- Hardcover: 128 pages
- Publisher: David & Charles; illustrated edition edition (25 Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0715312529
- ISBN-13: 978-0715312520
- Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 21 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 470,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Named after Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, President of the USA, the teddy bear has become everyone's favourite nursery toy since it first appeared in the shops in 1902. Early bears looked as realistic as possible, with long, shaved muzzles, large feet and humped backs, and Albert and Frederick are perfect examples of this. By the sixties and seventies the teddy had developed into a mass-produced soft toy, and Carnaby and Rowan show just how appealing they could be. Today, individual bears are popular once more and the Gibbs complete their collection with a trio of teddy miniatures, each fully jointed. This collection offers a fascinating insight into the changing fashions of teddy bear production in the twentieth century. A 'teddy bear timeline' places each design in its historical context, and the teddy trivia that is scattered throughout is sure to delight all arctophiles. All techniques are explained with detailed step-by-step photographs.
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Brian and Donna Gibbs have over ten years experience of making teddy bear designs. Running their own business, Bridon Bears, they specialise in producing kits for heirloom-quality, fully-jointed bears. Their articles and designs have appeared in Teddy Bear International, Popular Crafts and Crafts Beautiful. This is their fourth book to be published by David & Charles. Brian and Donna live in Dorset.
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While on a hunting holiday in Smedes, Mississippi, USA, President Theodore Roosevelt refuses to shoot a bear cub that has been captured for him and tethered to a tree. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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What a great book. Good pictures and very detailed. I have made one of the teddies already.
Format:Hardcover
I had this book before and passed it on( after i had made a couple of bears) and then wishing i hadn,t, so when i spotted it on Amazon for a very reasonable price i immediately ordered it and glad i did, the bears turn out lovely,not always as the pictures as it is according to your own choice of fur, but the shape is there and the instructions and tips are exellent and easy to follow. There is something for everyone in this book, classic or more up to date, the little 1940,s bear i liked in particular.
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Great Resource Book
27 Dec 2007
Format:Hardcover
Teddy Bear Century is a great general teddy bear resource with bear making basics. I make, and collect, collectible teddy bears and find myself referring back to this great book for different reasons time and again. I love the brief histories on the different teddy bear manufacturers that it contains along with the patterns from each era. It is a high quality book, as well, and will last for years as it has for me.
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