Teddy Bear Studio Create Your Own Handcrafted Heirlooms

Beginners and experienced crafters alike will appreciate this expert guide to making one-of-a-kind teddy bears and their outfits. It presents basic patterns along with instructions on how to customize the bears by adding distinctive facial expressions and other individual traits. Step-by-step instructions and over 150 diagrams explain everything from choosing the right fabric to adding the final touches. Sixteen color and 11 black-and-white photographs perfectly illustrate the possibilities for creating personalized keepsakes and gifts.

The author of more than 60 Dover titles, Ted Menten specializes in illustrating children's books. He is particularly adept at capturing the charm of teddy bears — founder of the magazine Teddy Bear Review, he has written 19 books on the subject and conducts teddy bear–making classes around the world. 

A Teddy TaleIntroductionFailing on the Road to SuccessHow-to, Not-to, and How-you-mightThe Magical ToolboxImagining and ImagingSay Hello to Adam and EveSelecting the Basic PatternCreating a Family of Teddy BearsRedesigning the Head PatternsTwo-color and Two-piece ProfilesChanging the Pattern ProfileTwo-tone Two-part BodyRedesigning the Arm PatternCreating a NeckCreating Girls and BoysThe Columbus PrincipleTricks with JointsLend an EarA Simple Four-piece Head PatternUnderstanding FurWorking with MohairNuts and BoltsA Stitch in TimeSewing in the EarsSewing Paw Pads and Foot PadsThe Magic FlapThe Ladder StitchStuff It!Let's Face ItPerfect Noses Every TimeCreating a MouthThe Eyes Have ItSmall, Medium, and LargeFinal TouchesWhen a Bow is not EnoughThe Well-dressed Teddy BearGalleryPatternsTeddy Bear Photographs