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I do like your new little bears 
saw a couple in One More Bear, blue isn't my colour but the blue one was especially lovely !
I have been working on designing a modern look elephant and this is what I've come up with. What do you think?
It depends on personal preference, some bear artists completely handsew their bears, others completely by machine, or a combination!
So it's completely up to you. For that machine it does have some useful features such as speed control, but probably has more than you need with all the computerised functions and embroidery stitches (unless you are hoping to use them too).
Sewing by hand takes more time of course but can be quite relaxing. All you really need to be able to do is a simple backstitch.
For the mass-produced bears then they will have been made using machines. You may well have seen stuffing machines in Build A Bear type shops but for your own bears, you can do that by hand. I don't know of any small non-commercial stuffing machines, more control if you do it yourself too.
Good luck!
They are lovely, really cute :)
If any of them have hidden in the shop I might get to meet them next week when I pop in!
Sorry, been away for quite a long time due to non-bearmaking and lots of things to sort out for my Father and then selling his house etc. All very stressful and not good for bearmaking 
Still, in the meantime I've been looking at what I do and don't like about the bears made to date. So recently I've changed the pattern especially the head and also practising noses etc!
These are my very latest bears. Hope to make a new bear over Christmas.
This is Bearnadette, based on Bernadette in the musical version of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, custom made for a friend:
Alison
Meet lovely Tinker. He's approx 10 inches tall but prefers to sit to show off his knees!
He's made from a salmon pink mohair with gold sparkles. He also had glass eyes and a black handsewn nose.
He would love to find a furever home and if you'd like to offer him lots of love please contact me :)
Lovely Dale is made of an unusual 'distressed' curly mohair in gold and brown tones. He has a needlefelted muzzle and nose. He has the Bearlypink 'trademark' knees which make him look especially cute sitting on a chair! He is finished off with a lovely pale cream organza ribbon with embossed golden dots.
He is approximately 10 inches tall. He has black glass eyes, is five-way cotter pin jointed and is filled with heavy polyester stuffing.
He is unsuitable for collectors under the age of 14 years old.
Available for adoption now! £55 plus P&P.
Rudolf is another Christmassy bear. He is made of a warm golden beige mohair with a needlefelted muzzle and nose. His paws are a deep red ultrasuede. He sports a white tie with snowflake motifs and has a little silver bell so you know where he is!
He is approximately 10 inches tall. He has glass eyes, is five-way cotter pin jointed and filled with heavy polyester stuffing.
He is unsuitable for collectors under the age of 14 years old.
Sparkle is a lovely Christmassy mohair bear. He has winter white fur with silver sparkles, with a needlefelted muzzle and nose. Sparkle has a lovely red, green and gold collar and a Christmas tree pendant.
Sparkle is approximately 10 inches tall. He has a wobble-jointed neck, cotter pin joints in his arms and legs. He has glass eyes, and is filled with heavy polyester stuffing.
He is unsuitable for collectors under the age of 14 years old.
She's adorable
These are my latest bears with a christmassy theme
Rudolf
Sparkle
Hope you like them
Here is my latest creation. He's 15 inches tall, made from thick soft faux fur with needlefelting detail to his face.
Does anyone know where to find Razzle fur in the UK? I love it but can only find it on the bearycheap website so far.
I was there ready for the doors to open and headed straight for Kaycee Bears! I now have a totally gorgeous 1/1 Brock sitting looking at me and asking for another hug! I also adopted Woo Woo who was officially released on Sunday. Plus Mungo - a Charlie Bear minimo, a Deb Canham dragon, and a 'Teeny Bear' - cupcake sitting in his own cupcake!
I also treated myself to some mohair:)
After that I was laden down and broke, but happy
I've just been making a bear where the pawpads were too big and the gusset too small The trouble was I initially thought that I'd done something wrong. So I'd definitely suggest that you try out the pattern on some bear-makers, including beginners! Then any questions that people frequently ask you'll know to put the answers or additional instructions in with the pattern.
Also would be handy: length of stitches you ideally need, full list of materials and also tools that are essential. Pictures are so useful. I also agree, the pattern-made bear should match the bear on the 'tin'! Then if you have done additional work, include an additional photo at the end of the instructions to show what you could do with some extra techniques, and as has already been said, list those techniques.
