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Teddy Prodigy

Artist Jackie Melerski kicked off successful career at age 5!

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Katherine Hallam’s Colourful Characters

Hallam’s quirky critters are defined by their sunny optimism and the trademark crystals in their noses

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Wild Kingdom

Lisa Page creates lifelike soft-sculpture wildlife.

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Mice are Nice

Her animal repertoire doesn’t just stop with mice.

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6 Tips for Working With Fur

Top tips when working with recycled fur.

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Fuzzy Treasures

Melanie Jayne’s bear artistry

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Do-Good Bears

Bears Against MS sells happiness, helps cause

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Accurately Dating Vintage Steiff Bears

Wouldn't it be grand if they could talk and share their past lives with their current owners?

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Creature Comforts

Wendy Meagher’s marvelous menagerie

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What’s up doc?

When is a bear artist not a bear artist?

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New bear patterns

New teddy bear patterns have been added to the website.

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From Storybook to Coin

Royal Mint celebrate the world of Winnie the Pooh with a new 50p coin series

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Cut from a different cloth

Six of Steiff’s lesser-known teddy bear fabrics

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Lovable Bears

Laurent Bergmann builds a world of furry friends

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Celebrating Our Most Iconic Bears

A look back at some of the iconic teddy bears through history, exploring how our favourite characters have made the jump from the big screen to the cuddly toy that we snuggle up to when we head to bed

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If at first you don’t succeed, make your own patterns

Sometimes it can take time to develop not only the skills needed for a craft, but also the ability to think outside the design box of pre-bought patterns.

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In military fashion knitting pattern

Knit your own military jacket for your teddy bear with this great guide that is free to download.

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Buckinghamshire woman creates teddy bears in aid of Cancer Research

Alison Watts started to make the cuddly toys at the start of lockdown after being left without a job, with all the money raised going to Cancer Research.

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Winnie the Pooh remains a sought-after collectable 100 years on

Antiques expert Allan Blackburn takes a look at one of the most famous bear characters.

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The Repair Shop featured a teddy bear whose owner died three weeks before it was repaired.

Fans of the popular BBC programme were in tears as its late owner’s step-daughter, Maxine, revealed what had happened before the teddy bear was repaired.