TEDDY BEARS and How to Make Them is a wonderful informative softcover book written by Margaret Hutchings in 1964 and published by Dover Publications in New York. It has 284 pages with 77 pages of full sized patterns as well as figures and construction details.

Whether you want to make a soft cuddly bear for the very young, a big bear with a growl, a tiny bear that can go in a pre-schooler's pocket, a puppet bear, or if you want to have your child make his own simple bear, this book will give you the information you want. This book covers practically everything of importance there is to know about "the bear". Beginning with the origin of the Teddy Bear, she covers the history and lore of this animal, telling whi it bacme so popular and how it received the name. Famous bear characters are covered from Andy Pandy's Teddy, Archibald Ormsby-Gore, Budkey Walla to Goldilocks, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Mr. Woppit.

Follwing chapters show you how to make over a dozen different bears, ranging from the small cuddly ones for the new-born to the honey bears for the teenager. Make a simple bedtime teddy, a bouncy bear, a pram teddy, a glove teddy, Tedwina, Mishka, a glove koala, a circus bear, Goldilocks with her small, medium, and large jointed bears, a snouty bear, a polar bear, as well as many others.

For each bear, the author gives specific insturctions on patterns, materials, stitching, stuffings, noses, and mouths, eyes and eyelids, ears, paws, and a voice if you want one. There are 77 pages of full-size patterns that you can use. There are also 79 figures and construction details showing projects and methods, plus photographs of completed projects.

This OUT OF PRINT softcover book is in unused condition