Teddy Bear Studio: Create Your Own Handcrafted Heirlooms

By Theodore Menten

Beginners and experienced crafters alike will treasure this expert guide to making one-of-a-kind teddy bears. These full-size basic patterns include adorable costumes for the bears and are easy to customize. Step-by-step instructions and more than 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 plush companions. The founder of the magazine Teddy Bear Review, Ted Menten has written 19 books on the subject and conducts teddy bearmaking classes around the world. This guide features his well-tested techniques, which include tips on how to add distinctive facial expressions and other individual, expressive traits that transform ordinary crafts projects into truly personal keepsakes and gifts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486481166
• ISBN13: 9780486481166
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher