#bear making

Decided to make a small teddy bear for next the Royal 2027 competition. I haven’t decided yet whether this will be a plain bear or a clothed bear, mainly because the fur I’m using is ‘bastard fur’ (ie. it colour shifts between shades of blue/grey or shades of grey/silver/purple depending on what the lighting conditions are).

Next one is done!

This is the second rabbit I’ve made, he’s not perfect but definitely my favourite make so far

Tending to her roses   🥀 🥀 🥀

Huge selection of vintage Teddy Bear sewing patterns just added!  

Behold, my only slightly ugly creation! I've been working on this fella for two days, and he turned out pretty good! He's made of incredibly dense plush fur that was really hard to sew, he has cotter pin joints, and he is weighted with little pouches of glass beads.

I am currently in bear making mode and am starting to regret it. It’s Christmas Eve and I am up to my eyes in stuffing, but not the sort that goes in turkeys. I made a few teddy bears for friends, some as gifts and some to sell and one special one as I will soon be a great uncle. It’s a lovely thing to do and they make people very happy… I can’t stand the mess though. There are bear parts…

As the British Government gets set to give the British disabled yet another kicking, it has emerged that Rishi Sunak accepted a £16,000 helicopter ride from some party backer who conveniently received a major Government contract. Sunak loves his helicopter rides, and his private jets, and his multiple massive houses and his stupid, too short, trousers that probably cost a fortune. Despite, or…