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I was struggling to find any free “real” teddy bear patterns – there are lots of free patterns out there, but none that look like a true collector’s style teddy bear, so I decided to buy a pattern from Emma’s Bears. I picked\u00a0Happy Bear<\/a>, as I liked the idea of being able to make a two-tone bear.<\/p>\n

I already had the rusty red and purple fake fur left over from previous projects, and knowing how the fake fur tends to slide around while machine sewing, I decided to be reckless and\u00a0hand sew<\/em> all the seams!<\/p>\n

My hand sewing skills are somewhat limited – they tend to be a source of humour in the family, as I seem to have inherited my Great Gran’s skills…. the stitches don’t tend to be overly neat, and I always use a contrasting colour so they’re more visible against the fabric.<\/p>\n

I used two strands of sewing thread to hopefully give enough strength, and backstitched every seam. I will admit I used a contrasting coloured thread, simply so I could see the stitches if I needed to unpick any! But with the stitches being on the inside, nobody would be any the wiser for which colour thread I actually used.<\/p>\n

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“Happy” is jointed to allow him to pose better, but I think he will look even cuter once he has ears, nose and a mouth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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