Ted Menten's Teddy Bear Studio: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Your Own One-Of-A-Kind Artist Teddy Bear

by Menten, Ted

• ISBN13: 9780762412358
• ISBN10: 0762412356
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-31
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

According to Ted Menten, premier authority on the subject of collectible teddy bear construction, making these plush little companions can be a highly creative pursuit. Unlike other toys that were once handmade and are now machine-produced, teddy bears remain basically the same as they were when first created in 1903. Emphasizing the fun, expressive aspect of this time-honored handcraft, Menten offers a unique new technique developed in his popular teddy bear-making classes, using basic patterns that can be modified and interchanged to create uniquely personal bears any crafter will display with pride.Ted Mentenis the author of Gentle Closings and After Goodbye. He also created the magazineTeddy Bear Review,has written 19 books on the subject, and conducts teddy bear-making classes around the world.

Author Biography

Ted Menten is also the author of Gentle Closings, Teddy Bear Studio, After Goodbye, and A Healing Journal--all with Running Press.

Table of Contents

A Teddy Tale	5	(4)
Introduction	9	(1)
Failing on the Road to Success	10	(1)
How-To, Not-To, and How-You-Might	11	(2)
The Magical Toolbox	13	(2)
Imagining and Imaging	15	(2)
Say Hello to Adam and Eve	17	(1)
Selecting the Basic Patterns	18	(2)
Creating a Family of Teddy Bears	20	(2)
Redesigning the Head Patterns	22	(1)
Two-Color and Two-Piece Profiles	23	(1)
Changing the Pattern Profile	24	(2)
Two-Tone Two-Part Body	26	(1)
Redesigning the Arm Pattern	27	(1)
Creating a Neck	28	(2)
Creating Girls and Boys	30	(1)
The Columbus Principle	31	(1)
Tricks with Joints	32	(2)
Lend an Ear	34	(2)
A Simple Four-Piece Head Pattern	36	(3)
Understanding Fur	39	(1)
Working with Mohair	40	(1)
Nuts and Bolts	41	(1)
A Stitch in Time	42	(1)
Sewing in the Ears	43	(1)
Sewing Paw Pads and Foot Pads	44	(1)
The Magic Flap	44	(1)
The Ladder Stitch	45	(1)
Stuff It!	46	(3)
Let's Face It	49	(1)
Perfect Noses Every Time	50	(3)
Creating a Mouth	53	(1)
The Eyes Have It	54	(2)
Small, Medium, and Large	56	(1)
Final Touches	57	(2)
When a Bow is Not Enough	59	(1)
The Well-Dressed Teddy Bear	60	(5)
Gallery	65	(17)
Patterns	82	(14)
Teddy Bear Photographs	96