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Bevor Tiffany travels to her new adoptive Mommie I wanted to show her to you.
As all my bearkidz-babies she is one-of-a-kind and entirely crocheted.
Hugs,
Marion
Awwww so sweet and what a charming little face she has. 
Pauline
YorkshireShe's adorable all your bears look so huggable and soft.
I am amazed how you make your little ones - I'm not familiar with crochet, is it similar to knitting?
Hugs Ali x
thank you, Pauline and Ali, for your nice comments on my little Tiffany.
Ali, crocheting is different from knitting. You only use one "needle" (crochet hook) and of course yarn which you work with in tiny stitches/loops to create a "fabric" stitch by stitch.
Hugs,
Marion 
YorkshireWOW that amazing 
Must look out for a kit next time I go to my craft/sewing shop. I couldn't get the hang of knitting so maybe I might be able to crochet! 
Hugs Ali x
Hi Ali,
you don't need a kit, actually I don't even know of any kit around (but I might be wrong). I know that you can get patterns for minibears online from various sources.
All I do is use the yarn that is available to everybody. It is the yarn that people use to make sweaters, collars, shawls, etc.
l am permanently looking for yarn/threads which I think would make an interesting "fur". I don't use a pattern and I have never tried to keep notes (writing the number stitches down) how I make a bear. Because of the fuzzies you are not able to see stitches anyhow.
Only by starting each bear "from scratch" they get their very own character which makes them one-of-a-kind.
Should you ever want to try to make one and need assistance, here I am. Just ask me your questions and I will try to help.
Hugs,
Marion
MerBear OriginalsMarion - I have used a couple of the crochet bear patterns fairly successfully. Now you state you don't use patterns at all because of the fuzzy threads. Do you draw out the patterns, like we do with the mohair bears, and then crochet your piece to fit the pattern? Hopefully that makes sense.
tks,
the 'other' Marion
Hi "other" Marion! lol
I used to crochet individual pieces but don't do it any longer for a couple of years. I rather crochet head, body and limbs individually giving each piece its form/shape by either adding or decreasing the number of stitches as I go.
It take a bit experience and a good feeling for proportions to achieve the look you want your bear to have. I never use a pattern. A pattern would not be useful anyhow since I combine yarns/threads and work with them at the same time. Each yarn combination "works" differently and with each other yarn combination used you can only go by the developing shape and not by any number of stitches. This way I can assure that each one of my bears is truly a one-of-a-kind bear. And again, I simply can't see any stitches with the yarns I work with.
I can only encourage everyone with basic knowledge of crocheting to try making a bear from thread that lets you see and count stitches using a pattern. You can still give it your "personal touch". There are e.g. on yahoo groups where you can become a member and where you can exchange information and also get help. One is the threadanimals group on yahoo, one is the threadartist group on yahoo, but there are probably many more to find.
To see what many talented thread artists can do, either crocheting or felting, you can visit the website of the thread artist guild. It is amazing what can be done by using thread/yarn and a crochet hook.
Here is the link to the website of the thread artist guild: http://www.threadartistguild.com/
I hope, I wasn't too lenghty. In case someone wants to try making a thread bear, I can help in case of questions and I know that there are many others that will be able to provide help and information.
Hugs,
Marion
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