have a set of 6 to use in all different locations of the house. Hope this helps
Hugs pat 
World Of MineCan I be the unconventional one and say when I need a specific size tool I send the kids out the back to find me a stick? I have a small stash of smooth sticks that i snap the ends off so they are jagged which grabs the stuffing. I usually use Gum tree twigs cos they have smooth bark which doesnt snag the stuffing. Chop sticks are good some times, or the wrong end of a crochet hook. A pen can be useful too. OK, so i just use what ever is closest that fits in the hole!
Posts: 233What an innovative lot you are !
Afraid I've been boringly conventional ! Nevertheless you can all be sure I'll be giving a lot of these a try... however think I may have a problem with twigs from a gum tree !! Brilliant ! :D
I have to say I have had problems with locating the Ultimate Stuffing Tool, seems the site doesn't exist ?
Anyone found the same thing ?
Nan
Found The Ultimate Stuffing tool ! Site does exist and Donna kindly emailed me !
I used a 10" long straight mattress needle and cut the eye off 1/2 way up , much like the fondue fork idea except it is smaller for smaller bears. I then glued a fondue fork handle (or any wooden knob with a hole drilled in the center) over the pointy end of the needle. The mattress needles were 2 for $5 at the craft store and the fondue forks were 4/$1 at the Dollar store. It looks very much like the small Stuffing Fork that Paula showed above.
I also use cotter pin turners too for stuffing 
Posts: 233Hi Tammy,
Another imaginative girl ! Thank you, another avenue to explore !:rose:
Hugs Nan
This is my favorite stuffing tool for small bears. It is nice to hold and reach small spots.
Berta
desertmountainbearI am with karenus, I use hemostats. The stuffing never slips away from me.
BeauT BearsAm I the only one that uses a plain wooden stuffing tool with T-shaped handle, wigshaped at the end, for stuffing with polyfil? Easy to work with and to force the stuffing material into the bear because of the T-shaped handle.
I only use the metal stuffing tool, forkshaped at the end, when stuffing a bear with woodwool / excelsior.
Marianne
Posts: 233Thank you Berta , Joanne and Marianne for your tips, they are all duly noted !!
Hugs, Nan
