Now you can recycle your old fur coat into an adorable 17 inch, fully jointed teddy bear right here on-line!

This course  is designed for intermediate and advanced students who already have a solid understanding of the mechanics of bear making and a mastery of basic machine and hand stitching skills.

The course is delivered in a step by step fashion with plenty of tips, tricks and trivia along the way. This is the same instruction that Nancy's students receive in her hands-on courses.

The Heirloom Bear course is an instructor led course with specific start and end dates.

You will make a 17 inch mohair  bear with fully jointed arms and legs and head.  This course also features: 

• Preparation of an old fur coat
• Instructions on pattern preparation and special considerations for layout on recycled fur
• Lining genuine fur for best results
• Glass eye insertion.
• Embroidered nose
• Optional open mouth design
• Creating paws from vintage garment linings or vintage fabric

A yummy old fashioned Pound Cake recipe, new video down loads and over 120 photos round out this course.  And of course...don't forget the Discussion Forum in the Agora!

 

Students will be responsible for providing their own materials. A small jacket or more will be required to make this bear.  Best furs include mink, muskrat, Persian Lamb, rabbit, Seal and Beaver.  If this is your first real fur bear, do NOT choose...raccoon, fox, mouton, coyote wolf or mink tails or paws (mink that is sewn in obvious ovals or shapes that can be seen on the right side of the garment.)

 

• 2- 65 mm joints
• 2- 55 mm joints
• 1- 45 mm joint
• 1- set of 12 mm glass eyes
• pearl cotton
• a 6 inch square of felt for the inner mouth
• scraps of pink felt or ultra suede for the tongue
• fabric for paws
• thread (regular and heavy duty)
• 1-3 pounds of polyester stuffing
• 1/2 yard of unbleached cotton muslin or good quality cotton broadcloth