As this class happens in Real Time, and students need to be at their computers for specific times, this session is recommended for students in North America only. Suitable for Pacific - Eastern Time Zones.

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Join us for our very first LIVE! Online workshop. We'll work with you Face to Face to design a teddy that you can truly call your own. We'll create a bear  from the drawing board to to the finished product.... using YOUR pattern!

If you've always wanted to design your own bear, but didn't quite know how to get there, then this course is for you.  Sharpen your pencils, because this class is designed for the  intermediate to advanced bear making student, who already has solid bear making skills.  Students will create create their own pattern after being introduced to various design concepts, and will then create a bear from this pattern. 

How Does The New LIVE! Online Classes Work?

You start with two days of preparation time. This introduces you to all of the written files in our standard Designing Teddy Workshop. On the following 3 days, you'll have a 2 hour (minimum) live session each day in our new Agora Lecture Theatre. This video conferencing room appears on your computer and comes complete with:

Individual Attention  

Audio!  

Video!  

White Board  

Text Chat  

Photos  

Raise Your Hand Feature

 

THIS IS A BETA, First Time Course. 

System Requirements

• High Speed Internet Connection
• Web Cam (recommended but not required)
• Speakers
• Microphone (recommended but not required)

There is no software to download.  You will be granted access directly via our connection within the Agora.

Once in the Lecture Theatre, you'll be able to chat with your instructor either by voice (if you have a microphone) or text. You'll see your instructor on the screen, demonstrating in real time. If you have a webcam, the instructor will be able to see your work as you progress and comment on it. A webcam is recommended.  Slides and presentation material are uploaded to the room in real time, with the instructor using the white board to help you understand key concepts.

Small class sizes make this the perfect environment for all kinds of learners: audio, visual, and hands on!

• Fabric selections.
• Proportions
• Pattern Drafting Techniques
• Creating Unique Features
• Commonalities of Design and Originality
• Test Patterns
• Alterations
• Moving Your Pattern to Fur
• Special Considerations
• Students are encouraged to work with mohair for this course. 

Course Schedule

• Sept 7 & 8 are Preparation Days with text.
• Sept 9 LIVE 6 pm - 8 pm EST
• Sept 10 LIVE 10 am - 12 noon EST
• Sept 11 LIVE 10 am - 12 noon EST

• A minimum of 1/2 yard of plush fabric including in either synthetic plush or mohair. 
• All materials and supplies as normally required to make a teddy bear.
• All tools as normally required to make a teddy bear.
• Graph paper.
• 1 yard or more of cotton broadcloth.
• Pencils and colored pencil crayons
• Optional: Tracing paper and wheel, tissue paper.
• Freezer paper is recommended (wide variety)
• Compass  (circular drawing tool) and ruler
• Measuring tape

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