Making Adorable Teddy Bears: From Anita Louise's Bearlace Cottage [Paperback]

Anita Louise (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 31, 1996

"A professional designer and dealer in handmade bears, Crane gives patterns and step-by-step instructions for a dozen styles of bear, with hints for dressing them in baby or doll clothes....The finished bears are photographed in colorful settings of lace and flowers....Delightful guide for creating an antique-style bear at a fraction of the cost of an original. Recommended."--LJ. "...oh-so-cute how-to book on fashioning these cuddly dolls from scratch....Each of the more than 100 projects includes not only directions, full-size templates, and color photographs, but also descriptions of the bear's personality and favorite pastime!"--Booklist. "The photography is so enchanting, you'll want to display it on your coffee table!"--Sew News. 144 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Teddy bears parade through this oh-so-cute how-to book on fashioning these cuddly dolls from scratch--or, rather, vintage mohair. Despite the effusive prose, Crane does know her subject. Each of the more than 100 projects includes not only directions, full-size templates, and color photographs, but also descriptions of the bear's personality and favorite pastime! Miss Emily is a sweet-faced bear who loves to play the violin but knows only one tune, and Patches is a boy cub always in trouble. Teddy Roosevelt, no doubt, would be surprised at his namesakes' activities. Barbara Jacobs --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (December 31, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806909935
• ISBN-13: 978-0806909936
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,415,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have book for bear makers and bear lovers alike!, January 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Making Adorable Teddy Bears: From Anita Louise's Bearlace Cottage (Paperback)

This isn't just a book about making bears. Of course, it IS a book about making bears, with wonderful illustrations, full-size patterns and easy-to-understand directions, but it is also so much more. Each "antique" bear (and rabbit) has his or her own charming character, complete with hobbies and favorite attire. Along with the descriptions of each bear are beautiful photographs of the bears in their "natural" settings and at their favorite pasttimes. I think I like Webster the best, with his high-top boots and his "just in case" skeleton key hanging about his neck. Even if you never make a bear, you still need this book for its quaint English garden and old-fashioned cottage style photographs.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for Teddy Bear lovers !!!, February 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Making Adorable Teddy Bears: From Anita Louise's Bearlace Cottage (Paperback)

This is a beautiful book with pages of photographs of teddy bears in wonderfully posed scenes. It is also very informative with lots of tips and tricks for making and displaying your bears. Plus, there are lots of full size patterns inside, to make a variety of heartwarming bears. It's just a wonderful book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS BOOK!, October 9, 1998

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This review is from: Making Adorable Teddy Bears: From Anita Louise's Bearlace Cottage (Paperback)

This book is well written. Instructions are very clear and easy to understand. The pictures are beautiful. Patterns are extremely well done. The bears I have created from this book were fantastic and truly adorable!