Teddy Bear Studio by Ted Menten – create your own handcrafted heirlooms

Teddy Bear Studio by Ted Menten is a must-have book for bear makers!  Beginners and experienced crafters alike will appreciate this expert guide to making mohair and one-of-a-kind teddy bears and their outfits. It presents step-by-step instructions, basic patterns, and lots of diagrams and clear instructions on how to make your bears.  This 96 page book contains full size patterns plus over 150 diagrams, plus 16 color and 11 black-and-white photographs.

Not only does the book have some great patterns but it also has a wealth of tips on how to avoid making many bear makers’ mistakes.  They include stuffing tips, how to change the tilt of your bear’s  head and how to create very different outcomes by tweaking the cotter pin joints.

Ted Menten was a well known teddy bear artist for the North American Bear Co. Inc. and was an expert on ‘all things bear’!  Teddy Bear Studio features his well tested techniques, which include tips on how to add distinctive facial expressions and other traits that transform ordinary craft projects into truly personal keepsakes and gifts

Written By: Ted Menton

Published By: Dover Publications Inc.

ISBN:9780486481166