Teddy Bear Artistry

Introducing 'The Tweedy Teds'! Now and again I find it's good to take a break from mohair, to experiment with different fabrics. This week I have been having heaps of fun creating cloth bears from Harris Tweed. I absolutely love this beautiful hand woven, pure wool fabric, produced in the Scottish Isles. Harris Tweed comes in an unending array of fabulous colours and patterns, is strong enough to withstand the rigours of bear-making and produces wonderfully characterful, trad

From time to time, you may watch me drift away from the topic of artist bears on a crest of teddy bear collecting nostagia! I was given...

I was so pleased when I found my 'Hugglets' folder ..

The question 'What is an Artist Bear' has been hotly debated..