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teddyloverI really want to get started by creating my own teddy patterns as I feel I'm ready to do so. I just want to know if anybody can give me hints on how to start and how I can get the results I want from my own pattern.
Little Bear GuyJennifer Laing has some wonderful books for teddy bears, "Teddy Bear Art " is a great book and she does get into designing your own patterns as well. If you Google Teddy Bear Art you should be able to find the book anywhere, amazon may have it or other teddy bear site. Any of her books are great ones to have.
good luck
Shane
desertmountainbearTeddy Bear Art is a wonderful book for designing patterns. Another really great one is A Bear Of My Own by Rotraud Ilisch. You may just want to try Amazon and see if you can get them there
Joanne
WisconsinThere is also a Teddy Bear Design class at www.ebearz.com that is very good.
Lynn
Tuppies TeddiesTed Mentons book is a great teaching aid also....I class it as my bible...
Matilda Huggington-beareIf you are serious then I suggest taking the Ebearz suggestion seriously. It is a great place to learn. Well worth the initial cost. And then purchase all the books that have been mentioned as well.
Bear making is a continual learning experience. ...don't forget to check out the 'library' here on TT.(it's above your post) it will be full of pattern making advice.
All the best...and don't forget to have fun :dance: :dance:
Wendy
LeftyBears by Natascha SaboI have a degree in fashion-design and I find that the things I learned there in creating patterns are very helpful for bear patterns as well.
So, if you have a school for fashion-designers near the place you live, ask if the offer evening- oder holiday classes in pattern drafting. Most probably they won't teach you anything about teddy bears, but the techniques you're using to deisgn a pattern for a skirt or a blouse are the same that you use for bears.
Or..... just start drawing. If your first bear made with your own pattern doens't look the way you want it to look, don't give up, try again, play with proportions and details until you've got "your" bear.
Chaska, MinnesotaDenise wrote: Ted Mentons book is a great teaching aid also....I class it as my bible...
I love the Ted Menten book. It is called Ted Menten Teddy Bear Studio: A Step-by -step Guide To Creating Your Own One-of-a-kind Artist Teddy Bears. You can find it on Amazon.com:
Dances With Teddy BearsAlso check eBay, under Dolls & Bears: Bear Making Supplies, and Books: Non-Fiction.
There's some good books being auctioned right now, esp under Dolls & Bears: Bear Making Supplies. There's a group of 5 in one auction. If I didn't have them all, I'd be bidding!
